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Is your program graduating at least 70% of its students enrolled, 70% of those taking the credentialing examination (National Registry or State) are passing, and 70% are positively placed?
Has your program met these outcomes for each of the past three years?
The Annual Report: What, Why, and How? provides background information on the data requested in the annual report and the rationale and importance of tracking. Additionally, the Frequently Asked Questions: Annual Report will answer some questions.
CAAHEP Standards state: “All CAAHEP-accredited programs must maintain, and make available to the public, current and consistent summary information about student/graduate achievement that includes the results of one or more of the outcomes assessments required in the Standards”. Requiring that programs meet outcomes thresholds and publishing those results is a fair practice in protecting the public.
CoAEMSP policy IV.D.6 states that “Accredited programs that fail to meet any single outcome threshold for each year of three (3) consecutive years may be recommended for Probationary Accreditation. LoR programs that fail to meet any single outcome threshold for each year of three (3) consecutive years may have their LoR revoked”.
Due to the pandemic, the consecutive year tracking was reset to the reporting years of 2022, 2023, and 2024. The report for 2024 will be due May 15, 2026; program directors will receive formal notification in January.
The three outcomes are: retention, credentialing, and placement, and the thresholds are set at 70% for each. When an outcome does meet the threshold, the program completes an analysis and action plan in the report. Once the Annual Report is submitted and processed by CoAEMSP, the program is notified if they have not met a threshold. The program is expected to develop an action plan to improve the outcome or outcomes.
If you are new to the program, locate the Annual Reports from recent years and determine if actions are needed based on previous results. Follow the trends, the rationale and issues, the analysis, and the action plans.
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