A crash course can be helpful for Paramedic students
Published on 14 March, 2013
CQUniversity Paramedic Science student Samantha Carter does not look forward to attending road accidents, but they have certainly helped fast-track her skills as she nears completion of her degree.
Just a few hours into her second placement with the Queensland Ambulance Service, Samantha was called on to help at a major road accident in the Townsville region. She has also been getting plenty of real-world 'rural' experience in the Ayr region.
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"As a distance education student I have had to be more disciplined in my study but I'm starting to become more confident thanks to placements with the QAS," she said.
"It's all starting to come together."
Samantha was one of the pioneering cohort to enrol in Paramedic Science back in 2011 and she is now part-way through her third and final year of the degree.
The next phase will be attending a four-day QAS induction and completing an ambulance driver's course.
"Once I've done my induction and driver's course I can start applying for casual work with QAS, even before graduating from the degree," Samantha says.
CQUniversity is the only Australian university offering the Paramedic qualification through distance education, using innovative techniques and equipment to facilitate blended learning for both distance and on-campus students.
The University's new teaching ambulance is just one of many factors which put the Paramedic Science degree at the forefront of high-fidelity training and simulation.