The State of Leadership Education in Emergency Medical Services: A Multi-national Qualitative Study

مقال فى مجلة

2014

تم النشر فى: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated how leadership is learned in Emergency Medical

Services (EMS) from a multi-national perspective by interviewing EMS providers from

multiple nations working in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A phenomenological, qualitative methodology was developed and 19 EMS

providers from multiple nations were interviewed in June 2013. Interview questions

focused on how participants learned EMS leadership as an EMS student and throughout

their careers as providers. Data were analyzed to identify themes, patterns, and codes to be

used for final analysis to describe findings.

Results: Emergency Medical Services leadership is primarily learned from informal

mentoring and on-the-job training in less than supportive environments. Participants

described learning EMS leadership during their EMS education. A triangulation of

EMS educational resources yielded limited results beyond being a leader of patient care.

The only course that yielded results from triangulation was EMS Management. The need

to develop EMS leadership courses was supported by the findings. Findings also

supported the need to include leadership education as part of continuing medical education

and training.

Conclusion: Emergency Medical Services leadership education that prepares students for

the complexities of the profession is needed. Likewise, the need for EMS leadership

education and training to be part of continuing education is supported. Both are viewed as

a way to advance the EMS profession. A need for further research on the topic of EMS

leadership is recognized, and supported, with a call for action on suggested topics

identified within the study.

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