EMS News Briefs from Mike McEvoy

Instructor exams are ready and administration will begin in May. Any CIC or CLI expiring during or after May 2016 will need to take the written CLI or CIC instructor exam instead of the state written EMS exam. The CIC and CLI exams each have 50 items and five additional pilot questions, all based on the NAEMSE Foundations of Education: An EMS Approach, 2e textbook and DOH course policies. The passing score will be 70 and instructors will only need to pass the exam once (in their career) to maintain their certification (in addition to the other recertification requirements). One retest will be permitted and remediation required after two failures. The Bureau will soon release a Moodle review course for some of the old rusty instructors out there that need to brush up on educational methodology. SEMSCO approved the new exam and elimination of the required 85 passing score for instructors. Can I get an, "Amen?" A new instructor policy statement will be out shortly with the down and dirty details.

Supervisors Bootcamp (for your front-line bosses) – May 3-4 in Bennington, VT
Initial Assessment Conference – May 19-22 in Lake Placid, NY
NYS Fire Chiefs 110th Annual Conference & FIRE 2016 Expo – June 15-18 in Verona, NY
Pulse Check – September 29 – October 1 in Albany, NY
Vital Signs – October 13-16 in Syracuse, NY