Instructor qualifications:

Instructor qualifications: 1. Instructor qualifications: Critical Care Paramedic Program Coordinator: a. Must be an existing Accredited Mississippi ALS Program coordinator or Licensed or Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) or Registered Nurse with EMS experience or Critical Care Paramedic (CCP). b. Minimum of three years’ experience. c. The Program Director and Instructors must be comfortable with the majority of the lecture components and skill stations and can answer questions with credibility. d. The Program Coordinator should ensure instructors are knowledgeable regarding new developments in emergency medical services and critical care through reading, research, professional organizations, and continuing academic training. They must be strong in oral and written communication skills and relate well to a variety of professional disciplines. 2. Instructor qualifications: Physician instructor qualifications: a. Emergency Medicine or Critical Care Medicine Board Certified or board eligible. b. Minimum of three years clinical teaching experience. 3. Instructor qualifications: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant instructor qualifications: a. Minimum of five years emergency or critical care clinical experience. b. Minimum of three years teaching experience. c. Current certification in AHA ACLS; PEPP or AHA PALS course; Trauma Course (Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Course for Advanced Trauma Nursing (CATN), etc. 4. Instructor qualifications: Registered Nurse instructor qualifications a. Minimum of five years critical care transport experience. b. Minimum of three years teaching experience. c. Current certification in AHA ACLS; PEPP or AHA PALS course; Trauma Course (TNCC, CATN, etc.) d. Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN), Critical Care Nursing Course (CCRN), Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN), or Certified Emergency Nurse Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred. 5. Instructor qualifications: Paramedic instructor qualifications: a. Licensed or Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) or Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) for a minimum of two years. b. Minimum of five years’ experience. c. Minimum of three years teaching experience. d. Current certifications in: i. AHA ACLS ii. AHA PALS, EPC or PEPP iii. PHTLS or equivalent course. 6. Instructor qualifications: Content Expert Instructor: Course Content Expert is an authority in a specific field of medicine. Experts must have a letter of recommendation or curriculum vitae (CV) detailing the extent and percentage of time spent in their area of expertise and must be approved by the program director of the sponsoring Advanced Life Support program. Each content expert can teach up to ten percent of the course.