Advanced Life Support Training

Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services 
ALS Educational Program

10.17

Initial Paramedic Course

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Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

Accredited March 2017
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"The Frederick County Division of Fire & Rescue Services (Program #600632) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street Clearwater, FL 33756 |  727-210-2350    www.caahep.org


Also, approved as a Maryland EEMS Educations Program by the Maryland Emergency Medical Services Board upon the recommendation of the Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems.

The Program was initially accredited in March 2017 (CoAEMSP Program #600632). The CoAEMSP Standards require the reporting of the Program's Outcomes Assessment as listed below.

Paramedic Course Outcome Assessment 

for the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, ALS Educational Program


Paramedic Course #

Course End Date

NREMT Cognitive Exam  
 Pass Rate

NREMT Cognitive Exam Pass Rate in Three Attempts

NREMT Psychomotor Exam  
 Pass Rate

Program Retention Rate

Graduate Positive Placement Rate

2011

1

5/19/2011

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

2012

 

No graduates during the 2012 reporting year

NA

NA

2013

2

8/9/2013

83%

100%

100%

75%

100%

2014

3

8/8/2014

100%

100%

100%

58%

100%

2015

 

No graduates during the 2015 reporting year

NA

NA

2016

4

11/1/2016

100%

100%

100%

80%

100%

2017

 

No graduates during the 2017 reporting year

NA

NA

2018

 

No graduates during the 2018 reporting year

NA

NA

2019

5

11/1/2019

87%

100%

100%

91%

100%

2020

6

10/30/2020

 100%

100%

100%

71%

100%

2021

7

11/18/2021

85%

100%

100%

81%

100%

2022

8

11/5/2022

50%

100%

100%

89%

100%





 



updated 01.31.2023



The goal of the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Service’s Paramedic Program is to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains without exit points.

ALS Educational Program Staff

Captain Anne Johnikin, BSN, RN, NRP
ALS Educational Program Director
Office: 301-600-2253  
Email: AJohnikin@FrederickCountyMD.gov

Lieutenant Margaret Nowaczyk, BS, NRP
Lead Instructor, Lieutenant of EMS Training
Office: 301-600-1338
Email: MNowaczyk@FrederickCountyMD.gov 

Firefighter Robert DeGrange, NRP
Adjunct Instructor
Office: 301-600-2294
Email: RDeGrange@FrederickCountyMD.gov 



Current Paramedic Program

Paramedic Class #9
Class Start: January 2023
Class End: November 2023
Course Instructor: Lieutenant Margaret Nowaczyk
Course Adjunct Instructor: Firefighter / Paramedic Robert DeGrange