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 Assessment Table


ALS Educational Program Staff

Captain Kathleen Harne, RN, NR Paramedic
ALS Educational Program Director
Office: 301-600-2253  
Email: KHarne@FrederickCountyMD.gov


Firefighter Paramedic Margaret Nowaczyk, BS, NR Paramedic
ALS Instructor
Office: 301-600-6754
Email: MNowaczyk@FrederickCountyMD.gov



Current Paramedic Program

Paramedic Class 6
Class Start: January 2020
Class End: November 2020
Course Instructor: Firefighter Paramedic Margaret Nowaczyk
Course Adjunct Instructor: Firefighter Paramedic Adam Miller