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Initial Paramedic Course
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Accredited March 2017
"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
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 | NREMT Cognitive Exam Pass Rate in Three Attempts | NREMT Psychomotor Exam | 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