Platinum Educational Group understands the struggles and obstacles that are presented to students obtaining higher education in the healthcare industries. In 2015, Platinum Educational Group launched its inaugural scholarships program geared at EMS students. In 2016, the company has expanded its product line to include Nursing and Allied health fields. Platinum is proud to continue […]
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Evaluation of the Elusive Affective Domain
This article originally appeared in our November 2016 Newsletter by John Spencer, Customer Support Manager, Lead Medical Educator Cognitive, Psychomotor, and Affective are the three domains of learning that we must evaluate as instructors. The cognitive domain focuses on knowledge and is easily evaluated using quizzes and tests. The psychomotor domain focuses on the use […]
Platinum Attendance Tracking
Platinum Attendance Tracking is an opt-in feature that allows instructors to keep track of student attendance in Platinum Planner, EMSTesting and Platinum Tests. School Administrators can customize the attendance tracking notifications that students will see on their dashboard and what the instructor can view. If you are an EMS, Nursing, or Allied Health training program […]
The Unknown Patient: As Opposed to the Textbook Patient
This article was published in the December 2016 newsletter by Doug Smith, CEO, Medical Educator We often hear feedback from the students indicating what they are being exposed to on a question is different than what is in their textbook. Many times they have been conditioned through school and publisher textbooks that the text is […]
Culling the Herd: Changing our Industry One Classroom at a Time
This article originally appeared in our November 2016 Newsletter by John Spencer, Customer Support Manager, Lead Medical Educator EMS professionals are those that people call when they are sick, injured, or in need of some type of help. They are granted intimate access into people’s homes and lives. People trust them to see them when […]
Q: Why am I having problems using my access code to pay for my course in Platinum Planner or my class in EMSTesting?
A: Depending on what you are running into, there can actually be multiple reasons why a code isn’t being accepted. 1. The Access Code has already been used – Access codes are one-time use. This means if you’ve already used it to pay for a course or class, it cannot be used again for another […]
The Importance of Situational Awareness
Greetings fellow educators. Last month, during an NRA safety class, our instructors discussed at length situational awareness (SA). While I had heard the term before in firefighter related training, I was ignorant to what it really meant. When I reviewed the topic afterwards, I found it very interesting when trying to understand people’s state of […]
Go from Nurse to… Paramedic?
You may be thinking “Isn’t that title backwards”? While it is true that many paramedic’s progress towards a nursing degree, there are, however, many benefits for nurses to obtain a EMT or Paramedic degree as well. This article will discuss several reasons for RN’s to adopt EMS training to their résumé. First, let’s all get […]
Introducing Platinum’s Knowledgebase!
Platinum Educational Group is striving to give you every tool possible to help you succeed in your endeavors. Within the past few months, we have officially released a brand new way to help our customers even more! Our newest tool, called the “Knowledgebase”, is a place where both instructors and students can get their questions […]
NAEMSE Recap
A special shout out to all the hardworking folks at NAEMSE! They worked their tails off to provide a great event. Thank you! If you think Platinum Educational Group made a splash at this year’s symposium, then you are right! We hope you had the opportunity to enjoy the many items, gifts, and events we […]