This article was published in our July 2016 Newsletter and was written by Doug Smith, Medical Educator, CEO There is a marketing campaign from our competitor going around suggesting that there is only one solution out there for providing valid tests for EMS providers. Let me be very clear that this is NOT the case. […]
Q: I’ve set up a series of opportunities for my Paramedic students to sign up for, but they can’t see them as available on their end. They are also enrolled in a scenario class. Why can’t my students sign up for clinical opportunities?
A: If you are an instructor who has made clinical opportunities for the students to sign up for, but the students are unable to see them, this could be because of how scenario classes work. If the students in this course are also in a scenario class, this makes what opportunities are available to students […]
PEG Platinum Planner Scenarios
This article was written by John Spencer, Medical Educator We recognize the amount of work that goes into creating valid scenarios and how valuable your time is. That is why we have crafted 53 validated scenarios in Platinum Planner. Each of these scenarios have been validated by our medical educators as well as by our […]
Congratulations to Lenoir Community College!
Platinum Educational Group would like to congratulate Lenoir Community College for it’s EMS program ranking third in the Country! They received an incredible write up from EMSWorld and BestColleges.com. http://www.emsworld.com/news/12218587/lenoir-community-college-ems-program-ranked-third-in-the-country http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/best-online-emt-programs/ […]
$50 Credit to our Valued Customers in Celebration of National EMS Week!
This week we celebrate all of our brothers and sisters in EMS! Our company was founded by two paramedics – Doug Smith and Tom Gottschalk. These “two dudes” formed Platinum Educational Group in 2002 traveling the country and selling validated paper final exams. The paper tests evolved into what is known as EMSTesting and then […]
All of our Products. One Single Sign-in.
This article was published in our May 2016 Newsletter, by the Dev Team Platinum Educational Group is pleased to announce to our customers its upcoming single sign-in feature for all our products! The single sign-in feature will allow you to have access to all of Platinum Educational Group’s products with one email and password. Once […]
Q: As a student in Platinum Planner, when I go in to set up a lab, the “+ Create A New Lab” button isn’t available. How do I create my labs?
A: When going to #3 on the Getting Started Checklist “Manage My Labs”, or going to the “Labs” button in the black toolbar and selecting “My Labs”, there are two different reasons why the “+ Create A New Lab” button may not be available. The first is that the option may have been disabled for […]
The Importance of Being Able to Modify Your Tests and Scenarios in EMS Education
his article was published in our May 2016 Newsletter, by the John Spencer, Medical Educator Should you be able to modify your tests and scenarios? The answer to this question is yes, absolutely you should! Let’s take a look at why. Having the ability to modify tests allows for flexibility in the course schedule. Consider […]
Our Customer Service Team – Excellence Personified
This article was published in our May 2016 Newsletter, by Tom Gottschalk, COO If we asked our customers five years ago what they envisioned Platinum Educational Group as, they would have likely had two perspectives. The first was that there were these two guys (Doug and Tom) who owned and operated a software company in […]
How do you take Computer Adaptive Tests in Platinum Tests?
Go to PlatinumTests.com. Sign into your account using the Login button. On your student dashboard you will see a list of your Current Classes. Expand out the class that you would like to take an adaptive test in. Click the Adaptive Testing button. On the Adaptive Tests page click the red New Adaptive Test button […]