A: The answer used to be that students had to return the access code to whoever they purchased it from, as access codes have different values based on the provider level, and based on whether it is an EMSTesting.com access code or a Platinum Planner access code. There was not a way for a student […]
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Truth Telling in Healthcare
This article was originally posted in our April 2017 Newsletter, by Tom Gottschalk, COO, Medical Educator As an EMS instructor/coordinator I can honestly say that the task of taking new candidates from civilian life to qualified EMS providers is an enormous undertaking. Whether we are training an academy of Emergency Medical Responders for police work […]
Maximize Training Evaluation: Working Smarter Not Harder
This article was originally posted in our April 2017 Newsletter, by John Spencer, Customer Support Manager, Lead Medical Educator Psychomotor skill evaluations have been a part of EMS education for years, and historically these skills have all been evaluated by instructors and lab preceptors. Of course, only a veteran EMS instructor possesses the ability to […]
Addressing the Third Leading Cause of Death in the United States
This article was originally posted in our April 2017 Newsletter, by Doug Smith, CEO, Medical Educator What is the third leading cause of death in the US. Is it cardiovascular disease or cancer? No, those are numbers 1 and 2 respectively killing 614,348 and 591,699 in 2014 per the CDC. Is it COPD or accidents […]
The Difficult Task of Allied Health Educators: Preparing Students for the Real World
This article was originally posted in our February 2017 Newsletter, by Tom Gottschalk, COO, Medical Educator Allied health educators are some of the most gifted people, and I feel privileged to know some of them. They are tasked to teach new inexperienced students the skills required to work in an ever-changing health care environment, often […]
Computer Adaptive Testing: A Nursing Perspective
This article was originally posted in our February 2017 Newsletter, by Tom Gottschalk, COO, Medical Educator In January, Platinum Educational Group transitioned PlatinumTests.com from a pilot project to a real program ready for service. After a year and half of content creation, website development and validation we are now sharing a real computer adaptive testing […]
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 […]
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 […]