Students can view, submit and complete their documentation right from the mobile app! They can also view and send messages to their instructor or classmates and view their progress reports The app syncs all labs and opportunities to the student’s calendar on their phone, so they will always know where they need to be Preceptors […]
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AHA 2015 Guidelines Update
The American Heart Association recently released their 2015 resuscitation guidelines. The 2015 guidelines mostly reinforce and strengthen the 2010 guidelines, and include some changes, such as the separation of the Chains of Survival to differentiate out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) from in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). The 2010 guidelines introduced us to the C-A-B approach and to […]
EMSTesting & PlatinumTests now offers Platinum Secure Testing for the iPad!
In February 2015 Platinum Educational Group partnered with Respondus Lockdown Browser for secure online testing in EMSTesting and PlatinumTests. We are proud to announce that we now offer Platinum Secure Testing for the iPad! The iPad Edition* of “LockDown Browser” (available free from iTunes) enables a student to use an iPad to take exams that […]
Q: I Can’t Find the Answer In My Book?
by Doug Smith, CEO A: This along with “What textbook do you use?”, “Where is this referenced in the Textbook?”, or “My textbook says___” are common comments and questions we hear. I think describing how Platinum Educational Group develops and validates its questions may help answer these questions. Platinum Educational Group started by writing at […]
Q: It looks like the student signup page for Shared Sites has changed. How is it different from the way it was before?
A: Previously, students would go to sign up for a shared site opportunity and be presented with 3 bars for the date they were looking at. There was one bar for the availability of the site, one bar for the availability of the student, and a bar in the center that would show if both […]
PEG 1st Annual Scholarships Recap
We received quite the response for our 1st Annual EMS Scholarships Program! 147 students from more than 100 different schools applied for the two $1000 awards! Platinum would like to thank a few people that helped us choose the recipients. The first Platinum Educational Group EMS Scholarships Committee consisted of: Bob Waddell, Executive Director – […]
Hello EMS Instructors and Program Directors!
by John Zimmer, Client Relations Manager One of my functions here at Platinum Educational Group, is to conduct “audits” of how our clients use our two programs – EMSTesting and Platinum Planner. We have started these audits so ensure our clients are using our programs to their fullest while increasing our clients’ overall satisfaction in […]
Q: My card does not work, what can I do?
by Tom Gottschalk, COO A: Routinely our customer service advocates manage help requests that begin with something like, “My card does not work” via our Zendesk support portal. This particular report often can be broken down into four main categories when we discover what you really mean by that statement. The candidate is using a […]
Q: I am a student and I signed up for an opportunity in PlatinumPlanner.com but I do not see it on my calendar.
by David Smith, Customer Service Advocate A: Check the opportunity details to see if the opportunity requires teacher approval. An opportunity waiting for teacher approval will not show until it is approved. Click here to see the next new Q&A! […]
Platinum Secure Testing in EMSTesting & PlatinumTests
Platinum Educational Group has partnered with Respondus Lockdown Browser for secure online testing in EMSTesting & PlatinumTests. This feature launched in early March 2015 and is available to school instructors with their school subscription to EMSTesting and PlatinumTests. The Platinum Secure Testing feature gives Instructors the option to lockdown tests on a students computer or […]