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Profiling The Australasian Paramedicine Tertiary Academic Sector And Workforce: A Cross-Sectional Study, Paul Simpson, Nigel Barr, David Reid, Malcolm Boyle, Brett Williams
Profiling The Australasian Paramedicine Tertiary Academic Sector And Workforce: A Cross-Sectional Study, Paul Simpson, Nigel Barr, David Reid, Malcolm Boyle, Brett Williams
Research outputs 2022 to 2026
Introduction: In 1994, the first Australasian paramedicine tertiary program commenced as an off-campus offering not required as an entry-to-practice qualification A quarter of a century later, university programs have proliferated with tertiary qualifications becoming mandatory to acquire Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency registration. Despite this progression, concerns have been voiced regarding student enrolment volume and sustainability of the paramedicine academic workforce. To date, a census of the sector and the workforce has not been conducted, limiting capacity for data-informed strategic planning. The aim of this study was to profile the Australasian paramedicine tertiary sector and describe the academic workforce working …