EVALUATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF GRADUATED PARAMEDICS: THE CASE OF TURKEY

Abstract

Aim:Study shows the necessity of the required status of graduated paramedics.

Methodology:It is a descriptive type of research. The universe of this research consists of paramedics who have graduated from the related programs of universities with First aid and Emergency Aid Programs in the last five years (2015-2019).

Results:58.2% of the participants are female, 41.8% are male and 64.6% of them are vocational high school graduates regarding the high school from which they graduated. 6% of the participants stated they could not find a job in the last year after graduation and 66.4% of them stated they were not currently employed. According to the current education, 98.2% are associate degree graduates, 1.5% have undergraduate degree and 0.3% have master’s degree While 76.6% of graduated paramedics consider the completion of undergraduate degree, 48.0% of them consider completing masterdegree. It was determined 17.0% of the paramedics participating in the study were working at 112 Emergency Health Services Station and 48.0% of them were not working while only 58,2% of the working paramedics were working as a paramedic in the staff. As a result of the study, it was found more than half of the paramedics who had graduated in the last five years were not able to find a job in the last year after graduation and most of them were not currently employed. As a result, it is understood that paramedics graduating from the first aid and emergency programs of universities in the country in the last five years have serious employment problems. In this regard, it is particularly important to reduce student quotas in the paramedic programs of the universities in order to avoid further employment problems in the future.