Who We Are

The Global Paramedic Higher Education Council (GPHEC) is an autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to the improvement of community health. GPHEC ensures the quality and integrity of the associate, baccalaureate, masters and other post graduate programs in Paramedicine, Community Paramedicine and Critical Care Transport.

GPHEC serves the public interest by assessing and identifying programs that engage in effective educational practices. As a voluntary, self-regulatory process, GPHEC accreditation supports and encourages continuing self-assessment by Paramedicine programs and supports continuing growth and improvement of collegiate professional education programs.

Scope: GPHEC serves higher education institutions and healthcare organizations throughout the world.

Mission: The council mission is to establish education criteria and assure outcomes that are based on evidence and competency, promote the progressive nature of education and lifelong learning, and ensure the employment of practitioners who are competent and who, by providing quality care, promote positive health outcomes in the populations they serve.

Our Values

  • Foster trust in the process, in GPHEC, and in the professional community.
  • Focus on stimulating and supporting continuous quality improvement in education programs and their outcomes.
  • Be inclusive in the implementation of its activities and maintain an openness to the diverse institutional and individual issues and opinions of the interested community.
  • Rely on review and oversight by peers from the community of interest.
  • Maintain integrity through a consistent, fair and honest accreditation process.
  • Value and foster innovation in both the accreditation process and the programs to be accredited.
  • Facilitate and engage in self-assessment.
  • Foster an educational climate that supports program students, graduates and faculty in their pursuit of life-long learning.
  • Maintain a high level of accountability to the publics served by the process, including consumers, students, employers, programs and institutions of higher education.
  • Maintain a process that is both cost-effective and cost-accountable.
  • Encourage programs to develop graduates who are effective professionals and socially responsible citizens.
  • Assure autonomy and due process in its deliberations and decision-making processes.

GPHEC Endorsements

The following organizations are committed to supporting the work and mission of GPHEC and development of global education standards.

Paramedic Foundation

The Paramedic Foundation

Education, accountability, credibility and safety are all factors in building competence in a profession. Our Mission is to support opportunities which provide resources, expertise, governance, credentialing and research that impacts the growth of paramedicine.

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IRCP

International Round Table on Community Paramedicine

An organization of delegates from various countries and regions dedicated to exploring the promotion and better delivery of health care through the utilization of traditional and non traditional models of care.

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IBSC

International Board of Specialty Certification

Seek to provide certification exams to a broader audience, including the U.S. & foreign militaries, federal, state and local EMS officials and other areas that already or may require specialty certification around the globe.

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Paramedic Network

The Paramedic Network

The Paramedic Network offers innovative healthcare technology, leading the development of the Paramedicine Profession by improving the way community health practitioners communicate, collaborate, connect, educate and practice.

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