An IUP student has taken her dispute with the university public, contending that the school is refusing to clear her paperwork to enable to take a job as a paramedic.
The student, Lindsey Miller, writes in an email to Renda Broadcasting that she paid her full tuition for a one-year program, but it was delayed by the pandemic. She says she completed the course more than two weeks ago but cannot get IUP to send her paperwork to the Paramedic National Registry so she can take her certification exam.
Miller says she already has a job lined up and has finished everything in the program but IUP refuses to answer her emails, calls, and texts. She says she has gone “over their heads” to seek action but has not been able to get a response.
We asked IUP about it and the university responded that staff members have been in contact as recently as last week and are continuing to review the necessary documentation for Miller to be released to take the exam. They anticipate that the work will be completed this week.
Here is the full statement from IUP:
IUP’s Institute for Rural Health and Safety program staff are committed to following all state and national regulations related to training and certification, and to ensuring that our students have all appropriate training and documentation of that training to show that they have successfully completed the program.
Members of the staff have been in contact as recently as this past week with this student, and are continuing to review the documentation necessary for this student to be released for her next steps in securing a position as a paramedic. It is anticipated that this work will be completed next week (week of Jan. 4).
IUP is proud of its program and the members of the teaching and administrative team. Our program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP), with a 100% placement rate for students who complete the program.
