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Waukesha HR Committee approves Carroll University clinical ride-along agreement
Summary
The Waukesha City HR Committee unanimously approved an affiliation agreement allowing Carroll University health sciences students to participate in supervised ride-alongs with Waukesha Fire Department EMS; committee members said the contract carries no cost and includes standard liability provisions.
The Waukesha City HR Committee unanimously approved an affiliation agreement allowing Carroll University College of Health Sciences students to take supervised clinical ride-alongs with the Waukesha Fire Department EMS.
The agreement, presented at the HR committee meeting, would permit athletic trainer and other health sciences students from Carroll University to ride with fire department EMS crews for clinical learning. "This is just a pretty straightforward contract that we would enter into with Carroll University that would allow students in a healthcare field to do clinical ride alongs with us," Waukesha Fire Chief said. The chief said the department would control scheduling and could limit when students ride along. "All of the typical liability and insurance language is covered in the contract," the chief added, and there is "no cost, no financial impact whatsoever."
Committee members described the arrangement as a standard educational partnership. Committee member Mike Racine said the hands-on experience can be valuable: "My middle son had the opportunity with police and fire, do ride alongs while in high school. And he learned a lot and it was great seeing all sorts of different things and having students at the Carroll level doing that." Another committee member asked if waivers or coverage were in place for injuries; the chief responded that emergency care would be provided if needed and follow-up handled under the contract parameters.
The motion to approve the affiliation agreement (agenda item 205-884) was made and seconded during the meeting. The roll call recorded Wiggerson voting "aye" and Mike Racine voting "yes"; the clerk announced the motion "passes unanimously." The agreement authorizes the mayor to execute the affiliation on the city's behalf.
The committee did not identify any budgetary impact and said scheduling and student selection would remain at department discretion. There was no additional public discussion recorded on the item.
