Consultation, cooperation and collaboration : the emergence of the Australasian Council of Paramedicine Deans

In March 2019, the paramedicine tertiary education sector reached another important milestone with the emergence of the Australasian Council of Paramedicine Deans (www.paramedicinedeans.com). The Council is a collaborative group representing the interests of the paramedicine tertiary education sector and the discipline more broadly. In what is a clear demonstration of the increasing maturity of the sector, the Council received the unanimous support from the Vice Chancellors and paramedicine leads of all 17 universities offering paramedicine degree programs. Council membership is restricted to university programs identified as 'recognised approved programs' by the Paramedicine Board of Australia or, in the case of New Zealand programs, accredited by the Council of Ambulance Authorities. Each university delegates its academic lead to represent their program on the Council.