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community paramedicine cp extension traditional paramedic role paramedics provide nonacute care patients nonemergent conditions due success reducing burden hospital systems improving patient outcomes type paramedic role increasingly implemented within communities health systems across ontario previous literature focused patient experience cp programs lack research paramedic perspective role paper aims understand perspectives experiences positive negative paramedics working cp program towards community paramedic role online survey distributed multiple communication channels eg professional organizations paramedic services social media convenience sampling used five openended questions asked paramedics perceptions experiences cp role survey also collected demographic data full survey open paramedics experience cp role included current study data qualitatively analyzed using comparative thematic analysis data collected 79 respondents worked cp program three overarching themes multiple subthemes identified first theme cp programs fill important gaps healthcare system second provide paramedics opportunity lateral career movement role deeper patient connections third cp created paradigm shift within paramedicine extending traditional scope practice paramedics largely reported positive experiences negative perceptions regarding slower pace work soft skills required role vary traditional paramedic identity cp programs utilize paramedic skills fill gap healthcare system improve paramedic mental health also provide new pathway paramedic careers new role challenges cp program planners take consideration additional training needs varying perceptions cp