Emergency Medical Technology

Emergency Medical Services
EMT – Paramedic
Career Studies Certificate

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Purpose: This program prepares current EMT – Intermediate students to bridge to an EMT at the Paramedic level.

Occupational Objectives: National Registry of EMT's – Paramedic

Admission Requirements: General college curricular admission

Program Notes: Applicants must have completed the Emergency Medical Services EMT – Intermediate Career Studies Certificate or hold a current Virginia or NREMT – Intermediate certification and have the permission of the program head. Students desiring to further their emergency medical training and capabilities should consider the EMS - Paramedic Associate of Applied Science degree after completing this certificate.

CURRICULUM
COURSE
TITLE
LECTURE
HOURS
LAB
HOURS
COURSE
CREDITS
EMS 205
Advanced Pathophysiology
3

0

3
EMS 207
Advanced Patient Assessment
2

2

3
EMS 242

ALS Clinical Internship III

0

6
2
EMS 243

ALS Field Internship III

0

6
2

EMS 201

EMS Professional Development

2

0

2

___ ___¹
Health or Physical Education Elective
0-2

0-4

2

EMS 209

Advanced Pharmacology

3

2

4

___ ___^1,2

Social Science Elective

3

0

3

EMS 211

Operations

1

2

2

EMS 244

ALS Clinical Internship IV

0

3

1

EMS 245

ALS Field Internship IV

0

3

1

___ ___¹

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

0

3

TOTAL

17-19

24-28

28

¹A list of approved electives may be obtained from the School of Nursing and Allied Health office.

²EMS students interested in the AAS in Nursing, or completing this program and entering the Paramedic to RN program, should take SOC 200 or PSY 230 as their social science elective

02.21.06

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