Paramedic Program Certificate of Achievement

This program prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise ambulance personnel. This includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMS procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personal supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of disease and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate the ability to analyze medical and psycho-social strategies while diagnosing and treating illnesses or injuries.
2. Evaluate complex medical and emergency conditions and implement emergency scene management strategies to ensure the health and safety of emergency services workers and patients.
3. Perform assessments and treatments that show integration of modern technology and current treatment protocols.
4. Perform assessments and treatments that show integration of modern technology and current treatment protocols.
5. Defend the use of active listening and communication skills so as to render empathetic, respectful, and compassionate patient care and foster constructive relationships with fellow emergency services workers.

Program Requirements

  Pending Financial Aid Approval. Currently, does not qualify for Title IV Federal Funding.