HEALTH PROFESSIONS:  Emergency Medical Services

• Associate of Applied Science Degree: Emergency Medical Services (146)
• Career Studies: Critical Care (221.146.10)
• Career Studies: Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (221.146.03)
• Career Studies: Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (221.146.05)

The skilled pre-hospital provider is key in providing a vital link between the patient and the emergency room. These personnel become the “eyes and ears” for the physician, rapidly assessing and administering appropriate care and maintaining communications with the emergency facility. The pre-hospital personnel must be skilled in Emergency Medical Services.

Emergency Medical Services are used by ambulance providers, fire-rescue, hospitals, industry, military, voluntary services, nursing homes, sport organizations, cruise ship lines, and other recreational entities, among other possibilities.

The Emergency Medical Services field offers a vast range of opportunities in the medical profession, all starting with the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-Basic. The EMT-Basic course provides basic medical background in pre-hospital emergency medicine. The course is offered each semester in both day and night schedules and prepares students to test at the State level for certification. The National Registry EMT exam also is available throughout the year.

For admission into the Associate of Applied Science degree program, students must complete a second application (in addition to the general college application). Prospective students must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking the English language.  All candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the start of the training program, have a high school degree or GED, have no felony convictions for any sexual crime (and a record free of felony convictions for five years), have no prohibitive physical disability, and must consent to a criminal background investigation.

The programs of study offered by the college are all based on the standards and curriculum established by the United States Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Administration. The Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services, the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, and the Committee on Accreditation of Education Programs for EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) that accredits the college’s program have incorporated the National Standard Curriculum into their standards.

Associate of Applied Science Degree: Emergency Medical Services (146)

Career Studies: Critical Care (221.146.10)

Career Studies: Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (221.146.03)

Career Studies: Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (221.146.05)

1      Eligible courses are listed on page 64 in the 2008-2009 catalog.  See your

        academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).

2      Eligible courses include any EMS, FST, or HLT courses not required in the program.

    

NOTE:

>   BIO 141/142 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II are recommended if the student is

      planning to transfer to a medically-related program.  

>   Program has special admission requirements.  Call 822-7335 for information.     

Contact(s):

• Emergency Medical Services website with contact information and more
• Health Professions Division
• Information Center