Emergency Medical Technology/Paramedic - Broome Community College

Emergency Medical Technology/Paramedic from Broome Community College is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Broome Community College, in affiliation with Lourdes Hospital and United Health Services, offers a two-year AAS degree in Emergency Medical Technology/Paramedic. This rigorous program follows the national standard curriculum released by the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA). This curriculum represents the highest level of education in EMS prehospital training. The program requires a minimum of 600 classroom hours, 560 hospital clinical hours and 440 hours of ambulance ride time broken into four phases. The minimum number of hours presumes that the student has completed an adequate number of acceptable ambulance calls in specific patient categories. Clinical education, both in and out of hospital, represents the most important component of paramedic education, since this is where the student learns to synthesize cognitive and psychomotor skills. Ambulance ride time allows the student to apply his/her knowledge in field situations under the supervision of a paramedic preceptor. The field internship is the fourth and final phase of the ambulance ride time and is when the student is evaluated by a senior preceptor. Students are eligible to take paramedic certification exams upon completion of the core paramedic curriculum. Advanced standing is available for students who possess in-hospital or out of hospital advanced life support knowledge and skills. View more details on Broome Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.