Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic - Hudson Valley Community College

Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic from Hudson Valley Community College is a Campus Certificate Medical Emergency degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P) is a highly-skilled professional provider who practices the art and science of out-of-hospital medicine in conjunction with medical direction. Through performance of assessments and providing medical care, their goal is to prevent and reduce mortality and morbidity due to illness and injury. EMT-Ps primarily provide care to emergency patients in an out-of-hospital setting. EMT-Ps possess the knowledge, skills and attitudes consistent with the expectations of the public and the profession. EMT-Ps recognize that they are an essential component of the continuum of care and serve as linkages among health resources. EMT-Ps are responsible and accountable to medical direction, the public, and their peers. Upon completion of the (1,385 hour) 15-course series constituting the EMT-Paramedic certificate , students will be eligible to sit for the State and National examinations. The Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The entire program can be completed in a year during the daytime or two years in the evening. Students in this program may be subjected to drug testing and criminal background checks at their own expense. Results must be shared with the department chairperson and clinical education site and if the clinical site deems the student unfit to attend the site, the student may be unable to complete degree requirements. View more details on Hudson Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medical Emergency courses.