Paramedic - Southwest Tennessee Community College

Paramedic from Southwest Tennessee Community College is a Campus Certificate Medical Emergency degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The following course of study is for Emergency Medical Services personnel who have current licensure as Tennessee Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and wish to obtain paramedic licensure as a competent entry-level Paramedic. The course of study is one year. Classes will meet two days per week. Students are responsible for scheduling their clinical times; however, ALL COMPETENCIES MUST BE MET. The student will be educated from the New U.S. D.O.T. National Standard 1999-2000 Paramedic Curriculum. After being accepted into the program, the student will achieve competencies in the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains from didactic instruction, classroom lab skills, actual clinical application with patient contacts under the supervision of a trained pre-hospital and hospital preceptor. Affective or behavior evaluations will occur in the classroom as well as the clinical setting. The student will move from observer to participation in the clinical phase and completing as a team leader in the field internship phase. The student will be reviewed during the various phases of the program in order to be able to progress to the next level. After successfully passing the program, a summative review for terminal competency will be performed. The summative review will be performed by faculty, preceptors, program director and medical director for recommendation of the competency exam. The program is approved by the Emergency Medical Services Division Board (EMS), Tennessee Department of Health and Environment and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs. View more details on Southwest Tennessee Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medical Emergency courses.