Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) and Paramedic Programs
AEMT — Blended Distance Learning
Advanced EMTs provide basic prehospital emergency care to the sick and injured and transport emergency and non-emergency patients safely and efficiently to appropriate medical facilities. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician evaluates the patient, relays pertinent information to the appropriate medical facilities, and may be required to implement appropriate medical interventions from Pennsylvania Department of Health state protocols and medical command physician orders. The AEMT works closely with the EMT, Paramedic, and other AEMTs in providing effective and efficient patient care following established protocols and by performing the following duties.
EmergyCare's A-EMT-B programs are taught in partnership with the EmergyCare EMS Training Institute. The EmergyCare Distance Learning AEMT Programs combine in-person lab instruction with state-of-the-art video conferencing technology that allows face-to-face learning. In addition, students can attend a live synchronous PA Dept. of Health approved distance learning AEMT training courses for certification at a local meeting place in their community.
EmergyCare - UPMC - CEM Paramedic Training Consortium
This unique partnership offers high-quality training leading to testing and certification as a National Registry Paramedic (EMT-P). The goal of the program is to prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. For more information, contact Program Director Nolan Beardsley at 814-870-1040 or nbeardsley@emergycare.org.
The EmergyCare-UPMC-CEM Paramedic Training Consortium is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions
214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org
The program is accredited as an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education Institute by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of EMS.
AEMT to Paramedic Classes
(Evening and Daytime Options)
The Consortium Hybrid Distance Learning Paramedic Program is a shortened paramedic training program designed for individuals 18 or older who have completed an EmergyCare Advanced EMT training course or have a current Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-issued Advanced EMT certification. The program is 105, four (4) hour class sessions combining in-person lab instruction with state-of-the-art video conferencing technology that allows face-to-face learning.
Students in this program attend a live synchronous Pennsylvania Dept. of Health-approved distance learning paramedic training course for initial certification. The 420 hours of classroom time combined with 368 hours of required hospital clinical and field internship gives students a comprehensive prehospital education. A progression of didactic and lab sessions, followed by in-hospital clinical and field experience, helps our students integrate theory and practice to help prepare them to become competent entry-level paramedics. Participants who complete this program become eligible to take the National Registry Paramedic certification exams to earn their Pennsylvania and National Registry Paramedic Certifications.