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Program Description

368 Total Clock Hours

192 Didactic / 176 Clinical Hours

COURSE LENGTH

24-weeks

GOALS

“To prepare Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.”

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) provides basic and limited advanced emergency care and transport to patients accessing the EMS System under medical control authority. An AEMT possess the basic knowledge and skills necessary to care for patients in need and function as part of a team that link from scene care to the Emergency Health Care System. The AEMT should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an awareness of abilities and limitations.
  • Demonstrate the ability to relate to people.
  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Function as part of a comprehensive EMS system.
  • Perform interventions with basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance.
  • Perform limited advanced skills and pharmacologic interventions beyond the level of an EMT.

Advanced EMT students are required to complete specific clinical requirements and a Capstone Field Internship as part of their program completion.  

To be eligible for clinicals students must have completed the following clinical pre-requisites to receive their student badges.  Students who do not meet these requirements will be unable to obtain their student badge.

CLINICAL HOURS

Student must complete all clinical time in addition to course work to receive a successful course completion. Total Program Clinical Hours: 650 (350 Ambulance / 300 Hospital)

CLINICAL PRE-REQUISITES

Copy of Driver’s License Current Health Insurance Medical Liability Insurance

Immunizations

  • Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Testing (TB Test)
    • 2-step TB skin test: placements of test 1 and test 2 must be separated by at least 7 days; both tests must be within the last 12 months and Must be annually tested once every 12 months after initial 2 step testing
    • or negative TB Blood Test (QFT or T-spot) must be completed within the last 12 months
  • Hepatitis B Series
    • In progress or verification of completion (series of 3- must have at least #2 prior to having patient contact)
  • MMR
    • Positive titer with date of test OR documentation of 2 immunizations (one after 1980)
  • Varicella
    • 2 vaccines one month apart OR positive titer
  • Flu
    • Exemption or annual documentation of vaccination
  • COVID-19
    • Exemption or documentation
  • Tetanus Diphtheria (Td) or (Tdap)