The EMS-Paramedic A.A.S. Program prepares students to practice as an advanced EMS provider with opportunities for increased responsibility. Students will achieve competencies in the cognitive, psycho-motor, and affective domains from didactic instruction, classroom lab skills, and actual clinical application with patient contacts under the supervision of a trained pre-hospital and hospital preceptor. Students will learn to administer medication, start intravenous lines, interpret EKG rhythm strips, and deliver the appropriate interventions, as well as to administer many other advanced life support procedures.

The EMS-Paramedic Program meets the National Standard Curriculum provided by the 2009 National Emergency Medical Services Educational Standards provided by the National Association of State EMS Officials. Graduates are eligible to take the Illinois EMT-Paramedic license examination and/or the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic examination.

Program Notes

• To be admitted to the program, students must place into MAT 072 within the past two years, and place into ENG 101 and college level reading.

Students must pass EMS 110 and/or be licensed as an EMT in the state of Illinois. • Students must have documentation of patient care experience in the role of an EMT by submission of one of the following: ? A letter from an EMS pre-hospital agency or the U.S. military of 300 hours of patient care contacts. ? A letter from an EMS pre-hospital agency or the U.S. military of six months of full-time employment in the role of an EMT. ? Completion of EMS 138, EMT Work Practicum. • Students must complete the overall program with an 80% to qualify to take the National or State licensure exam. In order to successfully complete and graduate from the Parkland College Paramedic Program, the student must fulfill the following: • All classroom and clinical requirements. • Achieve an 80% average on all quizzes, homework, and exams. • Have satisfactory attendance (no more than 10 percent of the total scheduled hours missed for any reason).

Satisfactory evaluation on clinical experiences. • Satisfactory rating on all practical examinations. • Satisfactory completion of field internship. • Maintain compliance with all the policies outlined for the Paramedic Program. • Advanced Placement Policy: Students are required to successfully complete all of the requirements and courses in the Paramedic Program to be eligible for graduation and to sit for the National Registry of EMT certification exam and/or the Illinois state paramedic exam. Advanced placement based on experiential learning will not be considered. Students transferring from other institutions accredited paramedic programs (CAAHEP) may be eligible for acceptance into various stages of the program. This is determined after transcripts, course syllabi, outlines, and skills have been evaluated by the appropriate staff and faculty of the Parkland College/Carle Regional EMS Consortium. • The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).