Paramedic Certificate (6309)

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Program Purpose:
To prepare students for employment as registered paramedics (PM) that can perform safely and effectively as part of an emergency medical team.

This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions. [CAAHEP: 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756, (727) 210-2350]

Employment Types:
Registered Paramedics are employed by emergency care providers, ambulance companies, hospital emergency departments and intensive care units, and other settings.

Program Length:
42 credit hours

Admission Requirements:
Must complete all admission requirements of the College, have a high school diploma or equivalent (GED diploma), take the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) and place into college-level courses MAT1033 and ENC1101 . Must be a Florida-certified EMT or be eligible to take the Florida EMT examination (certification must be obtained before starting the program), have current American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support (BLS) certification at the Healthcare Provider level or American Red Cross certification in CPR for the Healthcare Provider/Professional Rescuer.

Program Application:
The Paramedic certificate program begins each Fall and each Spring semester. It is a limited-access program with a limited number of seats per class. Application procedures for the Paramedic Certificate Program must be completed by the published application deadline and may be obtained on the program’s Web page (www.tcc.fl.edu/ems). Applicants must submit a Paramedic program admission application by the published application deadline; this is a separate application from the College application.

See important information in the Additional Healthcare Degree Requirements section of this catalog.

Academic Division:
Healthcare Professions, Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education

Contact:
(850) 558-4500 or healthedu@tcc.fl.edu

Course Information

Prerequisite Courses

Complete EMT applied Technology Diploma

EMS1154 Emergency Medical Technician I 3 credit hour(s)
EMS1154L Emergency Medical Technician Practicum I 2 credit hour(s)
EMS1155 Emergency Medical Technician II 3 credit hour(s)
EMS1155L Emergency Medical Technician Practicum II 3 credit hour(s)
BSC1084C Human Biology: Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 4 credit hour(s) *

Total Hours: 15

Paramedic Program Courses

Total Hours: 38

Note:

All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

In addition to the coursework, the student must participate in required specified hours of clinical experience during each semester.

* Students may choose to complete the Anatomy & Physiology series (BSC2085 /BSC2085L and BSC2086 /BSC2086L ) instead of BSC1084C . All courses must be completed before application to the program.