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Great Basin College offers a one-year Certificate of Achievement- Emergency Medical Services – Paramedic Emphasis. The 澳门新甫京娱乐游戏在线下载 paramedic program allows for working professionals to continue their education utilizing distant learning. Skills are completed on a 澳门新甫京娱乐游戏在线下载 campus with several clinical and practicum experiences options many within the students community. The paramedic program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Education Programs for Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMPS) and by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).
To provide an accessible, student -centered, post -secondary paramedic education that prepares graduates for paramedic practice and ensures that patients within our communities receive a higher level of EMS care by paramedics trained with the highest standards.
Paramedic: "To prepare competent entry-level paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the advanced emergency medical technician and/or emergency medical technician, and/or emergency medical responder levels."
The paramedic student receives anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and medication administration instruction as well as training in advanced medical skills. Extensive related course work and clinical and field experience is required. Paramedic education prepares the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) examination and become certified as a paramedic.
Enrollment in the program is limited and students are only admitted in the fall semester. Selection is made using a point system. Points are awarded for each general education course taken and passed. General education courses are not required for admittance into the program but students with completed courses will have a higher point range for admittance. Students must have a passing grade of C, in all courses, to receive additional points. Specific paramedic courses that are part of the program may not be taken prior to admission.
Students who do not have an ACT or SAT score and who have not started English and mathematics requirements, must complete the English/mathematics Accuplacer Placement Test. There is no charge for this test, and it must be taken prior to enrolling in prerequisite courses. The Accuplacer Placement Test is available at the Academic Success Center. For more information and testing times, call 775-327-2247.
Year of admission to the AAS or Certificate of Achievement- Emergency Medical Services – Paramedic program determines catalog year and course requirements.
Prerequisites to be completed prior to or during the semester in which application is made to the Paramedic program include:
Questions about the certificate or AAS degree in Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic program or the application process can be directed to the Department of Health Science and Human Services at 775-327-2317.
Admission to the certificate or Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic Special application and admission requirements exist for EMS. Prospective students should:
Apply for admission by completing the Application for Admission packet available online. Applications are available in January and must be submitted by May 31 at 5 p.m. for the Fall semester.
Return completed forms to:
Health Science and Human Services Department
Great Basin College
1500 College Parkway
Elko, NV 89801
Upon completion of the program, students are expected to:
Demonstrate integration of cognitive knowledge and skills proficiency as an entry level Nationally Registered Paramedic.
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Recognize and demonstrate the importance of adapting pre-hospital care to a diverse patient population of age, gender, culture, religion, alternate life style, and background within a community.
Assume the role of leadership as an advanced life support provider and role model for other EMS providers.
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