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Paramedicine
Vermont Tech offers a Paramedic certificate program at the Bennington and Williston campuses utilizing hybrid and interactive classroom learning formats. The program classroom and lab time extends over three semesters (fall, spring, and summer) and is followed by a cumulative field internship.
The Paramedicine certificate is approved for the Vermont Training Program (VTP) grant, which covers up to 50% of the tuition expense. Students should complete the FASFA and general scholarship application to be considered for any other available financial aid.
Students learn paramedic skills through independent study, online discussions, lectures, demonstrations, and practice in an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) lab. Under preceptor supervision, students also provide patient care in a variety of pre-hospital and in-hospital health care settings.
Upon completion of the program, Paramedicine graduates are awarded certificates and are eligible to apply to take the National Registry of EMTs’ Paramedic examination. After licensure/certification, Paramedicine graduates typically find employment in pre-hospital or in-hospital care settings working as a member of the health care team.
- Paramedic program retention rate: 66.7%
- First attempt cognitive pass rate: 100%
- Positive job placement rate: 100%
Gainful Employment Data
- Scholarships: While there are no program-specific scholarships available at this time, additional scholarships are available.
Those wishing to apply to this program must hold a valid EMT and CPR certification.
A student with a certificate in Paramedicine will be able to:
- Demonstrate proper affective behaviors when interacting with patients, the public, and members of the health care team
- Perform a comprehensive history and physical examination to identify factors affecting the health and health needs of a patient
- Formulate a field impression based on analysis of comprehensive assessment findings, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology
- Relate assessment findings to underlying pathological and physiological changes in the patient’s condition
- Integrate and synthesize the multiple determinants of health and clinical care
- Perform health screenings and referrals
- Effectively communicate in a manner that’s culturally sensitive and intended to improve patient outcome
- Safely and effectively perform all psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model and state Scope of Practice at the Paramedic level
- Anticipate and prospectively intervene to improve patient outcome
- Act as a role model of exemplary professional behavior
- Perform basic and advanced interventions as part of a treatment plan intended to mitigate an emergency, provide symptom relief, and improve the overall health of the patient
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and modify treatment plans accordingly
- Report and document assessment findings and interventions
- Collect and report data for epidemiological and research purposes
- Perform a patient assessment, develop a treatment plan, and develop a disposition plan for a patient with a variety of medical and traumatic complaints
- Function as the team leader of a routine, single-patient advanced life support emergency call
- Ensure the safety of rescuers and others during an emergency
- Assume responsibility for self-directed, goal-oriented growth
Scholarships: While there are no program-specific scholarships available at this time, additional scholarships are available.
Curriculum Details
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fall Semester
- BIO 2011 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- EMS 1020 The Art of Paramedicine
- EMS 1030 Pharmacology & Medication Administration for the Prehospital Professional
- EMS 1040 Airway Management for the Prehosiptal Professional
- EMS 1050 Paramedic Principles & Practices I
- EMS 1801 Paramedic Field Experience I
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spring Semester
- BIO 2012 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- EMS 1210 Medical Emergencies for the Prehospital Professional
- EMS 1230 Cardiology for the Prehospital Professional
- EMS 1240 Paramedic Principles & Practices II
- EMS 1802 Paramedic Field Experience II
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summer Semester
- EMS 1310 Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Pediatrics for the Prehospital Professional
- EMS 1320 Trauma Management for the Prehospital Professional
- EMS 1330 Emergency Medical Services Operations
- EMS 1340 Special Considerations for the Prehospital Professional
- EMS 1350 Paramedic Principles & Practices III
- EMS 1803 Paramedic Field Experience III
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fall Semester
- EMS 1804 Paramedic Field Internship
Job Projections
18,700
Projected Employment Growth for EMTs and Paramedics, 2018-2028 (source: BLS)
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Inge Smith-Luce, MSN/Ed, RN-C, NRP
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Daniel Perregaux, MD, FACEP, RDMS
Medical Director, Paramedicine -
Wendy James, MD, FACEP
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Steven Trala, MPH, BSN, RN, CFRN, NRP
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Adam Lamb, LPN, NRP
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Timothy Ferris, FF/NRP
Clinical Associate, Paramedicine -
Sarah Lamb, NRP
Clinical Associate, Paramedicine -
John Wright, NRP
Clinical Associate, Paramedicine -
William Camarda, MS, NRP, CCP
Clinical Associate, Paramedicine