Course Description
This is the second of a three course sequence within the Paramedic Program. In this 240 hour course, students will apply skills that demonstrate principles and concepts of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, clinical symptoms and diagnosis as they pertain to pre-hospital emergency medical care of the sick and injured. The students will rotate through specialty areas of the hospital departments: pediatrics, pediatric intensive care unit, labor and delivery, surgery (airway management), respiratory therapy, other selected hospital areas, assisted Living, Skills Nursing Facilities, and facilities for the mentally and physically challenged. All courses within the Program meet or exceed the minimum training requirements mandated by the State of California, Code of Regulations Title 22.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- 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.
- Exhibit proficiency in all technical skills required of emergency medical care and transportation of critical and emergent patients;
- Demonstrate professional attitudes and ethical behaviors consistent with the expectations of the profession, area employers and the local medical community;
- Demonstrate competency in all areas outlined in the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician cognitive and psychomotor examinations.
The Program is designed for students who have experience as EMTs, and are prepared for the rigor and intense programmatic expectations and demands. The Program will typically require 13-14 months to complete and do not conform to a traditional semester or quarter format.
A typical schedule for the Core Course is as follows:
240 hour Schedule:
The course meets for 10 weeks, Wednesday - Friday 08:00-17:00 with a one-hour lunch break. Each week will consist of two 8-hour days of Lecture and one 8-hour day of Lab and/or Clinical Specialty Rotations.
The course includes the following embedded Certifications:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
- Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
- HAZMAT First Responder Operations (FRO)
- And other specific training in ASHE and MCI
Minimum Enrollment Requirements
Successful completion of the Paramedic Core Course, current certification in CPR for the professional rescuer; and pass a background clearance and drug screen; and current immunization records (including COVID vaccinations), and certified as basic EMT or equivalent as determined by the Dean of Academy Instruction.
Hours
240 Hours
Units
4 Semester Units
Certification
Monterey County, State of California, and CoAEMSP Certification pending.
