The Emergency Medical Science (EMS) program is designed to prepare graduates to enter the workforce as paramedics. The course of study provides students opportunities to acquire basic and advanced life support knowledge and skills through classroom instruction, practical laboratory sessions, hospital clinical experience, and field internship experiences with emergency medical service agencies.
Students progressing through the program are eligible to sit for both state and national certification exams. Employment opportunities include ambulance services, fire and rescue agencies, air medical services, specialty areas of hospitals, industry, educational institutions, and government agencies. |
