Paramedic

New – On-site cadaver labs provided for both EMT and paramedic students!

Emergency Medical Services

Crowder College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). Click our link to review Paramedic Program Outcomes (written and psychomotor pass rates and retention),

PROGRAM GOALS

A certified Paramedic is authorized, under the direction of a command physician, to provide Advanced Life Support services including rescue, triage, treatment and transport of emergency patients.

Crowder EMS Education graduates will be able to provide basic and advanced life support to all age groups and populations under the direction of a physician in the emergency setting. Extensive didactic instruction, skill competency, field/hospital rotations and internship experiences will be completed to provide the student with the foundational knowledge and skills to successfully attain National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic certification and state licensure. The goal of Crowder’s paramedic program is to produce competent, entry level paramedics to serve in career and volunteer positions.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Paramedic Program participants learn to:

• Provide competent clinical pre-hospital care to the ill or injured
• Master skills and concepts essential to the operation of EMS systems and other agencies
• Interact effectively with other health-care professionals and patients
• Link theoretical and practical experience and knowledge of health care with specific application to EMS

PARAMEDIC PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Crowder College offers day programs which provide comprehensive instruction involving paramedic and other emergency medical service education.

Crowder College’s EMS Education department offers two paramedic programs: the traditional (on-ground) program, which begins every August, and the hybrid program (part online, part on-ground) which is offered twice a year: once in January, and again in August. The hybrid paramedic program is recommended for international and other distant-learning students, and, for those who have busy lifestyles that disallow participation in scheduled classes.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) AND A PARAMEDIC (NRP?)

EMTs usually complete a course (such as Crowder College’s) that is about 125-200 hours in length. Paramedic courses can be between 1,200 to 1,800 hours. EMT and paramedic courses consist of lectures, hands-on skills training, and clinical and/or field internships. EMTs are educated in many skills including CPR, giving patients oxygen, administering glucose for diabetics, and helping others with treatments for asthma attacks or allergic reactions. With very few exceptions, such as in the case of auto-injectors for allergic reactions, EMTs are not allowed to provide treatments that requires breaking the skin: that means no needles.

Paramedics are advanced providers of emergency medical care and are highly educated in topics such as anatomy and physiology, cardiology, medications, and medical procedures. They build on their EMT education and learn more skills such as administering medications, starting intravenous lines, providing advanced airway management for patients, and learning to resuscitate and support patients with significant problems such as heart attacks and traumas. Paramedic education programs can range 12-24 months in length. For more information on the roles of EMT’s and Paramedics, click on the link(s) below.

PROGRAM INFORMATION – TRADITIONAL PROGRAM

This program consists of five, eight-week college semesters totaling 42 credit hours. The first three eight-week blocks are completed in the classroom and laboratory setting. The fourth and fifth eight-week blocks include skills training and clinical internships. In addition to obtaining Paramedic Certification, interested Paramedic Candidates can choose to pursue the Associates of Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Paramedicine. For the suggested plan of study, please click here: Paramedic Plan of Study

Traditional paramedic program students will participate in clinical rotations with whom Crowder College has contractual agreements. At the completion of the clinical hours, Paramedic Candidates will be eligible to sit for the National Registry Paramedic Exam (NRP).

All prospective students should:

• Apply to Crowder College for admission
• Contact Records to submit appropriate paperwork
• Speak with Financial Aid regarding FAFSA and payment plan

Once steps have been completed please contact EMS Education for application to the program.

Crowder College EMS Education
601 Laclede Ave.
Neosho, MO. 64850
P: 417.455.5429

PREREQUISITES FOR PROGRAM

• Must be at least 18 years of age to enter the program
• High school diploma or GED
• Current EMT national certification and/or state licensure
• Admission to the program (Paramedic Application)
• Current AHA Healthcare Provider Level CPR
• Current and valid driver’s license
• Verification of negative TB skin test and Hepatitis B series
• Physical examination (form may be found in application to the program)

PROGRAM COURSES

The program consists of five, 8-week blocks, for a total of 42 credit hours. The program takes one year to complete.

WHAT IS A CAPSTONE PROJECT?

Communication skills are vital in the field of paramedicine. In addition to the wide range of technical proficiencies paramedics need to properly diagnose, treat, and provide comfort for patients, they must also appropriately communicate with the people in their care, physicians, nurses, law enforcement officials, firefighters, laypersons and other medical professionals.

A capstone presentation is an opportunity for a paramedic student to demonstrate and communicate their knowledge of a topic relevant to paramedicine. The culminating presentation is given before a selected committee of Crowder employees and a classroom of peers. A student’s capstone presentation should demonstrate his/her ability to synthesize, apply, and share the knowledge and skills acquired during his or her academic experiences at Crowder College. The capstone project will be presented in the last 5-week block.

PROJECTED COSTS

Please see current tuition, fees and differentials for the EMT and Paramedic programs.

For questions regarding the traditional paramedic program, please contact EMS Education
or call 417.455.5429