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Advanced Provider to Paramedic Bridge

Program Purpose

The Advanced Provider (AdP) to Paramedic Bridge Program is available for those individuals who currently possess an advanced practice license of the following: Registered Nurse (RN), Physician Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Physician (MD/DO).  The AdP-Paramedic bridge program is designed to address areas of the National Paramedic Curriculum that is absent or not clearly addressed in curricula from other advanced provider offerings. The AdP-Paramedic bridge program is designed to address areas of the National Paramedic Curriculum that are absent or not clearly addressed in curricula from other advanced provider offerings. The program will prepare the AdP for the National Registry paramedic examination.

The AdP will have to take a schedule of 2 courses in order to complete the program and be eligible for testing with the National Registry.  The course offerings are outlined below:

Advanced Provider to Paramedic (EMTP 277): An online course that consists of eight (8) weeks of online coursework completed through the Canvas system.  This course is 6 credit hours of college credit.

Advanced Provider to Paramedic Clinical 1 (EMTP 278):  This course consists of multiple components, and is 3 hours of college credit.

  1. An on-site skill week where the student(s) will review paramedic skills and be placed through simulations to meet all accreditation, state, and National Registry requirements.
  2. Clinical time consisting of a capstone of ride time on an ALS ambulance.*

* The capstone ride time can be completed in either the local area around Crowder College, or in the home location of the student. A list of states that do not allow students attending an out-of-state institution or a bridge program can be found in the EMS program outline Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. If a student plans to attend clinical rotations in the local area of Crowder College this will be coordinated with the Clinical Coordinator, and typically takes place after the skills week is completed. This would require a commitment from the student of a total of approximately 12-14 days in the Crowder College local area.

Minimum Entry for All Applicants

In order to be eligible to enroll into the AdP to Paramedic program, each applicant must have the following requirements:

  1. AdP license must be in good standing with a minimum of 1000 hours of AdP work experience in the past two (2) years
  2. The AdP must possess a current EMT or AEMT license from the National Registry or a state entity within the United States.**
  3. American Heart Association (AHA) BLS and ACLS provider (American Red Cross accepted, AHA preferred)
  4. Applicants must also meet one of the following criteria***:
    1. Two or more years of Emergency or Critical Care experience
    2. One year of RN experience in ER or Critical Care, and one year of pre-hospital experience (totaling two years of experience)
    3. One year of RN experience with a current BCEN (Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing) certification and is currently working in emergency or critical care nursing.

**If the AdP does NOT currently possess an EMT or AEMT license, this can be facilitated through Crowder College to obtain this prior to attending clinical rotations and completing the AdP to Paramedic course. The EMT or AEMT license MUST be current and on-file with the Crowder College EMS department prior to starting clinical rotations for the AdP to Paramedic program.

***The Crowder College AdP-PM Work Verification Form (WVF) must be completed to show satisfactory entry into the program according to the criteria above. The WVF is found in the application packet.

Program Requirements

Please refer to the “Program Outline” attached at the bottom of this website for full details of the following program requirements: Physical Requirements, Academic Requirements, Clinical and Behavioral Requirements, and Other Requirements.

Accreditation

This program is nationally accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

Notes:

  • All applications must be fully completed (no partial applications) prior to deadline to be considered for upcoming semester.
  • The purchase of items such as uniforms, housing, fuel, transportation, patches, stethoscopes, shears and other personal equipment and accessories is the financial responsibility of the individual student.

For more information, or to obtain an application for our program please contact the EMS department at EMS@crowder.edu or call 417-455-5429.

Getting Started

  1. Submit a college admission application by going here: APPLY NOW
  2. Have any and all college transcripts sent to Crowder’s Records Department
  3. For an estimation of program expenditures, please click here: Tuition & Fees page
  4. Program Applications may be sent to EMSapps@crowder.edu

Accreditation

This program is nationally accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).