St. John's University Emergency Medical Service Institute is
formally known as Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers (SVCMC),
Brooklyn and Queens Region Emergency Medical Service Institute, we
have been providing quality training since 1991. In that time, we
have successfully run numerous New York State certifying Emergency
Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) programs and Emergency Medical
Technician Basic Refreshers.
Since 1994, we have also provided New York State Paramedic
Original (EMT-P) Programs as well as Paramedic Refresher programs.
We have successfully run numerous Paramedic Original Programs with
many of our students going into civil service work as a paramedic
or have moved to other medical disiplines.
The St. John's University Emergency Medical Service Institute
Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon
the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational
Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 210-2350
(727) 210-2350
www.caahep.org
Our program is one of three within the New York City, Nassau
County and Suffolk County area to be accredited. Student loans are
available thru different banking institutions for our paramedic and
EMT programs and our Paramedic and EMT programs are recognized by
the New York State Veterans Administration
for V.A. benefits. In addition to our EMS programs, we offer
American Heart Association Courses (BLS and ACLS), pediatric
emergency care (PALS and NRP) and emergency trauma care courses
(PHTLS) for the healthcare professionals. We are also a recognized
testing center for the National Registry Association of EMT's and
Paramedics.
Our AHA Community Training Center offers courses to teach all
health care providers to become instructors in all American Heart
Association Courses. Our continued goal is to provide the finest
pre-hospital emergency care training to support the community we
serve and the healthcare industry we support. Our goals are to
increase our student population while maintaining academic
integrity. We will keep striving to produce quality pre-hospital
care providers. Please see a list of all the programs we
offer.