About the Institute

The St. John's University Emergency Medical Service Institute, formally Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers (SVCMC), Brooklyn and Queens Region Emergency Medical Service Institute, has 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. We are currentley running St. John's University Paramedic class #6. (Class number 26 which includes SVCMC).

Our Paramedic Program is accredited by CAAHEP the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. 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 ( BCLS and ACLS), pediatric emergency care ( PALS and NRP) and emergency trauma care courses (PHTLS) for the healthcare professionals.

Our AHA 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.

The Emergency Medical Service Institute does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, national origin, religion, age, political beliefs, handicap, or any other factor, in its employment practices or in its policies relating to recruitment of students. We do reserve the right to revise tuition and fees without prior notice if it becomes necessary.