St. John’s University EMS Institute has
adopted the National Emergency Medical Services Educational
Standards. All courses, EMT basic, EMT refresher, Paramedic basic,
and Paramedic refresher will now have incorporated the new
educational materials for the National EMS Educational standards.
The EMT and Paramedic Basic will have it
incorporated into the respective programs and the EMT Refresher
will have 5, 3.5 hour mandatory Transition topics and Paramedic
Refresher’s will have 6, 3.5 hour lectures that will also encompass
NEW ALS skills, these transition topics meet or exceed the required
material for the National EMS Educational standards. This is
especially required for individuals who are looking to become or
refresh their National Registry Certification.
All our EMT and Paramedic refreshers will
still have a challenge component incorporated so students can
challenge out their skills and exam topics. CPR Is a mandatory
requirement for all basic and refresher courses
All students in the basic and refresher course
will be required to take the following FEMA on line course and show
proof of them taking the course in order to complete the basic or
refresher program.
IS-100.b -
Introduction to Incident Command System
IS-5.a An
Introduction to Hazardous Materials
IS-700.a NIMS, An
Introduction
Overview of our paramedic program:
Our nationally Accredited Paramedic Program is a rigorous 1247
hour program consisting of extensive didactic and clinical training
in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. The course is divided into
didactic, lab session, clinical rotation, field experience and
field internship.
Our lecturers are Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse
Practitioners, Paramedics and Specialty Lecturers. We strive to
mirror the information as if it was being presented in a medical
school setting. An educated paramedic is a well trained paramedic.
The labs are done at the school to make the student proficient in
the various skills the paramedic needs to know.
The students take the skills they have learned and
complete clinical rotations to master the skills. The clinical
rotations are done on ALS Ambulance, Trauma ED, Adult ED, Pediatric
ED, Phlebotomy lab, Anesthesia/Operating Room, ICU, CCU, Cath Lab,
Respiratory Therapy, Labor and Delivery, Medical Examiner’s Office
and Psychiatry.
The 638 hours of clinical rotations are separate from your labs
and didactic work. As you can see the student must be committed to
this program. Once the program is finished, the student can be
happy knowing the knowledge they have received was well worth the
effort.
In order to facilitate the accreditation process, St. John's
University EMS Institute uses an electronic tracking system for
student's clinical records. This facilitates student credentialing
and tracking as well as assisting in nationwide EMS research and
the continued evaluation of our program which allows us to maintain
our accreditation. This is an additional purchase the student must
make. You can see what FISDAP is all about at www.fisdap.net
Once you have completed the NYS Paramedic Program the student
will sit for the New York State Certifying exam. This certification
is good for 3 years. After 3 years, the Paramedic certification
will expire. The Paramedic must take a Paramedic Refresher course
before the 3 year time frame, usually the Paramedic will take a
refresher about 6 months before they expire to assure they are
always current.
If you wish to work in New York City, the student after passing
the state exam will have to take a REMAC exam, which is a two-part
exam. Part one is a written exam and part two is an oral exam which
a Physician trained in Emergency Medicine or a senior NYC EMS
paramedic Instructor Coordinator test you on protocols standardized
by New York City REMAC. This certificate is also good for 3 years
and must be recertified too.
The Paramedic Program follows the New York State Department of
Health Guidelines.
All our EMS programs now use interactive on-line learning
allowing the student to be able to take quizzes and exams at their
leisure and in their home or using our computer center located at
the Dr. Bartilucci Center.
The St. John’s University Emergency Medical Service Institute
Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs www.caahep.org
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
www.caahep.org