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 1260 + 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
Programswww.caahep.orgupon
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