Emergency Medical Services Technology

Emergency Medical Services Technology (146)

PROGRAM OF STUDY
FIRST SEMESTER

Course # Course Title Credit Pre-Requisite Courses (if applicable)

EMS

100

CPR for Healthcare Providers

 1

HLT 105, 106, 100

Students earn AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR certification
EMS 111 Emergency Medical Technician 7 Co-req EMS 120
EMS 120 Emergency Medical Technician Clinical 1 Co-req EMS 111
Eligible to take National Registry Emergency Medical Technician Exam
BIO 145 Human Anatomy & Physiology 4 Both BIO 141 and 142 or both BIO 231 and 232**
FIRST YEAR FALL  
SDV 101 Orientation to 1  
EMS 123 EMS Clinical Preparation 1  
EMS 180 Advanced EMS Foundations 1 1* 
EMS 181 Advanced Airway & Shock Management  1 1* & Co-req EMS 182
EMS 182

Advanced Airway & Shock Management Lab

1 1* & Co-req EMS 181
EMS 183

Advancement Medical Care

2 1* & Co-req EMS 184
EMS 184 Advancement Medical Care Lab 1 1* & Co-req EMS 183
EMS 185 Advanced Trauma Care 2 1* & Co-req EMS 186
EMS 186

Advanced Trauma Care Lab

1 1* & Co-req EMS 185
EMS 170

ALS Intership I

1  
Eligible to take National Registry Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Exam
FIRST YEAR SPRING  
EMS 221 Paramedic Cardiovascular Care 3 1* & Co-req EMS 222
EMS 222 Paramedic Cardiovascular Care Lab 1 1* & Co-req EMS 221
EMS 223

Paramedic Patient Care I

3 1* & Co-req EMS 224
EMS 224

Paramedic Patient Care I Lab

1 1* & Co-req EMS 223
EMS 241 Paramedic Internship I 2 1* 
ENG 111 College Composition I 3  
PSY 230 Developmental Psychology  3  

  Eligible to take the NAEMT’s PHTLS certification exam.

SECOND YEAR FALL
EMS 225

Paramedic Patient Care II

5 1* & Co-req EMS 226
EMS 226

Paramedic Patient Care II Lab

2

1* & Co-req EMS 225

EMS 246 Paramedic Internship II 2

1* 

   

General Education Elective 

3  
SECOND YEAR SPRING
EMS 210 EMS Operations 1  
EMS 212

Leadership & Professional Development

1  
EMS 165

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

1  
EMS 163 Prehospital Trauma Life Support 1  
EMS 167 Emergency Pediatric Care 1  
EMS 164

Advanced Medical Life Support

1  
EMS 216

Paramedic Review

1

 

EMS 249

Paramedic Capstone Internship 

2

 

   

Humanities Elective 

3

MUS 121, ART 101, 102, PHI 220, REL 230, 231, 232, 240, HUM or Literature

Eligible to take  the AHA’s ACLS certification exam, and the NAEMT’s EPC and AMLS certification exams, and the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic exam.

Total Minimum Credits for Degree 65  

Notes and Additional Curriculum Options

Course substitutions may be available. Please see an advisor for more information.

1* – Current Virginia EMT and CPR Certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS

BIO 141 and 142 or 231 and 232 will substitute for BIO 145 and the additional credits may satisfy the general education elective.

 

For Further Information, Contact:

Wes Mullins, Dean of Health Sciences
jmullins@mecc.edu 276-523-9017
Bill Akers, Program Director
bill.akers@sw.edu Southwest Virginia Paramedic Program at SVCC