Paramedic Program

Major Code: EMS

Advisor: C. Whitfield

This program combines general education as well technical and clinical training in Paramedicine to prepare the successful graduate to work as a Paramedic, by; performing emergent, pre-hospital, advanced life support care on scene and en route to a hospital.

Program Pre-requisites or Co-requisite (4 credit hours): BIO 2511/2513 Anatomy and Physiology I Lab/Lecture (4 credit hours) Be a nationally registered emergency medical technician (NREMT). You must also be Mississippi Certified EMT upon acceptance to program.


SPRING SEMESTER

COURSE # COURSE NAME CR HRS

EMS 1133

Foundations of Paramedicine

3

EMS 1213

Concepts of  Respiratory Medicine

3

EMS 1325

Concepts of Cardiovascular Medicine

5

EMS 1514

Practicum 1 

4

EMS 2912

EMS Operations

2

TOTAL

 

17


SUMMER SEMESTER

COURSE # COURSE NAME CR HRS

EMS 2715

Concepts of Traumatic Medicine

5

EMS 1525 Practicum II 5
EMS 1913 Fundamentals of the Advanced EMT 3

TOTAL

 

13


FALL SEMESTER

COURSE # COURSE NAME CR HRS

EMS 2934

Paramedic Capstone

4

EMS 2314

Medical Emergencies/ Secondary Assessment

4

EMS 1713

Concepts of Neurological Medicine

3

EMS 2566

Practicum III

6

TOTAL

 

17