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Paramedicine - PT13 Degree
Program Description: The Paramedicine Applied Associate in Science degree program prepares students to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system. The Paramedicine degree program prepares students for employment in paramedic positions in today's health services field. The Paramedic degree program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills from the EMT/EMT-I 1985/AEMT levels to a paramedic level. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Paramedic certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure with the State Office of Emergency Medical Service and Trauma (SOEMST) as a paramedic. Criminal background checks and drug screens may be required based on the requirements for participation in clinical experiences.
Locations Offered:
Valdosta
Coffee
Requirements:
- Submit a completed application and application fee
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Submit official high school transcript or High School Equivalency transcript or college transcripts showing successful completion of 60+ semester credits or 72+ quarter credits
- Submit official college transcripts, if applicable
- Present acceptable ACCUPLACER, ACT, ASSET, COMPASS, PSAT, or SAT scores or GED score of 145 or higher or have one of the following: an associate degree or higher or have a HOPE GPA of 2.6 after the completion of 10th grade. Documentation on a college transcript of successful completion of appropriate courses from a regionally accredited college or university may be accepted in lieu of test scores.
Additional Program Requirements:
- Students must successfully complete the Emergency Medical PreParamedic Technical Certificate of credit prior to registering for the occupational courses included in this program (2000 level EMSP courses) OR must hold certification and/or licensure as an EMT I/85 (with successful completion of Georgia State Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma EMTI to AEMT update course); EMT I/99; or AEMT
- American Heart Association Provider CPR Certification, physical examination, up-to-date immunizations, criminal background check and drug screen required prior to start of clinical rotation.
- Students must complete all of the required core courses and maintain a GPA of 2.0 to qualify for the program.
Start Terms:
- Coffee – Fall 2021 and Spring 2023
- Valdosta – Summer 2021 and Spring 2022
Wiregrass EMS Student Handbook – 2020-2021
Program Mission Statement: “To prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.”
The Wiregrass Georgia Technical College 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
https://www.caahep.org/
To contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
214-703-8445
FAX 214-703-8992
www.coaemsp.org
Curriculum
General Core Courses | 15 |
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Area I - Language Arts/Communication (3 Hours) | 3 |
ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
Area II - Social/Behavior Science (3 Hours) | 3 |
PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics - Choose One of the Following (3 Hours) | 3 |
MATH 1101 Mathematic Modeling | 3 |
MATH 1111 College Algebra | 3 |
Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts - Complete 3 Hours | 3 |
General Education Core Elective - Complete 3 Hours | 3 |
Occupational Courses | 52 |
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BIOL 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
BIOL 2113L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 |
BIOL 2114 Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
BIOL 2114L Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 |
EMSP 2110 Foundations of Paramedicine | 3 |
EMSP 2120 Applications of Pathophysiology for Paramedics | 3 |
EMSP 2130 Advanced Resuscitative Skills for Paramedics | 3 |
EMSP 2140 Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts | 4 |
EMSP 2310 Therapeutic Modalities of Cardiovascular Care | 3 |
EMSP 2320 Therapeutic Modalities of Medical Care | 5 |
EMSP 2330 Therapeutic Modalities of Trauma Care | 4 |
EMSP 2340 Therapeutic Modalities-Special Patient Populations | 4 |
EMSP 2510 Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - I | 2 |
EMSP 2520 Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - II | 2 |
EMSP 2530 Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - III | 2 |
EMSP 2540 Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - IV | 1 |
EMSP 2550 Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - V | 1 |
EMSP 2560 Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - VI | 1 |
EMSP 2570 Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - VII | 1 |
EMSP 2710 Field Internship for the Paramedic | 2 |
EMSP 2720 Practical Applications for the Paramedic | 3 |
Faculty & Staff
EMS/Paramedicine Instructor, Valdosta Campus
Paramedic and Fire Science Program Coordinator, Valdosta Campus
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The information in this College Catalog and Student Handbook accurately reflects current policies and procedures at the time of publication. Students are admitted to the College under and are subject to the provisions of the WGTC Catalog and Student Handbooks for the term they initially enroll. Students in all programs are admitted under and are subject to the provisions of the College Catalog and Student Handbook and applicable addendums for the term they are admitted to the program at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. If for any reason a break in enrollment occurs, students must reapply and satisfy the College Catalog and Student Handbook requirements for the term of their re-entry to any program. The provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and the student. The College reserves the right to change any provision or requirement at any time.
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