Emergency Medical Technology - Basic

How do I get in the EMT-Basic program? To be admitted to the EMT-Basic program students must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be a high school or GED graduate

EMT-Paramedic Admission Requirements:

• Valid EMT-Basic state certification
• Grade point average of “C” or better in Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
• (BIO 2513 and BIO 2511)
• Must be 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or GED
• ACT composite score of 18 

• Special admissions requirements: Special admission requirements include limited enrollment, and other stipulations.

Classroom instruction is comprehensive including a working knowledge of all anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiological processes as well as competency-based instruction in assessment and management skills required for treatment of life threatening problems in the adult, pediatric, and geriatric patient. Clinical internship requires participation in care of patients in a hospital emergency department that provides medical control to ALS providers in the field and, according to availability, CCU, ICU, labor and delivery suite, operating room, psychiatric ward, pediatric ward, and geriatric ward. Field internship is done with an ambulance service and/or rescue service providing advanced life support services to the community.

Students need to maintain a “C” average in each individual class in order to continue the Paramedic program the following semester. 

A student successfully completing the program will receive an associate degree from the college and be eligible to take National Registry’s Exam as an EMT-Paramedic.

This training program is sanctioned by the Mississippi State Board of Health, Division of EMS, the State Department of Education, and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions. The program meets or exceeds those standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration/U.S. Department of Transportation.

EMT Program Application Forms:

• EMT Basic
• EMT Paramedic
• EMT Advanced

EMT Applicant Interest Form

Program Director: James Duke | Phone: 662-562-3973 | Location: Office 338, Dr. Gary Spears Nursing and Health Sciences Building

Instructor: James Russell | Phone: 662-560-3986 | Location: Office 336, Dr. Gary Spears Nursing and Health Sciences Building

Emergency Medical Technology-Basic Course Curriculum

Paramedics have fulfilled prescribed requirements by a credentialing agency to practice the art and science of out-of-hospital medicine in conjunction with medical direction. Through performance of assessments and providing medical care, their goal is to prevent and reduce mortality and morbidity due to illness and injury. Paramedics primarily provide care to emergency patients in an out-of-hospital setting.

Paramedics possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes consistent with the expectations of the public and the profession. Paramedics recognize that they are an essential component of the continuum of care and serve as linkages among health resources.

Advisors: Duke, Lance
Degree Achieved: Associate of Applied Science

Any interested person should contact:
James Duke, Program Director, at jduke@northwestms.edu 
Jennifer Lance, Instructor, at jlance@northwestms.edu

Northwest EMT-Paramedic program data as of 2019-2020
Number of Graduates: 6
Retention Rate: 50%
NREMT Computer Adaptive Exam Pass Rate: 100%
Job Placement: 100%

The EMT 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 Programs
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

To contact CoAEMSP:
214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org