Program Description:
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. The EMT-P training program is a postsecondary program drawing its students from individuals already possessing a valid EMT-Basic state certification and having completed Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II. This training program is sanctioned by the Mississippi State Board of Health-Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and exceeds those standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration/U.S. Department of Transportation. 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 adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients. Clinical internships require shifts at various hospitals, including shifts in adult emergency departments, pediatric emergency departments, labor and delivery departments, coronary and intensive care units, recovery suites and operating rooms. Field internships require shifts at various ambulance services, critical care services and/or fire/rescue departments. Students must successfully initiate/observe/provide certain prescribed care during clinical and field internships. Students who complete the program are eligible to take the National Registry exam for EMT-Paramedic registration. EMT-Paramedics are certified by the Mississippi State Department of Health-Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. Central to the program is the EMT-Basic course, offered each Fall and Spring semester at the Nursing/Allied Health Center. Two options are available for paramedic training: a day option and an alternate evening option. The alternate option is designed to accommodate emergency personnel schedules, and involves evening and weekend requirements.
The Hinds Communnity College EMT-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 (www.coaemsp.org).
Contact information for CAAHEP:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
727.210.2350
www.caahep.org
Contact information for CoAEMSP:
Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions
4101 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Suite 305-599
Arlington, TX 76016
817.330.0080
817.330.0089 (fax)
www.coaemsp.org
Note:
Refer to Section II of this catalog for Admission Requirements for Nursing and Allied Health Programs, and Special Admission and Progression Requirements for Nursing and Allied Health Programs, Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic.
Campus Locations:
Jackson Campus-Nursing Allied Health Center (1st Year)-601.376.4810
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