Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-Basic), Certificate

Description

The EMT-Basic Certificate program aims to prepare graduates to demonstrate entry-level competency in delivering safe care to patients on accident scenes and on transport by ambulance to the hospital under medical directions. The EMT has the emergency skills to assess a patient’s condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, trauma, and many medical emergencies. To assist the student in reaching this goal, the EMT-Basic Certificate program combines general education with program-specific lecture, lab, and clinical courses. Upon successful completion of the certificate program, state licensing is performed through the State of Michigan Department of Community Health Division of Emergency Medical Services. The National Registry of EMTs offers a written exam and must be taken for licensure. The EMT-Basic Certificate program serves as Part 1 of the Associate of Applied Science - Paramedic program. In addition to completing the EMT-Basic Certificate program, students must obtain an EMT license before being accepted into Part 2 of the AAS Paramedic Program.

Before entry: The Department of Allied Health requires students to successfully pass the following; a Criminal background check, a drug test, and provide a Certification of Physical Fitness Form completed by your Physician. Along with the Certification of Fitness, students must also have proof they are immunized for specific contagious diseases, all detailed on the Certification of Fitness Form. Facilities may have additional requirements that a student would also need to meet.