Overview of the Paramedic Program
Our CAAHEP Accredited Paramedic Program is a
rigorous 11 months of extensive didactic and clinical training
in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. The course consists of 1227.5
hours divided into didactic, lab session, clinical rotation, and
field experience and field internship.
The lecturers are Physicians who are trained in Emergency
Medicine and some of them still maintain their NYS Paramedic
certification, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics and specialty
lecturers so that the lectures mirror Medical School teachings. The
labs are done at the school to make the student proficient in the
various skills the Paramedic needs to know.
The students take the skills learned and do Seventy (70) 8-hour
clinical rotations to master the skills. The clinical rotations are
done on ALS Ambulance, Trauma ED, Adult ED, Pediatric ED,
Phlebotomy lab, Anesthesia/Operating Room, ICU, CCU, Labor and
Delivery, Medical Examiners Office and Psychiatry.
The 560 hours of clinical rotations are separate from your labs
and didactic work. As you can see the student must be committed to
this program. Once the program is finished, the student can be
happy knowing the knowledge they received was well worth the
effort.
Once you have completed the NYS Paramedic Program the student will
sit for the New York State Certifying exam. This certification is
good for 3 years. After 3 years, the Paramedic certification will
expire. The Paramedic must take a Paramedic Refresher course before
the 3 year time frame, usually the Paramedic will take a refresher
about 6 months before they expire to assure they are always
current. If you wish to work in New York City, the student after
passing the state exam will have to take a REMAC exam, which is a
two-part exam. Part one is a written exam and part two is an oral
exam which a Physician trained in Emergency Medicine or a senior
NYC EMS paramedic Instructor Coordinator test you on protocols
standardized by New York City REMAC. This certificate is also good
for 3 years and must be recertified too.
The Paramedic Program follows the New York State Department of
Health Guidelines.