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Paramedic Technology Program - EMS & Paramedic Program

Paramedic Technology Program at St. Alexius

Program Description
The program will start each year at the beginning of the spring semester. The program length will be either three or four semesters, depending on a predetermined need in the service area.

The program is dedicated to high standards and quality instruction provided by a team of Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians, and other health care professionals. The program exceeds the standards set by the U.S. Department of Transportation and has been approved by the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of Emergency Health Services. The program prepares the student for the National Registry written and practical examinations.

Program Goal
Our goal is to ensure quality education and to prepare students to become competent entry-level EMT-Paramedic practitioners.

Accreditation
The program is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Bismarck State College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. St. Alexius is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Clinical Program
Clinical experiences will be completed around the student's classroom schedule. We recognize the needs in rural communities and therefore, selected clinical experiences may be completed at local community hospitals, with the approval of the local hospital administrator and the program director.

Field Internship Program
Field Internship experiences will also be completed around the student's classroom schedule. One-half of the field internship program will be completed prior to completion of the core curriculum and the other half after completion of the core curriculum. The student will be assigned one preceptor during the field internship experiences. Field Internship experiences will be completed at Metro Area Ambulance Service, Burleigh County Sheriff's Department, Combined Communications Center, and other approved sites.

Certification of Completion and Proficiency Curriculum
Course Number	Course Title	Semester Hours
EMTP201	Anatomy & Physiology	2
EMTP208	Intro to Advanced Pre-Hospital Care	3
EMTP210	Emergency Pharmacology/Fluid Therapy	3
EMTP212	Airway Management and Ventilation	1
EMTP214	Comprehensive Patient Assessment	2
EMTP216	Trauma Management	2
EMTP218	Respiratory Emergencies	1
EMTP220	Cardiac Emergencies I	2
EMTP221	Cardiac Emergencies II	2
EMTP222	Medical Emergencies	5
EMTP224	Special Condsiderations	3
EMTP226	EMS Operations	3
EMTP230	ACLS	1
EMTP 231	PALS	1
EMTP232	PHTLS	1
EMTP233	CPR-Instructor	1
EMTP240	Hospital Clinical I	1
EMTP197a	Field Internship I	1
EMTP250	Hospital Clinical II	1
EMTP197b	Field Internship II	1
EMTP260	Hospital Clinical III	1
EMTP297a	Field Internship III	1
EMTP270	Hospital Clinical IV	1
EMTP297b	Field Internship IV	3
	Total Semester Hours	43

Associate in Applied Science Degree through BSC
Students can also receive an Associate in Applied Science Degree. In addition to the Certificate of Completion and Proficiency requirements, the student must complete all other graduation requirements and 17 additional semester hours of general education classes in the following categories:

Communications - a minimum of 6 semester hours.
Arts & Humanities/Social & Behavioral Sciences - a minimum of 3 semester hours.
Math/Science/Technology - a minimum of 6 semester hours.

For more information or to obtain an application packet:

Email Leann
Call 1-800-843-9628 or 701-530-7700
or write:
St. Alexius Medical Center
Paramedic Program
900 East Broadway
PO Box 5510
Bismarck, ND 58502-5510

To download the application to mail in, click here.


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