Emergency Medical Services
Bachelor of Science
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College of Medicine
Program Details
As a practicing paramedic, you have unique educational needs. This program will build on your previous education by providing the basic science background necessary to adapt to the ever-changing medical field.
To qualify for admission to this program, you must be currently certified as a paramedic at the state or national level. You will receive additional training in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) core clinical areas including critical care, community paramedicine and special operations, basic sciences including physiology, chemistry and biology, and supplementary areas including leadership, health care systems, and communications.
Advance to the next level of clinical care and build skills necessary to become a leader in your field. You will understand the full range of subspecialty EMS roles with advanced clinical knowledge and leadership skills to succeed in the healthcare industry.
Eligibility: This program is only open to incoming students who are already certified paramedics.
*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.
Courses
The curriculum for this program includes:
Outcomes
Skills
Earning your Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services will build core skills, including:
- Emergency medical response
- Advanced life support
- Pre-hospital critical care & transport
- Wilderness medical response
- Pre-hospital pediatric care
- EMS special operations support
- EMS incident command
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services program will be prepared to pursue the following careers:
- Paramedic
- First-Line Supervisor of Firefighting
- First-Line Prevention Worker
- Emergency Management
- Critical Care Paramedic
- Emergency Department Technician
- Emergency Medical Technician
- EMS Educator
- Community Paramedic
- EMS System Manager
- Medical Planning