Penn Valley Community College
  Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic Program
One of the Metropolitan Community Colleges  

     
1998-1999 EMT-Paramedic Class
Truman Campus

Introduction  

Since the 1950’s, the need for quality pre-hospital care of the critically ill and injured has been recognized and as a result, standardized levels of emergency medical education & pre-hospital health care delivery have been developed through the United States Department of Transportation.

At the basic level, the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic is able to provide basic life support and safe transportation for the trauma victim and the medically ill patient.  At the advanced level, the EMT-Paramedic is able to offer critically ill or injured patients pharmacological & intravenous fluid therapies as well as advanced cardiac & trauma life support.

In an effort to provide these levels of emergency medical education, the Division of Life Sciences at Penn Valley Community College has developed the EMT-Paramedic Program at its Pioneer and Truman campuses. The program is quite flexible in that there are several options available, depending on the degree of certification the student wishes to achieve.

Prerequisites for General College Admission

General prerequisites for admission to the college include a high school diploma or equivalent and the student must be 18 years of age by completion of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course. New students will need to complete a general application for admission to Penn Valley Community College and have all high school, GED, and college records forwarded to the Records Office. Once admission has been obtained to the college, the student will then need to apply directly to the EMT-Paramedic Program for admission. Applications to the Paramedic Program can also be submitted using our online application form.

(Please note: EMTP 150 EMT-Basic does not require a separate application process.)
 
 
  Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Course

The EMT-Basic course is one semester in length. Courses are generally offered each semester, with classes available in the morning, afternoon and evening. Summer classes are also available.

The EMT-Basic course consists of 8 credit hours of instruction that includes:

• The organizational relationships of pre-hospital care systems and integration of pre-hospital and in-hospital care.

• Legal and ethical considerations associated with pre-hospital care.
• Basic airway skills and oxygen therapy.
• Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction.
• Utilization of Automated & Semi-Automated External Defibrillators.
• Assessment and basic field treatment of medical emergencies.
• Assessment and basic field treatment of traumatic emergencies.
• Basic emergency pharmacology.
• Clinical experiences with area hospitals and EMS providers.

The course exceeds the requirements for EMT-Basic education as outlined by the Missouri Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and the United States Department of Transportion's National Standard Curriculum.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is then eligible to sit for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians examination for the EMT-Basic. Once this examination is successfully completed, the student may then apply for Missouri licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic.

Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic Program

The EMT-Paramedic program is available to prospective students as either a Certificate Program, or students may pursue an Associate of Applied Science Degree. The Associate Degree Program includes all of the courses required for Missouri EMT-Paramedic Certification, as well as a general studies curriculum. The degree program and the certificate program are outlined later in this web site.

The core EMT-Paramedic program consists of  38 credit hours of instruction which includes:

•  Successful completion of an EMT-Basic course (EMTP 150).
• Legal and ethical considerations associated with pre-hospital care.

• Advanced airway management including endotrachial intubation and cricothyroidotomy.
• 12-lead electrocardiography & cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation.
• Assessment and advanced treatment of medical emergencies.
• Assessment and advanced field treatment of traumatic emergencies.
• Advanced emergency pharmacology.
• ACLS, PALS, BTLS certification.
• Extensive clinical rotations with area hospitals.
• Comprehensive pre-hospital internship with area EMS providers.

The EMT-Paramedic program at Penn Valley Community College utilizes a selective admissions process. Prospective students will be considered for application based on the following criteria:  

• College Placement Testing.

• College placement testing (ASSET) Scores.
• English: 39 & above, Reading: 43 & above, and Math: 37 and above. Deficiencies in these scores must be made up by satisfactory completion of recommended developmental courses prior to being admitted to the EMT-Paramedic program. 

• ACT scores
• ACT tests taken within the last three years may be used instead of ASSET scores. English: 18 & above, Reading: ACT Composite 20 & above, and Math 15 & above.
• Students having 15 hours of previous college credit that include "C" grades or better in English and Math may be exempted from the placement test requirement.

• EMT-Basic Certification.

• All prospective students must either hold current EMT-Basic Certification or be in the process of completing the certification requirements.

• Anatomy and Physiology

• All prospective students must have either sucessfully completed Anatomy and Physiology ( BIOL 108 or an equivalent course) with a minumum letter grade of "C", or must be concurrently enrolled in Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 108) during the first semester of the EMT-Paramedic Program.

• Field Experience

• Prospective students with at least one year of pre-hospital employment experience are preferred. However, field experience or previous health care employment experience is NOT a requirement for admission.
  

• Candidate Interview

• All prospective students are required to interview with members of the EMT-Paramedic faculty prior to admission.

The program exceeds the requirements for EMT-Paramedic education as outlined by the Missouri Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and the United States Department of Transportion's National Standard Curriculum.

  Financial Aid

For information about grants, loans,  work-study opportunities, MEMSA scholarships, or  other available scholarships, please contact the Metropolitan Community Colleges Financial Aid Office at (816) 759-4066.  

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
Certificate Program Curriculum

First Semester  

  Second Semester  

  Third Semester  

  Fourth Semester  

  Fifth Semester  

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
Associate of Applied Science Degree Program Curriculum

  First Semester  

  Second Semester  

  Third Semester  

  Fourth Semester  

  Fifth Semester  

  Sixth Semester  

Contact Information

Request for applications, and other inquiries regarding the EMT-Paramedic Program can be answered by calling the EMT-Paramedic Program office at (816) 482-5037 or the Division of Life Sciences / Allied Health Office at (816) 759-4233.

You can also begin the application process by submitting an online application.

Written inquiries should be addressed to:

EMT-Paramedic Program
Penn Valley Community College
Pioneer Campus
2700 East 18^th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64127-2602  

or

Request information from the EMT-Paramedic faculty via E-mail: 

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