Fall 2022 Paramedic Blended Course - Online Instruction with In-Person Labs

Emergent Health Employees: Please fill out an iForm in Varriko prior to registration. Until your iForm is approved, registration cannot be officially accepted. If you purchase books and supplies, EMS Education is not responsible for reimbursing you for any reason. 

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COURSE INFORMATION

The Paramedic course is a 1,200 hour online and field-based emergency medical training program. You must be a licensed EMT (or eligible for licensure) in the State of Michigan prior to registering for the Paramedic course. Students must also have successfully completed the Anatomy & Physiology for Paramedics course prior to registering for this advanced level training OR have taken a 3-4 credit hour human anatomy & physiology course (with a lab) at an approved college or university. (Students must submit proof of the A&P course if not taken at HVA’s EMS Education).

This course is approved by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Division of EMS. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to take the National Registry Certification test as required by the State of Michigan for licensure.

This level of education is directed at preparing students to enter intermediate and/or advanced level emergency response positions in private ambulance services, fire departments, and as hospital emergency room technicians.

Students are evaluated in the following core competency areas: didactic, practical, clinical, and internship performance. In addition, Students achieving an 80% or higher, and successfully passing the final computer adaptive test, will receive a certificate of completion and are eligible for National Registry State licensure testing.

Practical skills are graded on a pass/fail basis and students will be required to pass all practical examinations to successfully complete the program. All clinical and internship rotations are graded on attendance, attitude, and skills performance which are evaluated by field mentors, a clinical coordinator, and/or the course instructor.

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LABS

Classroom learning will be online and labs will be in-person at HVA Ann Arbor Campus – 1200 State Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 

Labs are in-person and are required.

• Tuesday in Ann Arbor: 6 pm to 10:30 pm

ALL COURSE LOCATIONS AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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TUITION & FEES

TOTAL TUITION = $6,500.00. Students must pay for the first semester of tuition ($2,300.00) in full at the time of registration. There will be TWO more tuition payments, as follows:

• Semester 2:  $2,100.00
• Semester 3: $2,100.00.

(PLEASE NOTE: Tuition does NOT include any of the following: Student uniforms, textbooks, other supplies such as BP cuff, stethoscope, etc. or the mandatory drug screen or background check. Further information below regarding these additional costs, approx. $1400).

We do offer a 10% tuition reimbursement for public safety providers (police/fire/EMS). Please contact emseducation@emergenthealth.org with documentation and we will reimburse 10% of your paid tuition..

For information on the tuition refund policy, please click here.

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ONLINE LEARNING

NOTE: This is a blended online program – partial classroom and partial online learning. THE FIRST CLASS/LAB IS MANDATORY AND ALL STUDENTS MUST REPORT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPUS IN ANN ARBOR FOR THE FIRST CLASS SESSION!

All labs and practical sessions are also mandatory and students must report to their selected learning location as scheduled for these sessions. All students will receive a course outline on the first day of class which details all of this information. All other lectures and assignments will be completed online with specified deadlines.