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Our Paramedic Program offers Nationally Accredited Certificate and Degree paths of study in Paramedic Education!
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The Paramedic Program of the College of Southern Idaho provides a comprehensive education to a diverse student population in order to create competent, compassionate, and professional entry level paramedics who will meet and serve the emergency medical needs of the Magic Valley Region and beyond."
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Program Overview
The College of Southern Idaho Paramedic Program is a nationally accredited program; offering the Associate of Applied Science Degree or Advanced Technical Certificate paths of study.
The
program is accredited by the prestigious Committee on Accreditation of
Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP)
and the Commision on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP). The program also owns a SIM Man® human patient simulator
for state-of-the-art student training.
Minimum qualifications for acceptance require current EMT-B or higher
certification, English 101, Math 123 and Biology 127 or equivalents.
Students prepare for the paramedic profession in lecture, lab, and clinical
educational environments, which include and exceed the current US DOT
National Standard Curriculum.
Throughout the three semester program, students will learn and demonstrate
competence in many advanced emergency medical topics such as medical-legal
issues, pathophysiology, pharmacology, assessment, trauma, medical emergencies,
pediatrics, special operations, and critical care.
Among the various clinical opportunities required are areas such as Emergency
Departments, Obstetrics, Critical Care Units, Communication Centers, and
with various prehospital EMS agencies.
A required field internship is the final component of the program, where
students progress from participants to team leaders in a supervised setting.
The internship occurs in an agreed upon urban area outside of the Magic
Valley Region. Current internships are offered in Idaho, Nevada, Colorado,
Missouri, and Texas.
Upon completion of the program students will be certified in ACLS, PALS,
& PHTLS and qualify to take the National Registry EMT-Paramedic exam.
The program also hosts the Southern Idaho EMS Conference every November which provides continuing education to EMS field providers and features national speakers.
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