NVCC 2005-2006 Catalog

ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING CURRICULA

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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY
Associate in Applied Science Degree MEC

Purpose: The curriculum is designed to develop the competencies needed to prepare the student to be certified as a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate and/or Paramedic.

Transfer Information: NVCC has a formal articulation agreement for transfer to the B.S. in Health Sciences-Health Care Management at Old Dominion University TELETECHNET.

Program Placement Requirements:

1. Attend a mandatory EMT Department information session, held monthly.

2. Be 18 years of age or older.

3. Hold, at a minimum, a high school or general equivalency diploma.

4. Be proficient in reading, writing and speaking the English language, and attain satisfactory scores on the NVCC math and English placement assessments.

5. Attained a 2.0 GPA at last school attended.

6. Have no physical or mental impairment that would render you unable to perform all practical skills required for this level of EMS training at Advanced Life Support levels.

7. Possess an original Virginia State (or state of domicile) Police Criminal History, with no record of any sexual crime and be at least five years past final release of any felony or drug-related convictions. See www.virginiatrooper.org for application (form #SP-167), and request the $20 criminal history and sex offender status report. Report must be resubmitted annually.

Prerequisite Certifications and Coursework:

All below must be achieved prior to Program entry, and maintained throughout EMT program:

1. Hold a current certification as an EMT/Basic, either Virginia or National.

2. Hold a current certification in CPR – Healthcare Provider or equivalent.

3. Personal Liability Insurance, with a minimum of $6000 1,000,000 coverage. Proof of insurance must remain with the student at all times, while on campus and clinical properties.

4. Provide annual Health Record with appropriate immunizations.

5. Complete NAS 150 Human Biology or its equivalent with a grade of “C” or better.

Verification of all of the above must be submitted to the EMT office by mail only, prior to registration for first semester classes. Students will be contacted by phone to verify program acceptance, and will be registered at that time by EMT program faculty. Students must be prepared to pay tuition immediately following course registration.

Students must comply with all General Admission Requirements for Allied Health Programs. (See page 101.)

Special Program Completion Requirements:

1. Students who receive an “I” (incomplete) grade in any of the courses in the EMT sequence must resolve the Incomplete before continuing in the EMT sequence.

2. Students must receive a grade of C or higher in core EMT courses in order to be eligible for the National Registry certifying examinations.

3. All clinical requirements must be met prior to taking any Virginia and/or National Registry certifying examination(s).

Re-Enrollment: Students must follow the re-enrollment requirements for all Allied Health students.

Special Accreditation Status: The program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	EMT	185	ALS Skills III	2
	EMT	188	ALS Clinical Education III	3
	EMT	274	Pathophysiology in EMS	3
	EMT	280	ALS Specialty Care	2
	EMT	290	Coordinated Field Internship II	2
	SPD	229	Intercultural Communication*	3
	3 ___		IT Elective	2
	EMT	228	Paramedic Review		1
	EMT	245	Operations		3
	EMT	281	ALS Skills IV		2
	EMT	282	ALS Clinical Education IV		3
	EMT	283	ALS Field Internship III		4
	2 ___		Social Science Elective*		3
	4 PED	116	Lifetime Fitness & Wellness*		2
		Total Credits/Semester		17 15	18

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Emergency Medical Services Technology = 72 64 (68 with 4-credit NAS 150 prerequisite).

*Indicates courses not required to achieve NREMT – Paramedic certification only. After successful completion of 1st year (2 semesters plus summer) student is eligible for NREMT-Intermediate testing. Continuation to paramedic certification requires successful completion of EMT-Intermediate testing. After successful completion of 2nd year, student is eligible for NREMT-Paramedic testing.

To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog. Students in this program are strongly recommended to take HIT 130 – Intro. to Healthcare Information Systems, which meets both the IT and NVCC computer competency requirements, and prepares students for the healthcare environment.

Continuation to paramedic certification requires successful completion of EMT-Intermediate testing. After successful completion of 2nd year, student is eligible for NREMT-Paramedic testing.

Effective Fall 2005, all students continuing to Paramedic certification will be required to complete the AAS degree requirements by their NREMT-P test date.

¹ SDV 101 Orientation to Health Care meets SDV requirement, which must be completed by 16th credit. Any SDV course is acceptable for this requirement.

² Social science electives – 6 credits total, 3 of which must be one of the following history courses which meet dual social science/humanities requirement: HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 187, 255, 256, 261, and 262. The other social science elective may be selected from psychology, economics, history, sociology, political science, or anthropology.

³SPD 229 is preferred, but students may also take SPD 110 or SPD 126. Students in this program are strongly recommended to take HIT 130 – Intro. to Healthcare Information Systems, which meets both the IT and NVCC computer competency requirements, and prepares students for the healthcare environment.

⁴The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 220, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.

*This information has been updated/corrected from the original printed version. Click here, or on the text for more information.

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