For Program Information please contact:
Helen (Cookie) Burkhalter,
Chair
Room D1108-C
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4699.

cburkhalter@atlantatech.edu

PARAMEDIC TECHNOLOGY - Diploma

This program covers the U.S. Department of Transportation 1998 National Standard- Paramedic Technology Curriculum. The Paramedic Technology program prepares students for employment in paramedic positions in today's health services field. The Paramedic Technology program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills from the basic EMT level to retrain as a paramedic. Graduates of the program receive a Paramedic Technology diploma and are prepared to take the state written exam administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and receive Georgia licensure as a Paramedic Program requirements meet Georgia Department of Human Resources-OEMS/Trauma for training programs for paramedics.

Certifying Agency:

Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma
2600 Skyland Drive, Lower Level
Atlanta, Georgia 30319

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 18 years of age
* Completion of high school diploma or GED and submission of official transcript required to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission scores in Reading, English, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be determined by the registrar.
* Student must pass an NCIC background check.

* Student must be either a Georgia licensed EMT-B or EMT-I or National Registry EMT-B or EMT-I.

Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.

 
   COURSE OUTLINE
Curriculum
Credits
   General Core Courses
10
Area I - English/Humanities/Fine Arts
ENG 1010 Fundamentals of English I
5
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences
N/A
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics
MAT 1012 Foundations of Mathematics
5
   
 
Essential Fundamental Technical Courses  
69
AHS 1011 Anatomy and Physiology
5
EMS 126 Introduction to Paramedic Profession
3
EMS 127 Patient Assessment
4
EMS 128Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology
3
EMS 129 Pharmacology
4
EMS 130 Respiratory Emergencies
5
EMS 131 Trauma
5
EMS 132 Cardiology I
5
EMS 133 Cardiology II
4
EMS 134 Medical Emergencies
5
EMS 135 Maternal/Pediatric Emergencies
5
EMS 136 Special Patients
2
EMS 201 Summative Evaluations
5
EMS 210 Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic I
2
EMS 211 Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic II
2
EMS 212 Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic III
2
EMS 213 Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic IV
2
EMS 214 Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic V
2
EMS 215 Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic VI
1
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers
3
   
 
  Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation
79
  Minimum Program Length in Quarters
6
  Estimated Program Cost
$6,067

Certifying Agency:
Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma
2600 Skyland Drive, Lower Level
Atlanta, Georgia 30319

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the exam administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical
Technicians.


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Wage estimate for the metro Atlanta area as of January 2010 - $27,590. The estimate is calculated with data collected from employers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan statistical area.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics