Emergency Medical Services

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Emergency Medical Services is a Health Science profession recognized by the American Medical Association. A competent member of this profession will recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies under the direction of a physician and primarily provide pre-hospital emergency care to acutely ill patients by ambulance service and secondarily in other appropriate settings, such as hospitals. Midland College offers an associate degree (2 years) in Emergency Medical Services and a Paramedic certificate.  Midland College also offers individual courses (EMSP 1501  and EMSP 1160 ) preparing students to write the National Registry of EMT’s exam for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). 

The Midland College Paramedic program has been awarded accreditation by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoA EMSP) through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

The degree and certificate in this field offered by Midland College and the courses needed to achieve these credentials are presented in the following sections. Students interested in this program should contact the Health Sciences Division office to obtain additional information and a degree or certificate plan.

Special Admission Requirements: The Emergency Medical Services program has a limited enrollment based on specific admission criteria. The admission criteria for Emergency Medical Services programs are as follows:

1. Completed Health Sciences Division Application for admission (available from Division Office and Department Chair).
2. Paramedic Certificate program requires TSI completion in Reading or a minimum score of 12 on the Nelson-Denny Reading Assessment test.
3. Immunizations including Hepatitis B, two doses of Mumps-Measles-Rubella (MMR), and current Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap), and Varicella (Chicken Pox)disease verification or vaccine. All immunizations must be complete prior to the first day of class.
4. Criminal background check.
5. Urine drug screen.
6. Interview with and permission from Department Chair
7. The Associate degree program requires TSI complete in all areas.

The following is the suggested sequence of courses for this degree. However, courses that do not have a prerequisite do not have to be taken in the order listed. Emergency Medical Services (EMSP) courses must be taken in the sequence shown. Part-time students may require more than five semesters to complete their degrees.

Programs

• Emergency Medical Services, A.A.S.

• Paramedic Certificate

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