EMS 161 - Paramedic 1 Clinical

Hours: 2

This course includes scheduled hospital and field clinical time for the paramedic student to utilize the didactic, psychomotor, and affective skills they have learned in the classroom and lab. The student is evaluated by a paramedic or someone of higher level of care while performing the minimum number basic and advanced skills and assessments required by The Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CoAEMSP). This course uses the 2021 National EMS Education Standards and the National Scope of Practice Model.

Prerequisite: Current Missouri EMT License, completion for BIO 151 , minimum grade C within the past 5 years, acceptance into the Paramedic Program by EMS Program Director, required vaccinations and clinical paperwork completed, and submit to a drug test.
Corequisite: EMS 152