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			Basic Curriculum
			Intermediate Curriculum
			Paramedic Curriculum
			Associate of Applied Science Degree Curriculum

Emergency Medical Technician - Basic:

140 hours Clinical -
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of eight (8) hours in a hospital emergency department. Optional ambulance "ride along" experience in which the student observes patient care. Successful completion of mid-course and final examinations and final practical examinations.

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Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate:

A person must be certified at least at the Oregon EMT-Basic level before being eligible to enroll in an EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic course and apply for and take any certification examination. Oregon EMT-Intermediate education is provided through the use of the Oregon Health Services' EMT-Intermediate Course Curriculum.


This course consists of:

Didactic -

76 hours

Clinical -

44 hours of satisfactory completion of clinical skills under direct supervision. Optional clinical experience in a hospital site or with an EMS service in which skills may be performed under the direct visual supervision of a preceptor. Successful completion of mid-course and final examinations and final practical examinations.

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Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic:

A person must be certified at least at the Oregon EMT-Basic level before being eligible to enroll in an EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic course and apply for and take any certification examination. Oregon EMT-Paramedic education is provided through the use of the EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum, U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1999-Edition, as amended and supplemented by the Division.

The following requirements must be met, according to OAR 333-265-0010(2)(c):

"The emphasis of a paramedic course must be the competence of the graduate and not just or only the number of hours of education received. In order to obtain and demonstrate the necessary competencies, it may require a student to receive approximately 1000 to 1200 hours of:

• Didactic instruction
• Skills laboratory
• Clinical education, hospital clinical areas as prescribed by the Division, during which skills as required by the Division are performed under a preceptor
• Field internship represents final evaluative phase of the paramedic program. The student must actively participate in providing care in at least 40 ambulance calls; no less than ten each in cardiac, respiratory, general medical, and trauma emergencies, during which clinical skills as required by the Division are performed under a preceptor
• The student must successfully demonstrate a skill in classroom lab or hospital clinical setting before that skill is performed and evaluated in a field internship."

Curriculum for Associate of Applied Science - Paramedic : AAS-EMT

• General Education Courses
• Required Technical Courses
• Elective Courses

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