Credential(s) Offered
Industry certification, Associate's degree
Method of Delivery
Hybrid or blended
When offered
Daytime Hours
Instructional Program (CIP)
Description
The Associate of Applied Science in Paramedicine is a nationally accredited program designed to prepare students to become paramedics. This program is a formal education in such paramedicine topics as anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, cardiology, pulmonary, pharmacology, pediatrics, geriatrics, hematology, and toxicology. Paramedicine builds upon EMT education and includes Paramedic Scope of Practice. Paramedicine is integrated with fire service, law enforcement, ground transport services, flight transport services, search and rescue, hospitals, clinical settings, community paramedicine, and EMS education. There is a Paramedicine Certificate available.
Accreditation: This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) with the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) interpreting and enforcing the AAAHEP standards, and is approved by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems.
Credit Hours Required: 60
Note: There are special admission requirements for the Paramedicine Degree Program. Applicants to the Paramedic Cohort must submit a specialized application, take an entrance exam, skills exam, and interview with EMS faculty, Program Director, and Medical Director. Call 928.717.7926 for details.
Program Goal
The goal of the Paramedicine programs at Yavapai College is to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels
This goal aligns with standards from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, United States Department of Transportation National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards, and the Essentials and Guidelines from the Committee on Accreditation of Emergency Medical Services Programs (CoAEMSP).
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Paramedicine Degree program, the learner will be able to:
- Maintain patient, public, personnel, and personal health, wellness, and safety.
- Demonstrate personal behaviors consistent with professional standards.
- Communicate efficiently and effectively with members of diverse populations in a culturally responsive manner.
- Effectively function within a multi-disciplinary healthcare system, recognizing roles, responsibilities, and scope of practice.
- Efficiently synthesize and evaluate multiple sources of information.
- Perform comprehensive patient assessment.
- Develop a working differential diagnosis using multiple sources of information.
- Make informed, autonomous decisions in both clinical and uncontrolled settings.
- Guide and support the healthcare team, navigating interpersonal dynamics.
- Effectively manage patients.
Details
Hours
60
Entrance Requirements
High School Diploma or Equivalent
School
WIOA Approved Program
Yes
Training Location(s)
1100 E Sheldon, Prescott, Arizona
Local WIB
12 - ARIZONA@WORK - Yavapai County
Name of Credential
Paramedicine - AAS
Type of financial aid offered or have access to
Pell Grant; varies
Refund Policy
https://www.yc.edu/v6/business-office/bills.html
Is the proposed curriculum currently certified by an accrediting agency or similar national standardization program?
Yes - HLC
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for women?
No
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for men?
No
Cost Items
Books (Estimated)
$2,320.00
In-State Tuition
$7,921.00
Out-of-State/District Tuition
$24,061.00
Total In-State Program Cost
$10,241.00
Total Out-of-State Program Cost
$26,381.00
