Emergency Medical Services
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RCC provides realistic hands-on training which prepares students for both national certification and Oregon licensure testing, and more importantly, helps them to be successful in EMS. Students are routinely presented with challenging scenarios using manikins or live actors, and they learn how to provide excellent medical care using state-of-the-art EMS equipment.
Our highly experienced EMS faculty stay current in EMS best practices and training to ensure excellent instruction. Partnerships with area hospitals and ambulance services provide outstanding clinical opportunities for students to observe and participate in actual emergency care.
EMT or Paramedic: Which job is right for you?
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
An EMT cares for patients at the scene and while taking patients by ambulance to a hospital. An EMT has the emergency skills to assess a patient's condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies. Visit our EMT Planning Tool resource to better prepare for the fall 2020 and Winter 2021 EMT courses.
The EMT application for 2020/2021 courses is open!
Follow the steps below to complete the entry requirements and to reserve a position in the EMT course. Each course will admit up to 26 students once the application process is complete and a position in the course will not be held until the application process has been completed. Reach out to one of the EMS advisors for more information or to discuss certificate and degree options. EMS Advisors are available to set up a meeting and discuss options and pre-requisites for entering an EMT course.
There are three courses planned for the upcoming 2020/2021 academic year:
Fall/Winter Term 2020/2021
Tuesday/Thursday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Winter/Spring Term 2021
Tuesday/Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Winter/Spring Term 2021
Monday/Wednesday 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
ADVANCED EMT (AEMT) / OREGON EMT INTERMEDIATE (EMT-I)
The application for the 2020/2021 AEMT/EMT-Intermediate is now open. Follow the below steps to complete the entry requirements and to reserve a position into this course. The course is planned for Fall 2020 through Spring 2021 on Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings and will consist of the AEMT(fall/winter) and EMT-Intermediate(spring) courses.
PARAMEDIC
The 2020-21 Paramedic Application is now open! Paramedics provide more extensive care than EMTs. In addition to carrying out the procedures that EMTs use, paramedics can start IV’s, give numerous medications, interpret electrocardiograms (ECGs), and use other monitors and complex equipment. learn more...
Fall/Winter/Spring Term 2020/2021
Monday/Wednesday 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Summer Term- Field internship, dates and times TBD
Important Information for the Paramedic Program
ACCREDITATION DETAILS
The RCC Paramedicine program holds both state and national accreditation. See accreditation and outcomes details.
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