Paramedic

A.A.S. DEGREE

Description
The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. The program is broken down into four quarters intended to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. The courses will cover anatomy/physiology, advanced airway management, and pharmacology/medication administration.

Program Learning Outcomes
1.Develop a patient diagnosis in the prehospital environment by obtaining patient history, performing a physical exam, and performing appropriate diagnostic tests within the scope of practice of a paramedic.
2.Deliver medications according to protocols.
3.Deliver life-saving interventions according to protocols.
4.Manage patient care while providing safe transportation to appropriate medical facilities.
5.Communicate effectively with patients and others involved with the patient’s care to include obtaining patient history, informing patient of potential actions to be taken, and to obtain informed consent to treat.
6.Apply knowledge acquired from the program's general education requirements in a variety of non-clinical roles such as management education etc.
7.Implement personal safety practices to include prevention of work-related injuries, personal wellness awareness, reduce health related risks, and violence in the workplace.

Requirements for Program Entrance
High School diploma, EMT Certification (1 year minimum). Competitive admission - please contact the EMS Department at 585-753-3712 regarding current admissions criteria.

Distribution Requirements	Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER:
MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics OR MTH 160 Statistics I OR MTH 165 College Algebra OR HIGHER SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION MATH (SUNY-MATH) ELECTIVE #	3-4
BIO 133 Human Biology ##	3
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
CHE 100 Preparatory Chemistry OR CHE 124 General, Organic, and Biochemistry	4
TOTAL	13-14
SECOND SEMESTER:
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychological Science	3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) OR SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE	3
BIO 134 Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR BIO 144 Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3-4
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology	3
TOTAL	12-13
THIRD SEMESTER:
EMS 201 Introduction to Paramedicine	9
EMS 251 Paramedic Clinical and Field Experience I	1
EMS 202 Paramedicine II	8.5
EMS 252 Paramedic Clinical and Field Experience II	3
TOTAL	21.5
FOURTH SEMESTER:
EMS 203 Advanced Trauma Issues in Paramedicine	8
EMS 253 Paramedic Clinical and Field Experience III	4
EMS 204 Operational Delivery of Paramedic Care	6
EMS 254 Paramedic Clinical and Field Experience IV	4
TOTAL	22
TOTAL CREDITS	68.5 70.5

#Seek consultation with an advisor to select appropriate math course to satisfy chemistry requirement
##Seek consultation regarding the benefit of taking BIO 132 with BIO 133
Revised 1/2/2025