Paramedic Program Curriculum

Paramedic: This is a 16 month, 1,340 hours training program (20.94 contact or clock hours per week) program leading to a Certificate of Completion. This course, approved by the State of Florida’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, provides preparation for the Paramedic Certification Exam and has been designed to exceed the minimum requirements of the State of Florida. Paramedics are advanced providers of emergency medical care and are highly educated in topics such as anatomy and physiology, cardiology, medications, and medical procedures. They build on their EMT education and learn more skills such as administering medications, starting intravenous lines, providing advanced airway management for patients, and learning to resuscitate and support patients with significant problems such as heart attacks and traumas. The paramedic program consists of four (4) semesters; students must pass each course code in each semester prior to moving onto the next semester.

• Paramedic Lecture and Lab offered on the Pembroke Pines and Palm Beach Gardens sites.
• Paramedic Hospital Clinicals offered at hospitals in Ft. Lauderdale, Weston, Hollywood, Miami, and Tamarac, Florida.
• Paramedic Ambulance/Fire Rescue Ride Times offered through public and private ambulance and fire rescue organizations in Miami Dade, Ft. Lauderdale, Coral Gables, Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Dania Beach, Village of Islands, Key Biscayne, Key West, and Miramar, Florida.