Emergency Medical Services
The emergency medical services programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and competencies
required to administer emergency pre-hospital care. These programs follow national and state protocol
standards that allow graduates to take national and state certification examinations.
The emergency medical technician -- intermediate (EMT-I) certificate option is designed to prepare graduates
to work as emergency medical technicians at the intermediate level. The emergency medical technician
-- paramedic (EMT-P) certificate option is for those with an EMT-I education. This option prepares graduates
to work as paramedics.
The EMT-I is also required for those interested in the associate of applied science degree program.
This program is designed to prepare graduates to work as paramedics, to assume leadership positions
in the field and to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Due to the limited number of spaces available in these programs, selection is on a competitive basis.
Interested individuals must follow the procedures in the
Emergency Medical Services Admissions Information packet
,
which is available in the admissions office. In order to be considered for admission into the EMT-I
option that begins in the summer, or the EMT-P option or associate degree program that begin in the
fall, prospective students must complete the admission requirements by the last Friday in May.
In order to graduate with a certificate of proficiency or associate of applied science degree, students
must obtain a grade of "C" or better in all emergency medical services and biology courses.
For additional information about the emergency medical services program, contact
Daniel Webster, Assistant
Instructor of Emergency Medical Services.
Program Outline
Emergency Medical Services Program Outline
Emergency Medical Services Admissions Requirements and Procedures
Students are admitted to the A.A.S. and certificate emergency medical services (EMS) programs only in
the summer II session. Because of limitations of health care facilities for clinical and field rotations,
admission into the emergency medical services programs is restricted and selection is on a competitive
basis. All admissions documentation for the EMS programs must be submitted by the last Friday in May.
Candidates are selected based on recommendations, diagnostic test scores, and prior education. Preference
is given to residents of Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties. Meeting the admissions requirements
for the program does not guarantee admission into the program.
In order to be considered for admission into the EMT-I program candidates must:
- Be an EMT-B prior to the start of class.
- Be 18 years of age or older by the start of the emergency medical technician - intermediate program.
- Take the diagnostic assessments (except for candidates who have a bachelor's or higher degree, college
transfer students who are eligible for transfer credit for ENG 101 and/or MTH 103 or a higher lever
mathematics course, or who have received Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) subset scores of at least 550
or American College Testing (ACT) subset scores of at least 21 within the past two years). Applicants
must be at the ENG 095, ENG 096 and MTH 092 or better to be considered for the EMS program.
- Provide documentation of an affiliation with an Advanced Life Support agency, a favorable recommendation
from the agency, and a history of prior education and service (types of training, level of service:
number of hours/runs, and protocol errors/quality concern issues).
- Sign a Felony Conviction Notification form. Felony conviction may prohibit state and national certification,
and admission into the program.
- Have a valid driver's license.
- Meet the functional job analysis standards for EMTs, which can be found on the EMS Department's website
under the Student Resources link.
- Provide documentation of current certification in CPR for health care providers.
Upon acceptance into the admission into the EMS program or EMT-I program, candidates must submit a health
record completed by a physician validating that the candidate meets the technical standard of good physical
and mental health and provide documentation of High School diploma or the equivalency.
The admissions packet is available for download, or it may be obtained by calling the admissions office at (410) 334-2895.
Credit for Current Emergency Medical Services Certification
Students entering the college with EMT-B, EMT-I or EMT-P certificates may be able to earn college credit
for the emergency medical services courses with the appropriate documentation. Students with these certificates
who are requesting college credit for the EMT-B, EMT I and/or EMT-P courses must complete and submit
to the director of admissions at Wor-Wic Community College the following form:
Readmission Procedures
The policy guidelines for readmission of a previously admitted and enrolled student will occur under
the following conditions.
- Readmission is dependent upon the space available in the program.
- In order to receive consideration for readmission, the student must obtain a
Request for Readmission into the Emergency Medical Services Program form
and submit the completed form, a new affiliation form
and a new recommendation form to the college by the last Friday in June.
- All current admission criteria must be met for readmission consideration.