Paramedicine

Paramedics are advanced-level providers of emergency care educated through a nationally-accredited program that is approximately 1,500 to 2,000 hours in length. Considered an extension of the hospital emergency department, paramedics receive a formal education in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, cardiology, pulmonology, pharmacology, pediatrics, geriatrics, hematology, toxicology and many other topics in emergency medicine, and continue their professional development through prescribed continuing education.