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June 30, 2004
MGHS School of Emergency Medical Technology
entering into third full year
School seeking applicants for Basic-EMT class in the fall
The Marquette
General Health System School
of Emergency Medical Technology will soon launch into its third year of providing high-quality,
hands-on EMT education to residents of the Upper Peninsula.
Mark Norris, Director of the School of Emergency Medical Technology, said
the School will offer an EMT-Basic course this fall. Over the past two
years, some
136 residents have graduated from two EMT-Basic courses, and more than
90 percent of the graduates are actively involved in EMS in the Upper Peninsula.
Norris said that 254 students — covering EMT-Basic, Medical First Responders
and Paramedic — have graduated from the School since its inception in
2001.
Marquette General will again provide multi-site video conferencing to reach
rural communities in the Upper Peninsula. According to Norris, the end
sites will be determined by applicant responses from various communities.
Norris is very pleased with the School’s success rate in its first two
years.
“More than 90 percent of our students have successfully passed the EMT
Basic National Registry Exam (first attempt),” he said. “We have
had some excellent students walk through our doors, and it’s been a pleasure
working with them.”
The School of Emergency Medical Technology’s mission is to make education
and training accessible and affordable, particularly in high-need rural areas
in the U.P. It was created in hopes of addressing the declining numbers of
trained EMT personnel in rural areas across the U.P. Last year, the School
provided continuing education credits, an EMT-Basic program, workshops and
a Medical First Responder program.
The EMT-Basic program represents the first component of the emergency medical
technician system. An EMT-Basic is trained to care for patients at accident
scenes and during transport by ambulance under medical direction to the
hospital. The EMT-Basic has the emergency skills to assess a patient’s condition
and manage respiratory, cardiac and trauma emergencies.
The EMT-Basic Program meets and exceeds the National Standard Curriculum,
Norris said. Upon successful completion of these requirements, students
will be tested
by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians to be eligible
for Michigan licensure.
“Students will be tested on their knowledge acquired from bookwork and
lectures, as well as their practical skills,” Norris said. “They
will also be required to do clinical work in both the pre-hospital and hospital
setting.”
The EMT-Basic program consists of 290 hours of course work. Classes will
be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, along with approximately
10 Saturday sessions that will begin at 9 a.m. and run in six- and eight-hour
blocks.
The EMT-Basic course begins on Tuesday, Aug. 24, and concludes Feb. 24.
The application deadline is July 23. The cost of the course is $725, which
includes
books.
For more information or to receive an application for admission, call the
MGHS School of Emergency Medical Technology at 225-7590 or 1-800-562-9753,
ext.
7590.
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