Designed to prepare students to serve as pre-hospital emergency medical care professionals, FLCC’s 20-month Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic certificate program delivers instruction through lecture, lab experiences, clinical lessons, and field training. The curriculum also prepares students to take the New York State Paramedic Certification exams and the National Registry of EMT-Paramedic exam, and to obtain American Heart Association certification in basic cardiac life support, advanced cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support.

Students are required to complete 372 hours of in-hospital clinical field experience in emergency departments, operating rooms, intensive care units, psychiatric treatment units, labor/delivery rooms, and other specialized care units. They are also required to complete a minimum 100 to 200 hour field internship with area advanced life support ambulance services.

The curriculum and objectives of each course follow the USDOT paramedic course outline. Classes will be held through the College in affiliation with the Finger Lakes Regional EMS Council located at the Ontario County Safety Training Facility, as well as other clinical locations throughout the area.

For more information about EMS courses and the EMT-Paramedic certificate program, contact the Finger Lakes Region Emergency Medical Service Council at (585) 396-4585 or visit the Finger Lakes Regional EMS Council web site at www.flremsc.org.