Advanced Emergency Care Program

DESCRIPTION

    The Advanced Emergency Care Program is a multiple entrance/multiple exit program. It allows students to exit at the end of each certificate and upon successful completion of all degree requirements. Students will be eligible for Maine State licensure and national registration at the EMT – Intermediate level upon successful completion of the Intermediate Emergency Care Certificate and EMT – Paramedic level upon successful completion of the Advanced Emergency Care Certificate. Students who complete the prescribed general education requirements will receive the Associate in Applied Science degree.

    The program is designed to provide the graduate with knowledge, skills, and behaviors to deliver emergency care safely and competently at all levels.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    Applicants to certain programs should be aware that a criminal background check will be required while they are enrolled in the program or as a condition of employment in the field; certain internship and/or practicum sites, such as health care facilities, may limit or deny clinical privileges to those who have a prior or current criminal record; and certain licensing boards may refuse to issue a license to practice based upon prior or current criminal offense(s). To learn more about whether the program or profession in which you are interested has such requirements or limitations, please see the Department Chair.

PROGRAM MISSION

    The mission of the Advanced Emergency Care Program at Kennebec Valley Community College is to educate and train Intermediate and Paramedic level Emergency Care Providers who will deliver appropriate and quality pre-hospital care. The program is committed to providing students with a foundation of knowledge, skills, and behaviors that will provide employment opportunities and form a foundation for life-long learning.

EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

   Upon successful completion of the Intermediate Emergency Care Certificate, Advanced Emergency Care Certificate or Associate in Applied Science degree, the graduate is expected to:

1. Be eligible for the appropriate level of professional credentialing.
2. Behave ethically with tolerance and respect for cultural and ethnic diversity in patients, family members and fellow health care providers.
3. Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, family and coworkers.
4. Demonstrate the critical thinking ability necessary for problem solving and differential diagnosis in emergency medicine.
5. Maintain professional knowledge, skills and behaviors through life long learning.

CRITERIA FOR GRADUATION

    INTERMEDIATE EMERGENCY CARE CERTIFICATE - Students in the Intermediate Emergency Care Certificate are expected to pass all courses with a "B-"and achieve a GPA of 2.67 or better.

 

    ADVANCED EMERGENCY CARE CERTIFICATE - Students in the Advanced Emergency Care Certificate are expected to pass all courses with a

"B-"and achieve a GPA of 2.67 or better.

    ADVANCED EMERGENCY CARE DEGREE - Students in the Advanced Emergency Care Degree are expected to pass all EMS designated courses with a "B-" and attain a final GPA of 2.67 or higher.

Intermediate Emergency Care (ECI) - CERTIFICATE

COURSES		CREDIT HOURS
EMS113	Fundamentals of EMS	3
EMS115	Intermediate Clinical Preceptorship & Field Internship	4
EMS117	Cardiac/Respiratory Emergencies	3
EMS119	Intermediate Skills Seminar	2
	TOTAL CREDITS	12

 

Advanced Emergency Care (ECP) - CERTIFICATE

 

FIRST SEMESTER		CREDIT HOURS
EMS208	Advanced Emergency Cardiovascular Care	4
EMS209	Paramedic Emergencies I	3
EMS215	Paramedic Clinical Preceptorship & Field Internship I	3
SECOND SEMESTER		CREDIT HOURS
EMS218	Paramedic Emergencies II	4
EMS219	Emergency Care Across the Lifespan	3
EMS225	Paramedic Clinical Preceptorship & Field Internship II	3
THIRD SEMESTER		CREDIT HOURS
EMS228	Paramedic Emergencies III	3
EMS229	Paramedic Skills Seminar	2
EMS235	Paramedic Clinical Preceptorship & Field Internship III	3
	TOTAL CREDITS FOR CERTIFICATE	28

 

Advanced Emergency Care (ECA) - ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE

   In addition to the 40 credits earned in the Intermediate and Advanced Emergency Care certificates, students will complete the following courses to earn the AAS degree:

COURSES		CREDIT HOURS
BIO213	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIO214	Anatomy and Physiology II	34
ENG101	College Composition	3
MAT117	College Algebra (or higher)	3
PSY101	Introduction to Psychology	3
______	Communications Elective	3
______	General Education Elective	3
______	General Education Elective	3
______	Humanities Elective	3
	TOTAL ADDITIONAL CREDITS	29
	TOTAL CREDITS FOR AAS	69

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