Associate Degree in Paramedicine

About

An innovative and evolving medical profession, Paramedicine has evolved from providing a means of patients transport to a fully integrated emergency medical treatment option. Boost your career beyond EMT certification with an Associate Degree. Lane Community College’s Paramedicine Program prepares you to take the Paramedic National Registry Cognitive and Psychomotor exams. After passing the NREMT Exams, you'll be eligible for both a National and Oregon EMT License. After completing your degree at Lane, you'll also be awarded Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program certifications. What you'll learn; Patient Interview Skills, Vehicle Extrication & Technical Rope Rescue Skills, Practical Hands-On Training, Emergency Medical & Trauma Assessments and Skills, Advanced Airway, Intravenous Access (IV) & Emergency Advanced Cardiac Arrest Skills, Advanced Cardiac, Pediatric, Neonatal Assessment, Practical, and Management Skills. A paramedic license from Lane Community College opens the doors to many different experience opportunities including: Community First Responders, Paid Emergency and Non Emergency Ambulance Transportation, Rapid Extraction Module Support Teams (REMS), EMS Contract Services, Fire-Based EMS opportunities, and more. The Paramedicine AAS degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Career Path

Graduate career path includes Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, Community Paramedic, Flight Paramedic, Firefighter Paramedic, Emergency Response Coordinator (Entry-Level), Ambulance Operations Technician, Tactical Paramedic, Search and Rescue Medic, Event Medical Services Technician, Remote Site Medic (e.g., oil rigs, wilderness), Emergency Department Technician, Disaster Response Assistant, Patient Transport Technician, EMS Instructor (Entry-Level), Emergency Medical Dispatcher Telemedicine Support Technician (Emergency Care), Clinical Support Technician (Emergency Services), Public Health Emergency Assistant, Military Medic (with enlistment), Paramedic Field Training Officer (with experience).