The Yale New Haven Hospital Center for EMS Healthcare Professional to Paramedic Program is designed for actively working RNs, APRNs or PA-Cs with minimum two years FTE in ED or ICU/Critical Care.
The program is a State of Connecticut approved educational program and is based on the current National Standard Curriculum for Paramedic Training and the current National Educational Standards document of the U.S. NHTSA. It is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). The course consists of a 1400 hour minimum, including distributive learning and a two-week, in-person classroom and lab. Both the distributive portion and in-person classroom/lab will be broken-down into six modules: Introduction to Paramedicine, Medical Emergencies, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Trauma and Operations.
The distributive learning portion of the program will have rolling, open enrollment with all assignments due by Nov. 1, 2023. The two-week in person classroom and lab will run from Nov. 6-17, 2023.
