In HealthCenter21: Emergency Medical Services students explore 14 modules of instruction based on the new National EMS Education Standards for the Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) scopes of practice. The course emphasizes the importance of:

• Assessment

• Therapeutic Communication

• Cultural Competency

• Psychomotor Skills

• Professionalism

• Decision Making

• Record Keeping

• Scene Leadership and Safety

HealthCenter21: Emergency Medical Services is a certification preparation course. Upon the successful conclusion of the course, students will have obtained the skills and knowledge necessary for state and national certification exams, including:

• Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)/First Responder (FR)

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)/Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B)