Paramedic
Fast Response Paramedic Program
Your first step, if you are interested in this academy,
is to complete a Paramedic Academy Interest Card.
Fast Response School of Health Care Education is excited to announce that our Paramedic curriculum has been approved by the Alameda County EMS Agency! Our first paramedic academy has been scheduled for April of 2012.
If you are currently an Emergency Medical Technician and will have one year full-time EMS field experience by February of 2012, you may be eligible to enroll in our first Paramedic course. Qualified candidates must submit an interest card to receive an Application for Consideration.
Paramedic Academy Interest Card - Prerequisite information and the Application for Consideration will be mailed out starting in October of 2011.
Realistic scenarios and guaranteed externships in both the ambulance and Emergency Room environment give graduates confidence in their abilities.
The Fast Response School of Health Care Education Paramedic Program provides students with the comprehensive skills needed to perform competently and safely in an ALS role in the pre-hospital setting. The training program includes a minimum of 728 hours of didactic instruction, skills laboratory and examinations, 160 hours of clinical externship experience, and 480 hours of field internship experience.
Our Paramedic program meets and exceeds the regulations in the California Code of Regulations Title 22, Division 9, Chapter 4. This program meets all the objectives in the United States Department of Transportation’s 1998 Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic: National Standard Curriculum as well as the 2009 National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards for Paramedics.
Graduates will receive a Certificate of Course Completion and be eligible to sit for certification by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Students will also graduate with the following certifications: American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), International Trauma Life Support – Advanced (ITLS), American Geriatrics Society Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (GEMS), and National Association of EMT’s Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS).
The Fast Response Paramedic Academy admissions procedure is as follows:
- Submission of a Paramedic Academy Interest Card.
- For Interview Candidacy:
- Complete an Application for Consideration;
- Successful completion of an entrance examination (Wonderlic) with a score of 20 or greater;
- Proof of age (Must be 21 at Program Expected Graduation date);
- Proof of legal ability to work in the United States;
- Proof of minimum education requirements:
- High school diploma, official High School Transcripts showing successful completion, GED, or Official college transcripts;
- Copy of current Emergency Medical Technician Certification and Health Care Provider CPR card, both individually renewed within 12 months of the Program Expected Start Date.
- Proof of at least 2080 hours (one year full-time equivalent) EMT experience. (Pay stubs, W-2 forms, letter from supervisor etc.);
- Clear background check ($100.00) to be paid and completed before consideration;
- DMV H-10 with no DUI’s or reckless driving charges and a maximum of 2 points in the last 5 years;
- Clear 10-panel drug screen.
- Submit at Interview:
- Copy of current resume;
- Copy of required essay;
- Completion of a Paramedic Preparatory class;
- Completion of an Anatomy and Physiology class or Paramedic A&P;
- If accepted after interview:
- Completion of an enrollment agreement;
- Financial plan for funding education;
- Payment either in full or of the first required installment of a payment plan.
Your first step, if you are interested in this academy,
is to complete a Paramedic Academy Interest Card.
Please feel free to call 510.849.4009 with any questions.
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