BLINN EMS PROGRAM TO SHOWCASE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAREER OPPORTUNITY

  

Blinn EMS Program to showcase emergency response career opportunities

Sessions will detail certificate and career opportunities for future emergency medical technicians

 

Blinn College’s Emergency Medical Services Program will introduce prospective students to a world of exciting career opportunities during three upcoming information sessions.

Blinn will host sessions for students looking to become emergency medical technicians (EMTs) Feb. 17, March 23 and April 20. Each session begins at 5:30 p.m. in Room 3541 in Clinical Building I of the Texas A&M Health Science Center, located at 8441 State Highway 47 in Bryan.

Information sessions provide an opportunity for students to determine whether they want to pursue an EMT-basic certification, as well as a chance to network with instructors. Program director Zack Varner and instructor Kimberly Decker will lead the sessions and answer questions from prospective students.

EMTs care for the sick or injured in emergency medical settings. They respond to emergency calls, perform medical services and transport patients to medical facilities. EMTs are trained to respond quickly in emergency situations, as people’s lives often depend on their quick reaction and competent care.

Blinn’s EMT-basic course is a one-semester program that prepares students for certification by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Texas Department of State Health Services. The seven-credit hour course provides students 16 hours of classroom instruction with a clinical coordinator, 60 hours on an ambulance, 32 hours in an emergency room and 16 hours in labor and delivery. Students are also required to spend at least four hours participating in community service activities.

Students must maintain an average of 80 percent or higher in the course to begin clinical rotations, and must earn an 80 percent or higher on the comprehensive final exam to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam.

In the Fall, Blinn EMT-basic students posted a 93 percent pass rate on the NREMT. The average pass rate for first-time test takers in Texas was 67 percent in 2014.

“We pride ourselves on making certain our students have all the resources they need to be successful,” Varner said. “This is our passion. We are dedicated to developing future leaders of EMS, and as long as students are invested in their work, they are going to be successful in the course.”

To register for an information session or to learn more about the program, visit: www.blinn.edu/twe/ems/index.html.

 

About Blinn College

With an enrollment of 19,422 students, Blinn ranks among the nation’s leaders in transferring students to leading four-year universities and has received national recognition for affordable educational excellence. For more information, visit www.blinn.edu.

 

story provided by: Blinn Media Contact, Richard Bray

 

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