BLINN PARAMEDIC PROGRAM GRADUATES TWENTY
The Blinn College District Paramedic Program recently welcomed twenty new graduates to the profession during a pinning ceremony.
The pinning ceremony was held at the Blinn RELLIS Administration Building at Texas A&M RELLIS.
The fall 2022 graduating class includes: Mikaella Barnett (Spring), Zachary Bezner (Okinawa, Japan), Aaron Clark (Wheelock), Neely Cole (Grand Rapids, MI), Ashley Dillard (Elk City, OK), Francisco Garcia (Eagle Pass), Laurel Heath (The Woodlands), Viviana Herrera (Montgomery), Justin Hyatt, Destiny Lafferty (Willis), Erin Lawson (The Woodlands), Taylor McGillivray (Atmore, AL), Layce Reeves (Floresville), Natalie Rojas (Bryan), Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Rutledge (Chunky, MS), Michaela Smith (Fort Worth), James Taylor (College Station), Esteban Torrez (Harlingen), and Trey Urech (Katy).
Each of the graduates earned their paramedic technology certificate or the Emergency Medical Services Associate in Applied Science degree, which qualifies them for entry-level paramedic positions and can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree.
Program Director Zack Varner said that the graduates are equipped with the skills and training to save lives. He added that the state-of-the-art simulation labs at Texas A&M RELLIS has prepared them for a wide-variety of emergency situations.
Blinn’s Paramedic Program is based at the RELLIS Academic Alliance Complex at Texas A&M RELLIS in Bryan.
Students gain hands-on skills using the facility’s 16,000 square foot simulation laboratories. Those who complete the program have numerous employment opportunities and options to continue their education.
For more information about Blinn’s Paramedic Program, you can visit their website at www.blinn.edu/emergency-medical-services.