BLINN PARAMEDIC PROGRAM HOLDS PINNING CEREMONY
The Blinn College District Paramedic Program recently welcomed 17 new graduates during a pinning ceremony at Texas A&M-RELLIS.
Each graduate earned their paramedic technology certificate or Emergency Medical Services Associate of Applied Science degree, which qualifies them for entry-level paramedic positions and can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree.
The fall 2024 graduating class includes:
- Maxwell S. Cabrera – Kaufman, TX
- Katie L. Eliot – Bedford, TX
- Esteban L. Esquivel – Kaufman, TX
- Brian J. Finch – San Antonio, TX
- Bailey D. Gober – Burton, TX
- Jaxson F. Hagewood – Santa Fe, TX
- Nicholas C. Hahn – Madisonville, TX
- Dillon J. K. Hernandez – Giddings, TX
- Steven G. Mcgee – Decatur, TX
- Zachary A. Meyer – Houston, TX
- Luke M. Miles – College Station, TX
- Richard Moreno – Bryan, TX
- James Najvar – Iola, TX
- Clarissa M. Pereyra – College Station, TX
- Emily Persons – Woodville, TX
- David Spells – Cameron, TX
- Ernest N. Terrazas – Pearland, TX
Blinn’s Paramedic Program includes basic and clinical emergency medical technician, emergency pharmacology, clinical emergency medical services, trauma management, cardiology, medical emergencies, and EMS operations.
Program Director Zack Varner said, “These graduates are invaluable first responders equipped with the skills and training to save lives. The state-of-the-art simulation labs at Texas A&M-RELLIS prepare them for a wide variety of emergency situations, and students complete this program with the tools to safeguard their patients.”
Blinn’s Paramedic Program is based at the RELLIS Academic Alliance Complex at Texas A&M-RELLIS in Bryan, where students gain hands-on skills utilizing the facility’s 16,000-square-foot simulation laboratories.
Graduates who pass their certification and licensure exams are eligible to work in the ambulance service industry, local governments, outpatient care centers, and hospitals.
For more information, visit www.blinn.edu/emergency-medical-services.