The Emergency Medical Services Department offers career training for entry-level positions in emergency medical settings.
Ambulance companies, fire departments, police departments, and various other industries requiring emergency medical services may employ EMS Providers. After successful completion of all requirements for EMT, the student is eligible to apply to take the state licensure exam. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department trains and educates EMS professionals to excel in meeting the needs of the community.
EMS Providers respond to medical emergencies by providing immediate care and transportation to the ill and injured. This program combines classroom lectures, hands-on skills labs and appropriate cooperative clinical and field experience to provide students with cognitive, psychomotor, and affective competence to function as effective EMS providers. The prerequisites for the program include WR 115; MTH 20; RD 90; current BLS HCP CPR card. For questions please contact Dr. Crystal Bowman, the Director of Nursing & Allied health at crystal.bowman@oregoncoast.edu.
Click here for the program application for Spring ’23.