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Paramedic Certificate

Accreditation and Program Outcomes

The Spartanburg Community College Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Goal

To prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

Learning Objectives:

1. Apply EMS and general medical knowledge necessary to function in a healthcare setting.

2. Demonstrate a broad range of paramedic level EMS skills, both difficult and routine.

3. Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in working with patients in a variety of settings and situations.

4. Practice professional oral and written communication in a healthcare setting.

Clinical and Field Requirements:

EMT students will complete 24 hours of field experience on a 911 ambulance. Paramedic students will complete 270 hours of clinical in various hospital settings and, 180 hours of field experience and 180 hours of field internship (Capstone) on a 911 ambulance. 

All EMS students must meet clinical, field experience and field internship prerequisites and requirements that include the following:

Health Forms:

Health forms comprised of health tests/immunizations and a health history are required of every student. Health forms will be distributed during the mandatory program orientation.  

Criminal Background Investigation:

Students must have a clear status for 7 years with no history of violent crimes.

Drug Testing:

A 10-panel urine drug screening is required.

Immunizations:

Proof of immunization is required of all students BEFORE scheduling or participating in any clinical, field experience, or field internship rotations.

• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
• Varicella immunization or positive titer (IgG immunity verification)
• Documentation of immunity is required since having had chicken pox does not guarantee immunity.
• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) immunization
• Tetanus (Td) booster
• Needed if Tdap or Td booster, whichever is most recent, was received 10 or more years ago.
• Tuberculosis (TB) test. Must meet one of the following options:
  
  • 2-Step PPD (TB skin test)
  • Two 1-Step PPDs (TB skin tests)
  • IGRA-QFT Test (TB blood draw test)
  • Note: TB tests are only valid for 12 months from date of test
• Influenza immunization
• Influenza immunizations are only valid for the flu season during which they are administered
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• COVID-19. Must have one of the following options:
  • COVID-19 initial immunization (booster not required)
  • SRHS medical exemption (form available upon request)
  • SRHS religious exemption (form available upon request)

Certifications:

• CPR certification
• Required of all students
  • EMT students will take CPR in their EMT class
  • EMT certification
    
    • Required of all paramedic students

Miscellaneous:

• HealthStream
• A web-based safety training program that all students must complete annually
• HEPA respiratory fit testing
  • Will be completed by EMS faculty