Paramedic Didactic Training Program

This comprehensive 400-hour, instructional program is designed according to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) National curriculum.  It will provide currently certified NJ State EMT's with a theoretical knowledge base and psychomotor skills to enter the clinical component of paramedic training which is conducted at sponsoring mobile intensive care units (MICU) hospitals.  The didactic course includes training in advanced airway management, trauma, and behavioral, medical, gerontological, pediatric and obstetrical emergencies.  The course also includes pharmacology, and intensive cardiac care therapeutics with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, a pre-requisite for the National Registry Paramedic Certification Examination. Students also obtain certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS).  PREREQUISITE:  Potential candidates must be sponsored by an approved NJ Department of Health MICU training hospital and satisfy Ocean County College's eligibility criteria. 
40.0 CEU
Cost: $5,500

CEHS-107

Location: MONOC Facility, Wall, NJ

Contact Information:

For information about Nursing and Allied Health courses and/or clinical requirements contact Kathy Caro, Administrator of Allied Health, at kcaro@ocean.edu.

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