University of Alaska of Anchorage
- Alaska State certified basic emergency medical course beyond advance first aid. The course emphasizes prevention, assessment and care of injury and illness commonly encountered in both urban and rural settings.
- Presents skills for proficiency in victim assessment, recognition, and treatment of medical emergencies and other basic life support procedures. Includes observation experience in hospitals, emergency rooms or other sites. Provides the necessary training to become state or nationally registered as an EMT I, which is optional.
- Provides the EMT I with added skills of advanced airway, specialized tourniquets and intravenous treatment.
- Emphasizes knowledge and skills necessary to apply electrodes and monitor cardiac activity, defibrillating life-threatening arrhythmias and administer specific pharmacological agents.
UAF Community and Technical College
- The UAF Community and Technical College(CTC) paramedic academy is an intensive three-semester program that prepares students to take the National Registry’s Paramedic exam and prepares students for entry level positions as paramedics and EMT’s.
- Students complete 500 hours of classroom education and 250 hours of clinical experience in the first two semesters, with the clinical component including rotations in a hospital setting and placements in the emergency room, respiratory therapy, operating room, and intensive care unit.
- The curriculum meets or exceeds the 1998 Department of Transportation requirements for paramedic education.
- The State of Alaska sets the hourly requirements for this program.
- The classroom portion of the program must be at least 500 hours, while the clinical and field internships must be 232 hours and 480 hours, respectively, for a total of over 1200 hours of training.
- Provide evidence of professional CPR training and certification that includes adult, child, and infant CPR and airways obstruction relief maneuvers, including two rescuer CPR and barrier devices.
- Provides the necessary training to become state or nationally registered as an EMT I, which is optional.
- Presents skills for proficiency in victim assessment, recognition, and treatment of medical emergencies and other basic life support procedures.
- Includes practicum experience in hospitals, emergency rooms or other sites.
- Provides the EMT I with added skills of advanced airway, specialized tourniquets and intravenous treatment.
- Emphasizes knowledge and skills necessary to apply electrodes and monitor cardiac activity, defibrillate life-threatening arrhythmias and administer specific pharmacological agents.
University of Alaska Anchorage – Mat-Su College
- Students will learn how to provide pre-hospital emergency care to acutely ill or injured patients.
- They learn to assess and manage patients with emergency medical needs.
- Paramedics are an integral part of the front line team of health care professionals who save lives and provide for the public safety of the community.
- Mat-Su College paramedic students train with “state-of-the-art” equipment in classrooms, at local and regional hospitals, and during a preceptor internship offered with major ambulance services.