The Paramedic Technology Certificate is a full-time, intensive training curriculum that includes a total of 1,200 hours, incorporating classroom and lab time, clinical experience, and a field internship. Coursework focuses on areas required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations and national guidelines. Certificate recipients are eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and/or the Massachusetts Paramedic Certification Examinations.

In 1972, the University opened the Institute for Emergency Medical Services, one of the first educational programs in the United States created specifically to meet the educational needs of the emergency medical services profession. The Institute's mission is to develop comprehensive, practice-oriented EMS educational programs designed to fully prepare students for a successful EMS career. To date, the Institute has educated over 45,000 emergency medical professionals at campus locations worldwide.

Northeastern's one-year Paramedic Technology Certificate Program curriculum exceeds the requirements of the U.S. DOT and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In addition, completing the program gives you 57 quarter hours of college credit. At Northeastern you will receive a comprehensive university-style learning experience far superior to other programs that are solely "training" courses. As a Northeastern Paramedic student, you will spend a total of 1,500 hours divided into three learning phases: (1) Classroom/lab; (2) Clinical; and (3) Field Internship. Through this balanced approach, you will enhance your basic EMT skills, learn the essential Advanced Life Support (ALS) techniques, and gain the background knowledge needed to use your new skills with judgment and capability.

Programs start each January and July and classes meet Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 3:30 PM at the Burlington Campus for the first six months. Students spend the next six months in three to five day per week clinical rotations at local hospital affiliates. This is followed by a sixteen day field internship in the New York City metropolitan area.

For more information, contact either:

Dana Sampson
EMS Director
d.sampson@neu.edu

or