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The Associate in Science Degree in Paramedic Studies is designed as an extension to the EMT-Paramedic Certificate program. Graduates of this program will be prepared to assume management-level careers in pre-hospital health administration. They will have learned the skills necessary to plan, implement and manage pre-hospital care.

Career opportunities available for graduates of this program include employment as supervisors or managers of emergency medical services and as educational coordinators.

The objective of this certificate is to train students with the necessary cognitive, psychomotor, and affective behaviors to provide advanced life support in the prehospital setting and to provide the necessary coursework to be licensed in the state of Nevada and nationally certified. This limited entry program offers a comprehensive and in-depth study of advanced life support skills which include pharmacology, advanced airway management procedures and skills, ECG interpretation and electrical therapy. After completion of this certificate, students may then choose to complete the next phase of the program and earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in Paramedic Medicine. The Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoA-EMSP).

There is a growing need for outdoor professionals who know the special requirements of wilderness medicine. The Wilderness Emergency Medical Services (WEMS) program prepares you to work with organizations such as the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, ecologists and foresters, guides, outdoor education counselors, search & rescue, and outfitters that require additional knowledge and skills, along with pre-hospital training.

Requirements printed in the academic catalog are those which must be satisfied for graduation. A student should follow the catalog for the academic calendar year in which the student enters CSM, registers and attends classes. Additionally, the student may choose to follow any catalog that most benefits him or her, so long as the student was enrolled in a class in that academic calendar year.

An catalog academic calendar year runs from Summer term (June) through the end of Spring term (May). For example, students entering CSM in August 2008 would follow the 2008-2010 Catalog requirements.

The Emergency Medical Technology—Paramedic (EMT) program offers career training for entry-level personnel, as well as certification and continuing education courses. Chemeketa offers a diverse, experienced EMT faculty, excellent on-campus facilities, and outstanding hospital and pre-hospital clinical training sites. The program is accredited by the Oregon Department of Education, the Oregon Department of Health Services/Emergency Medical Services (DHS-EMS), and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Services is a degree completion program for registered nurses, radiological technologists, respiratory therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapy assistants, emergency medical services personnel, and other health related professionals. This degree is particularly appropriate for those who want the leadership, supervisory, administrative skills and degree required for upward mobility within organizations. These individuals already have the appropriate academic preparation and licensures, the necessary clinical skills, and the proper in-service training in a health-related discipline.