EMSP 2362 Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

CIP Code: 510904

Credit Hours: 3
External Hours: 15

Contact Hour Total: 240

A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. A capstone course of the EMSP program. A method of instruction providing detailed education, training, work-based experience, and direct patient/client care, generally at a clinical site. Specific detailed learning objectives are developed for each course by the faculty. On-site clinical instruction, supervision, evaluation, and placement are the responsibility of the college faculty. Clinical experiences are unpaid external learning experiences. Students participate in a single preceptorship with an assigned EMS Agency. A minimum of 240 hours EMS must be completed. The student is evaluated by competency performance and may perform additional time to complete competencies. Prerequisite(s): Student must meet requirements for continued acceptance into the Paramedic program. A student must be college ready in reading, writing, and math according to TSI college-ready standards. Must have completed EMSP 1338, EMSP 1355, EMSP 1356, EMSP 2348, EMSP 2260, EMSP 2434, EMSP 2444, EMSP 2338, and EMSP 2261 with a “B” or better. This course also requires the student to have met the vaccine requirements listed by the Blinn College Department of Health Sciences and current CPR Training at the Health Care Provider/Professional Rescuer Level is also required prior to beginning clinical rotations (this is not included in the class.) Please contact the Program Director with questions regarding this matter. Corequisite(s): EMSP 2143, EMSP 2330 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course