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After years of planning, the Paramedic/EMT program at Greenbrier Community College of Bluefield State College is set and many southern WV and Alleghany Highlands, Va., volunteer fire departments and high schools have been informed of the one year program.
"We have designed the program so the participant can best be served, with classes only on Monday and Wednesday evenings, one full year from start to finish," notes Roger Griffith, assistant director of GCCC and a former member of the Athens, WV, Volunteer Fire Department.
The student who completes the one year collegiate certificate program will be eligible to sit for the National Registry (NREMTP) Certificate Exam.
An EMT/Paramedic, through performance of patient assessments and provision of emergency medical care, strives to meet the goals of preventing and reducing mortality and morbidity due to illness and injury. Paramedics primarily care to emergency patients in the out of hospital setting. The Paramedic Program at GCCC prepares the graduate for a career as a certified EMT-Paramedic.
The curriculum includes a balance of paramedic and college level courses, Griffiths adds. The paramedic courses are designed to assist the student to maintain high quality patient care. The graduate will be able to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies of acutely ill or injured person in any pre-hospital settings. Paramedics are responsible and accountable to medical direction , the public and their peers, Griffith continued. The paramedics work in the field under the direction of a physician through written standing orders and radio communication, he concluded.
For information on the new program being offered at GCCC on its Lewisburg campus, telephone 304-647-6560 or write or visit the GCCC at 101 Church Street, Lewisburg 24901.
Greenbrier Community College Center serves Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas, Summers, eastern Fayette and southern and eastern Nicholas counties as well as the neighboring Alleghany Highlands of Virginia.
April 24, 2003
Submitted by Mike Williams
Submitted by Mike Williams
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