{"id":17945,"date":"2024-09-19T13:29:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/?post_type=program_tracks&#038;p=17945"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:02:35","slug":"paramedic-academy","status":"publish","type":"program_tracks","link":"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/program_tracks\/paramedic-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramedic Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Hero banner program -->\r\n<div class=\"fy-hero-program\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-hero-program__link-container container\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/programs\/emergency-medical-technician-emt\/\" class=\"fy-hero-program__link fy-icon-link fy-icon-link--xs\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-left-long fy-icon-link__icon-left\"><\/i> EMS Programs<\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-hero-program__container container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h1 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-hero-program__title fy-h2\"  aria-label=\"main\" role=\"main\">Paramedic Programs<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-hero-program__subtitle fy-highlight\">Certificate<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fy-hero-program__details row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a  rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"fy-hero-program__button fy-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/paramedicapply.forsythtech.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paramedic Academy Application<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" class=\"col-6 col-md-3 col-lg-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"fy-hero-program__label\">Time to Completion:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"fy-hero-program__detail\">10 &#8211; 12 months<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"400\" class=\"col-6 col-md-3 col-lg-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"fy-hero-program__label\">Schedule:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"fy-hero-program__detail\">Day, evening and weekend classes<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/Hero banner program -->\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>What You&#8217;ll Learn<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <p>The Paramedic Programs are designed to rigorously prepare students for a career as a paramedic. This challenging program combines comprehensive classroom instruction with hands-on clinical experience, ensuring that graduates are well-equipped to handle the demands of emergency medical services.<\/p>\n<p>In this program, you will learn everything that an EMT and Advanced EMT learns in addition to Advanced Cardiology, Advanced Pharmacology, Trauma Management, Leadership, and EMS Operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    <div class=\"fy-single-list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t     \t<div class=\"fy-list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t<a   rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AEMT-to-Paramedic-Bridge-Information-Packet-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">AEMT to Paramedic Bridge Information Packet<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t<a   rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Paramedic-Academy-Information-Packet-7-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Paramedic Academy Information Packet<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t<a   rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/paramedicapply.forsythtech.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paramedic Academy Application<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- Large card -->\r\n<div class=\"fy-large-card  fy-large-card--reverse  fy-large-card--dark\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__container container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__row row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__inner col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-left\" class=\"fy-large-card__media-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fy-large-card__media lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EMS-resize-12-740x455.jpg\" alt=\"Career Tracks\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 740px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 740\/455;\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-large-card__info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__title fy-h3\" role=\"heading\">Career Tracks<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__description fy-paragraph\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Private and public EMS agencies<\/li>\n<li>Fire-Rescue Departments<\/li>\n<li>Hospitals<\/li>\n<li>Urgent Care Centers<\/li>\n<li>Doctors Offices<\/li>\n<li>Dental Offices<\/li>\n<li>EMS Training Programs<\/li>\n<li>Public Health Agencies<\/li>\n<li>Community Paramedicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/Large card -->\r\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>Outcomes<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <ul>\n<li>Assessment<\/li>\n<li>Treatment<\/li>\n<li>Trauma<\/li>\n<li>Cardiac<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacology<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"fy-accordion-section \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-accordion-section__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fy-accordion-section__title\">Program Goals and Minimum Expectations<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-accordion-section__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"fy-accordion-section__subtitle\"><\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accorodion\" id=\"fy-accordion\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c1\" class=\"fy-accordion__button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c1\" class=\"fy-accordion__collapse collapse show\" aria-labelledby=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c1\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-parent=\"#fy-accordion\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of the Forsyth Tech EMS Programs is to prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c2\" class=\"fy-accordion__button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c2\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is a Paramedic? \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c2\" class=\"fy-accordion__collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c2\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-parent=\"#fy-accordion\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Forsyth Tech Paramedic Academy is an intensive 10\u201312-month program designed to rigorously prepare students for a career as a paramedic. This challenging program combines comprehensive classroom instruction with hands-on clinical experience, ensuring that graduates are well-equipped to handle the demands of emergency medical services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics are trained to perform lifesaving measures that exceed the scope of EMTs and Advanced EMTs, qualifying them to execute more advanced procedures. These include administering injections, starting intravenous lines (IVs), and employing advanced airway management devices to support breathing. Paramedics are skilled in intubation, Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI), cricothyrotomy, needle decompression, and intraosseous (IO) access. They are also proficient in controlling major hemorrhages, cardiac monitoring, STEMI recognition, and administering advanced medications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our curriculum covers these advanced medical procedures, patient assessment, emergency response techniques, and leadership skills, providing a robust foundation for future paramedics. The paramedic program includes simulation-based training, real-world clinical rotations, and access to experienced instructors who bring a wealth of practical knowledge to the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Graduates of our program are well-prepared to excel in the fast-paced and rewarding field of paramedicine, ready to respond to emergencies with confidence and competence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join us to gain the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to become a highly skilled paramedic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c3\" class=\"fy-accordion__button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c3\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tParamedic Functional Job Analysis \/ Technical Standards\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c3\" class=\"fy-accordion__collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c3\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-parent=\"#fy-accordion\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paramedic-Functional-Job-Analysis-Technical-Standards.pdf\"  rel=\"noopener\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"fy-btn-primary mt-4\">Paramedic Functional Job Analysis \/ Technical Standards<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c5\" class=\"fy-accordion__button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCareer Placement\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapseblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c5\" class=\"fy-accordion__collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"itemblock_81f5a376f9e6fc5fc3fa8d182a24ca6c5\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-parent=\"#fy-accordion\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-accordion__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Private and public EMS agencies<\/li>\n<li>Fire-Rescue 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