PERCOM
Advanced EMT
Thank you for your interest in our Online Advanced EMT Class. We are proud to offer a course that is flexible, affordable, and convenient. We achieved this by providing a hybrid program that encompasses an online training environment as well as hands on skills and in the field clinical training. This course is designed to meet and exceed the standards put forth by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) National EMS Scope of Practice Model and is approved by Texas Department of State Health Services.
AEMT Program Approval Number 600026
Prerequisites:
The list below is the requirements to enter the course
there are other requirements that you will encounter in the various phases of course.
Please read Course Requirements before enrolling.
1. Government Issued Photo ID
2.
Current EMT Basic Certification (National or State)
3.
Current Health Care Provider (HCP) CPR Card
Human
Anatomy and Physiology
This course is the
starting point for EMT-Advanced Education. It is included in the tuition cost.
The student must complete A&P prior to beginning didactic coursework in the
EMT-Advanced Curriculum. Students who have passed a college level A&P
course with a minimum of a “C” will have our A&P requirement waived.
Didactic
The
didactic portion of the course is given online. The course is self-paced, and
the student may finish as quickly as he/she would like. The course
includes
PowerPoint presentations,
video
lectures, homework assignments and research exams. In addition, there are
weekly instructor/student chat rooms. In the chat rooms, the students can
question the instructor on course material. After the Q&A session the
instructor leads the students in an interactive scenario. All students are
required to attend 3 chat rooms before completing the Didactic portion of the course.
Psychomotor
Skills
After completing the pharmacology portion of the
didactic course (approximately 25%of the course), the student will be allowed
to begin skills 
training. Student will attend two 2
day skills practice sessions and one 2 day skills testing session at a PERCOM
facility in Texas. Students are required to view all of the skills training
videos contained in the course prior to attending the practice session. In
addition the students are required to memorize the steps on each skills sheet
prior to attending the sessions.
Clinical
Practicum
Students
may begin clinical practicum after completing the second skills practice
session. There is a total of 168 Hours required to complete this
Practicum as
well as skill performed and patient contact requirements.
Hour
Requirements
EMS:72
ER:56
L&D:16
Respiratory
Therapy:8
OR:16
Total:168
Caveat: If the student does not acquire the minimum patient contacts the student may have to attend additional clinical rotations.
Course
Completion
After passing the online didactic course, passing the skills
testing, and completing the clinical practicum requirements of the course, the
student will graduate. The student will be given a course completion
certificate and will be marked “eligible” in the NREMT database to take the
NREMT-I85 exam or the NEW AEMT exam (Students Choice). At this time the student may begin Paramedic 2
Tuition
The EMT-Advanced program cost $2000.00 which include
tuition, Textbook, and Insurance. If you pay in full at Purchase/Enrollment page then you will have instant access The Registration Page which quickens your enrollment, or you may initiate an in house PAYMENT PLAN designed to make higher education affordable and obtainable, however this adds a 48 hour delay in access to the Registration Page. PERCOM accepts Money Orders, Purchase Orders and Credit Cards.
