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EMT Training Offered at Rural Sites
WSU's Department of Emergency Care & Rescue is helping western states train paramedics in rural areas, with a program that uses state-of-the-art interactive video technology to educate students in Utah, Wyoming and Washington.
Training responders in rural areas is critical because the need for paramedics is most acute in those places where medical assistance isn't just around the corner. The video technology allows a professor teaching a class at the Ogden campus to interact with 25-30 additional students in these remote areas.
A "distance ed" site usually consists of 4-5 collocated students. Skills are generally done in a "skills camp" model at the Ogden, Utah, campus. Dependent upon community resources, a hybrid skills program MAY be developed at a distance ed location to decrease student travel time.
Starting catalog year 2006-2007, all students must have the following prerequisites with a "C" or better before starting any WSU Paramedic Program:
- EMT-Basic certification with 1 year of EMS experience
- Documented MATH 0960 competency
- Documented 2 credits in Medical Terminology
- Documented 3 credits in English 1010
- Documented 8 credits of "matched set" Anatomy and Physiology
- Minimum GPA of 2.7
More details about the department's distance learning program, including site selection, cost and student prerequisites, can be found here: Program Details
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Weber State University Ogden, Utah 84408 |