Primary Care Paramedic graduates may be employed in rural or urban ambulance services, in various industrial settings or with municipal fire departments. If you have met the educational requirements and submitted the necessary documents, you will be contacted by the program advisor with a specific date and time for the selection evaluation. Fall Term Fee payment deadline: August 16, Winter Term Fee payment deadline: December 17, Visit Portage Bookstore for textbooks and supplies.
Need help funding your education? Check out our funding options. Click here to view Other Fees for Service. The Ambulance Placement Course is designed to provide the student the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills to provide care for diverse patients across the lifespan in an ambulance setting. Under the guidance of a preceptor, students apply the knowledge and skills gained in the classroom to real emergency situations The overall outcome of the ambulance placement is for the student to meet entry to practice PCP competencies.
This course provides an in-depth study of the structures of the human body and their interrelationships using a systems approach. The correlations between structure anatomy and function physiology are noted. Major topics include body organization, the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, endocrine, urinary and reproductive systems, the general and special senses, and human development.
This course is designed to prepare students in medical fields of study for advanced courses in their respective fields, as well as other university transfer students. The Clinical Placement Course is designed to provide the student exposure to diverse patients across the lifespan to facilitate application of newly acquired knowledge and skills into practice in a health care facility Emergency Department. The clinical placement provides the opportunity for the student to incorporate assessments, pharmacology, and skills in the treatment of patients of all ages.
Students will act as a member of the multidisciplinary heath team and develop an awareness of the roles and responsibilities of other health professionals while developing strategies to work effectively within a team setting.
This course explores basic and therapeutic communication skills for the health professional. Communication skills required for the development of caring relationships and to overcome barriers will be discussed, as well as, the skills needed for interprofessional practice, group and family communication. Conflict resolution, self-reflective practice and health teaching are key components of this course.
This course gives you the opportunity to learn and apply knowledge and skills involved in operating an emergency vehicle defensively in a variety of environments and conditions.
In this first professional paramedics course students learn about the history and evolving role of paramedics. Values, ethics, legalities and legislation that affect paramedic practice are introduced. This course provides the knowledge and practical skills to prepare students to perform the beginning skills required of a Primary Care Paramedic PCP.
During the mandatory on-site labs, students integrate theory from this course, knowledge from other foundational courses such as anatomy, physiology and practical skills in a simulated environment to meet the required competencies NOCPs at the level of proficiency. The student will apply new theory, previous knowledge from PCP , incorporate practical skills, history, assessment, clinical presentation, and diagnostic findings of the ill or injured patient to determine a provisional diagnosis utilizing differential diagnoses and develop an appropriate treatment plan.
Students will integrate all knowledge and skills to manage calls for delivery of safe patient care and promote optimal outcomes. Integration of all these components is critical to address the multiple medical and traumatic conditions encountered in the field.
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