Start Dates & Ontario Colleges Program Codes:
- Fall Start (September): 0694
You Are 911: Saving Lives on the Front Lines
Become a crucial part of emergency healthcare with Confederation College's two-year Paramedic program. As a paramedic, you'll be the first responder in critical situations, providing immediate medical care and potentially saving lives. This comprehensive program prepares you to work effectively as part of an emergency health team, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to handle high-pressure situations with confidence and expertise.
Our program combines in-class learning with hands-on field experience, ensuring you're ready to provide safe and expert care from day one. You'll master essential topics including patient care theory and practice, anatomy and physiology, legal aspects of patient care, communications for paramedics, physical education, and ambulance operations. Through this balanced curriculum, you'll develop the technical skills, critical thinking abilities, and compassionate approach needed to excel in this demanding yet rewarding field.
Ontario Learn and Stay Grant Eligible
This priority program offers domestic students funding to cover tuition, compulsory fees, books, and other direct educational costs. Students commit to working in the region where they study, supporting in-demand professions in local communities.
Top Highlights
- Real-World Experience: Gain invaluable field experience in actual medical situations, including placements outside Thunder Bay.
- Certification Ready: Graduate eligible to write the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Advanced Emergency Medical Care Attendant Certification Examination (A-EMCA).
- Career Versatility: Prepare for diverse opportunities in urban Emergency Medical Services, hospitals, government agencies, community organizations, and air ambulance services.
- State-of-the-Art Training: Learn using modern equipment and simulations that mirror real-life emergency scenarios.
- Holistic Skill Development: Develop not just medical skills, but also critical communication, decision-making, and teamwork abilities essential for success in the field.
Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Communicate and interact effectively and appropriately with patients and others.
- Assess patients using relevant theory and practices and in compliance with current legislation, regulations, standards, and best practice guidelines.
- Establish patients’ treatment and transport priorities based on assessment findings.
- Implement preventive and therapeutic patient management strategies to maintain and promote patients’ well-being in compliance with current legislation, regulations, standards, and best practice guidelines.
- Integrate and perform delegated controlled medical acts in a simulated, clinical, and field setting.
- Evaluate in an ongoing manner the effectiveness of patient management strategies used and adapt or change strategies to provide optimal care for patients.
- Report and document patient information completely, accurately, and in a timely manner, in compliance with current legislation, regulations, standards, and applicable policies and procedures in a simulated, clinical, and/or field setting.
- Ensure personal safety and contribute to the safety of partners, patients, and others.
- Ensure the operational safety and preparedness of an ambulance and its equipment and operate an ambulance-type vehicle in a simulated setting.
- Collaborate with a broad range of personnel such as first responders, paramedics, emergency services personnel, health care professionals, and other allied health care workers.
- Integrate and meet legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities while providing optimal care for patients.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Succeed in the Paramedic program if you are:
- Calm Under Pressure: Able to think clearly and act decisively in high-stress situations.
- Physically Fit: Capable of performing physically demanding tasks and maintaining stamina during long shifts.
- Empathetic: Genuinely care about helping others in their most vulnerable moments.
- Quick Thinker: Can assess situations rapidly and make critical decisions on the spot.
- Team Player: Work effectively with partners, other emergency responders, and healthcare professionals.
Graduates of the Paramedic program are prepared for diverse roles, including:
- Primary Care Paramedic in Land Ambulance Services
- Emergency Department Technician in Hospitals
- Medical First Responder in Fire Departments
- Health and Safety Officers in Government Agencies
- Medical Services Provider in the Private Sector
- Community Paramedic in Rural and Remote Areas
- Advanced training options can include Advanced Care Paramedic, Critical Care Paramedic, and Community Paramedicine specializations.
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