Paramedic Training Program

About the Program

In the classroom, field, and clinical sites, students are taught, coached, and mentored by experienced firefighters and paramedics, as well as subject-matter expert physicians and nurses who demonstrate predictable excellence in the delivery of emergency services.

The program’s goal is to prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

Graduates of this program have a reputation in this community as highly trained, highly skilled, and highly experienced providers of advanced life support.

Class Capacity: 12

Length: 12 months

Award: Certificate

Pre-requisites:

Applicants must be employed and sponsored by a career fire department that provides advanced life support and be members in good standing with the IAFF. They are also required to complete a college-level Anatomy and Physiology course before the start of the program.

Accreditation

The Tacoma Fire Department Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 N., Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
Phone (727) 210-2350
www.caahep.org

To contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
Phone (214) 703-8445
Fax (214) 703-8992
www.coaemsp.org