Emergency Medical Care
Degree Options
On-Campus Degrees
- Basic Emergency Medical Technician Certification
- A.S. in Emergency Medical Care
- B.S. in Emergency Medical Care, Emergency Service Administration Option
- B.S. in Emergency Medical Care, Clinical/Fire & Safety Option
- B.S. in Emergency Medical Care, Paramedic/Science Option
- M.S. in Safety, Security & Emergency Management with a Concentration in Fire & Emergency Services
Online Degrees
- A.S. in Paramedicine*
- B.S. in Emergency Medical Care, Emergency Services Administration*
- B.S. in Emergency Medical Care, Fire Service*
- M.S. in Safety, Security & Emergency Management with a Concentration in Fire & Emergency Services
*Online program available to paramedics licensed by any state or territory of the United States or certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
Who Would be Interested in Emergency Medical Care?
Students that are interested in:
- Becoming an Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic
- Working in a fast-paced, exciting field
- Working outside an office
- Providing pre-hospital life support
- Preparing for a career in the Fire Service
- A proven pathway to medical school
Why Emergency Medical Care?
Degree Benefits
- Paramedics are the men and women who work under "standing orders and protocols" to bring the emergency room to the patient. We don't replace the physician but we are his or her eyes, ears and hands until the patient reaches the hospital. We intubate...give medications...shock hearts...use the jaws of life, perform confined space rescue, manage disaster scenes and more.
- Our program is the first and oldest 4-year Bachelor of Science Degree in the state
- Students will learn through both in-class and hands-on instruction. This includes instruction in our fully-equipped human patient simulation lab as well as in the field.
Program Options
Emergency Services Administration Option
- Prepares students to work in the Emergency Services field and become administrators
- A majority of our students are in leadership positions within 5 years of graduation.
Clinical/Fire & Safety Option
- Prepares students to work in combined Fire/Emergency Services settings
- Greatly increases your chances of being hired as a firefighter.
Paramedic/Science Option
- Prepares students for and meets the requirements for Physician's Assistant and Medical School
- Outstanding success of student acceptance into medical school.
Learn from the Best
- Faculty members in the Emergency Medical Care program have extensive experience in EMS as weell as are members of highly influential EMS Boards such as the National Registry of EMT's. Their experience is the basis for excellent classroom and hands-on instruction.
Field Experience
All students in the Emergency Medical Care program will complete clinical/field experience as part of the program requirements
Rewarding Career Opportunities
- Paramedic
- EMS Supervisor/Administrator
- Flight Paramedic
- Physician's Assistant
- Physician
What Are the Requirements to be Admitted to the Program?
Students who have been admitted to the University and declare a major in Emergency Medical Care are admitted to the Pre-Emergency Medical Care Program. Admission to the Pre-Emergency Medical Care Program does not guarantee admission to the Advanced Emergency Medical Care (paramedic) sequence.
How Do I Get More Information?
On-Campus Program Information
Emergency Medical Care
Contact Jacinda Bertie or Rebecca Moore at:
Jacinda.Bertie@eku.edu/ 859-622-6520
Rebecca.Moore@eku.edu 859-622-7873
Online Program Information
ekuonline.eku.edu/paramedic
Misty Bailey, Online Enrollment Advisor
859-622-2628
misty.bailey@eku.edu
