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Paramedic
A Two Year Diploma Program
| Program
Code |
PAR2 |
| Campus
Code |
LC |
| LC -
London |
September Admission |
Program Description
This program is
designed to prepare persons who will be:
- able to provide emergency care to the victim of an accident or illness, and
care and protection from further injury during transportation by ambulance.
- able to assist, as required, in the continuing provision of emergency
care of patients within a health facility.
- eligible to write Ontario Ministry of Health Advanced Emergency Medical Care
Assistant examination.
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Career Opportunities
Successful completion
of the program qualifies the graduate to write the Ontario Advanced Emergency Medical Care
Assistant examination. Provincial Advanced E.M.C.A. Certification is required for
full-time employment in emergency Health Services. Opportunities for graduates may also be
found in industrial first-aid/medical departments, emergency services for major recreation
and sports facilities, and other emergency response services.
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Program Eligibility Criteria
Required Academic
Preparation
OSSD with courses at the General Level with:
- Grade 12 English
- Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology
- Grade 11 or Grade 12 Chemistry
- Grade 12 Mathematics** (Note: minimum final grade required in each course:
60 Advanced Level course
70 General Level course)
Or
BTSD-Level 4 Certificate with:
- Level 4 Biology
- Level 4 Chemistry (Note: minimum final grade required in each course: 'B')
Or
Pre-Health Science Certificate* (Note: minimum final grade required in each course: 'C')
Or
Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED) and:
- Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology
- Grade 11 or Grade 12 Chemistry
- Grade 12 Mathematics** (Note: minimum final grade required in each course:
60 Advanced Level course
70 General Level course)
Or
Mature Applicant with standing in the required courses and grades stated above
Recommended Academic
Preparation
- Grade 11 or Grade 12 Physics
- Grade 12 English, Advanced
Class 'F' Driver'S
Licence
Applicants admitted to the Paramedic program must possess a class 'F' driver's licence.
Applicant Selection Criteria
Where the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available spaces in the program,
the Applicant Selection Criteria will be:
A. Preference for Permanent Residents of Ontario.
B. Receipt of Application by February 1st.
C. Achievement in the Required Academic
Preparation.
D. Achievement in the Recommended Academic
Preparation.
Notes:
- *Admission to the Pre-Health Science program does not guarantee admission
in a subsequent year to the Paramedic program. Successful completion of the
Pre-Health Science program, however, does enable the student to be given
additional consideration when applying for the Paramedic program. Students
who register in the Pre-Health Science program must successfully complete
every course with a minimum grade of 'C' in the Pre-Health Science program
in order to be eligible for consideration for admission in the following
academic year to the Paramedic Program.
- **The following Mathematics courses are acceptable:
. Grade 12 Mathematics for Business and Consumers
. Grade 12 Mathematics for Technology
. Grade 12 Mathematics, Advanced
. OAC Finite Mathematics
First Aid/Basic Rescuer Certificates
Applicants who accept admission to the program will be required to possess a standard
First Aid course certificate (either St. John Ambulance or Canadian Red Cross) and a Basic
Rescuer course certificate (C.P.R.) valid for the period of clinical placement. Note:
certification normally expires after a one year period.
Evidence of Good Health
Applicants who accept admission to the program must possess good health and must present
written evidence of this as a condition of registration. This will include a medical
review, immunization to include Hepatitis 'B' and T.B. Test (and a Chest X-ray if the T.B.
Test is positive).
Clinical Placement
Fanshawe College reserves the right to place students in clinical placement or combination
of placements the College determines to be appropriate. While every effort is made to
maximize use of local agencies, there is sometimes a need to place students outside of
London for some or all of their placements.
Accordingly, an offer of admission to the Paramedic Program is subject to the condition
that the student must be prepared to travel to and from clinical experience, whether in
London or outside of London, or relocate at the student's own expense, for all or a
portion of this experience.
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Other Information
- To be eligible for participation in clinical training, students must not
have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude for which that
person has not been pardoned (as outlined in the Ambulance Act of Ontario).
- To develop and maintain adequate physical fitness, students will require
access to a weight training facility. Costs associated with access to
weight training facilities will be the responsibility of the student.
- Applicants should also be aware of the following qualifications for
employment (as outlined by the Ambulance Act of Ontario):
a) for a period of one year before the date he/she commences employment,
has not had six or more demerit points on his/her records by the Registrar
of Motor Vehicles under the Highway Traffic Act.
b) for a period of two years immediately prior to the date he/she commences
employment, has not had his/her driver's licence suspended under the
Highway Traffic Act.
c) for a period of three years immediately prior to the date he/she commences
employment, has not been prohibited under the Criminal Code of Canada,
from driving a motor vehicle in Canada.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will be eligible to sit the
Ontario Ministry of Health's Emergency Medical Care Assistant exam.
Approximate Costs (2000/2001)
Fees for: Levels 1 & 2
$2273.90
Books and Supplies: $2860.00 plus an optional Ontario Paramedic
Association Membership $30.00; Participation in
voluntary programs: aquatic rescue extrication,
high angle rescue offered by outside agencies $250.00
Fees for: Levels 3 & 4
$2143.90
Books and Supplies: $4450.00 plus an optional Ontario Paramedic
Association Membership $30.00
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