AEMT Course Information

An Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), or EMT Intermediate, is simply an EMT Basic trained and skilled in some advanced level care. The AEMT is the bridge between your average EMT and the certified Paramedic, and was once referred to as EMT-Intermediate. An Advanced EMT can not only preform basic life support skills of an EMT, but can also deliver limited advanced life support.

AEMTs are commonly found as fire fighters and law enforcement officers.

According the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician’s (NREMT), an Advanced EMT is:

“The primary focus of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system.”

Learn more here about Advanced EMT salaries across the US!

To become an AEMT/EMT Intermediate, one would first need to find out the exact licensing requirements for the state you live in. To work professionally as an AEMT, each state requires a licence with the state directly. Almost (if not every) state has a web page dedicated to EMS licensing requirements. The web pages cover the exact requirements, application process, and fees needed to attain the state licence.

In almost every state, each AEMT hopeful needs to first become a certified/licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).

Each AEMT applicant needs to ensure that there are no convictions in their criminal history. Felony convictions, drug related charges, etc would prevent accessing protected areas in hospitals/EMS.

AEMTs should expect to drive an ambulance at some time in their career. Ensure you already have, or are eligible for a driver’s license prior to entering the emergency medical services industry.

This is the link to the Initial Licensure for EMT, Advanced EMT, & Paramedic for Texas

If you are certified with NREMT, or a licensed EMT in the State of Texas, PERCOM will be honored to help earn your AEMT certification! Our AEMT course is designed from the ground up with working EMTs in mind, our program is fast, flexible, and fits into most schedules.

The Advanced EMT Program is a 3-part, 9-month maximum training regiment.

Part 1. Online Didactic – Each Advanced EMT student will have up to 5 months to complete the coursework and course final exam. All of this portion is provided online. Access online coursework 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Take your final exam from your personal computer at home or work.

Part 2. Skills Training/Testing – This portion of the program is live at one of our training facilities in Texas or Missouri(private sessions only). For AEMT, each student will have two 1-day practice sessions, and one 1-day testing session. Each session comes complete with a live instructor and potentially classmates.

Part 3. Clinical Internship – The last part of the Advanced EMT program is a minimum of 144 clinical hours that will be acquired working under the student capacity at hospitals and EMS agencies within PERCOMOnline’s clinical network.

Each Advanced EMT student will have up to 9 months to complete all 3 parts. Extensions may be available to those who need more than 9 months.