Our EMT Program is a self paced, 6-month max, National Registry of EMTs approved and TX licensed online-based and in-person training program.
The first half of the program is completely online. Each student has up to 3 months to complete the online course, homeworks, research exams, and final exam to qualify for the 2nd part of the program.
The last 3 months starts with a 2-day EMT skills training and testing session that is in person at one of our approved training facilities. The remainder of this time is used to complete at least 100 hours of clinical shifts in the hospital and on an ambulance.
Once completed, the EMT student will receive an official Couse Completion certificate and will be marked "Eligible to test" in the NREMT database.
At that point, the student is ready to sit for the NREMT written exam for certification, which is needed for the state license in TX and many other US states.
Not necessarily. You at least need to be 17 years old that will be turning 18 in the next 3-4 months. And, you must be a high school senior about to graduate in the next 3-4 months.
Each student must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma to officially attend clinical shifts at medical facilities.
More than likely, you will have to do some distance travelling for this program, even if you reside in Texas.
The first in person part of the program is the skills session. This is only held at our offices in Abilene, TX at this time. So, about 3-4 months into your program, you will be required to travel to Abilene.
The remaining clinical portion of the program will be achieved using multiple hospital and EMS sites in our network. Exact locations depend on shift/department availability. We do take student location requests into consideration during the scheduling phase.
Information for possible students looking for waivers based on past experience. This applies to people like ARMY medics, MARINE/NAVY corpsmen, previously licensed EMTs, RNs, etc.
POLICY FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT OR ADVANCED PLACEMENT
PERCOM and its cooperative programs do not believe that students who have completed other training opportunities should automatically have to “redo” work. Based on that premise, there may be times when the Coordinator or Program Director may choose to grant advanced placement for existing licenses, certifications or completed courses obtained by students from other approved programs, educational institutions, or military programs. Any credit granted will require verifiable documentation provided by the student or through student acquisition methods to be placed in the students file if he/she is accepted into the PERCOM EMS Academy. Not ALL “proofs” will be accepted as meeting the standards set by state and national authorities or by the PERCOM administrative staff, and PERCOM reserves the right to approve or disapprove any request for advanced placement for any specific portion of training for any reason. Examples of potential placement based on produced documentation of proof of existing certifications, licensures or prior training and educational opportunities are listed below. Situations not covered in this document will be evaluated for possible approval by PERCOM administration on a case by case basis. Potential advanced placement will be worded as “waiver” in this document.
*NOTE: PERCOM DOES NOT ACCEPT TRANSFER “CREDITS”FROM OTHER SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES AND DOES NOT GRANT “CREDITS” FOR COURSES COMPLETED IN ITS ACADEMY. A TRANSCRIPT WILL BE GENERATED FOR PARAMEDIC GRADUATES OUTLINING HOURS GRANTED AS COMPLETED FOR EACH COURSE LEVEL AND WILL DELINEATE ANY ADVANCED PLACEMENT GRANTED AS “C” ON THE TRANSCRIPT.
EMT Program
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