Emergency Medical Technician Program

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) are often the first emergency service providers to arrive on the scene of a crisis, such as an accident, medical emergency, fire or natural disaster. An EMT's main responsibility is to provide basic and emergent medical care to stabilize patients in crisis before transporting them to a hospital where they can be further assisted by a physician.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment for EMTs will grow 6% from 2023 to 2033, which is faster than the average for all occupations. This translates to about 19,200 new openings for EMTs each year. The need for emergency medical care is expected to increase due to an aging population, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. EMTs can work for a variety of employers including hospitals, local governments, commercial ambulance services and manufacturing facilities.

As part of the part of the UofM Associate Advancement Program (MAAP) and in partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH), we offer a 5-month EMT program with evening classes.

The goal of our EMT program is to prepare competent entry-level EMT professionals with the content knowledge, psychomotor skills, personal interactions and behavior learning domains to effectively function as a practitioner in the field/hospital. 

This program highlights the basic knowledge and skills necessary for individuals who wish to obtain national certification and state licensure as an EMT. It consists of classroom time with lecture and hands-on skills training sessions along with virtual tools. Students will obtain on-the-job training of two 12-hour shifts in the pre-hospital setting, riding with an ambulance crew and three 8-hour shifts in an MLH emergency department.