About Us

New York Methodist Hospital's EMS Institute graduated its first paramedic class in 2001 and has, over the past eight years, completed twenty-two paramedic courses and graduated over 600 paramedics. In September 2007 the EMS Institute moved to New York Methodist Hospital's Center for Allied Health Education and joined the Hospital's other allied health schools in a new, 10,000 square foot, state-of-the-art training facility.

All courses focus on practical skills with intensive hands-on training. This type of training delivers the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to respond to true-life emergencies.

Mission Statement & Goals

The mission of New York Methodist Hospital's EMS Institute - Paramedic Program is to set the standard for advanced EMS training in the NYC metropolitan area and to prepare compassionate, clinically competent and technically proficient graduates for positions as entry-level paramedics in the municipal, voluntary, volunteer and private sectors.

We will accomplish this by:

• Providing an environment that is conducive to learning and supportive to the student.
• Providing students with the necessary support and guidance including counseling, remediation and availability of tutoring.
• Ensuring that students have state-of-the-art equipment available to learn, practice and prefect their skills and knowledge.
• Hiring faculty who are experts in their fields and knowledgeable about advance level pre-hospital care.
• Recruiting instructional staff with field experience who meet all instructor guidelines as specified by NYS DOH.
• Ensuring that students have access to a wide variety of clinical experiences through affiliation agreements for clinical rotations and filed internships.
• Providing certification in Basic Life Support.
• Providing certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
• Providing certification in Pediatric Advance Life Support.
• Upon successful completion of the course all students will be eligible to take the New York State DOH Certification Examination for EMT-Paramedic and New York City REMAC Examination.

College Affiliations

   
New York Methodist Hospital's EMS Institute is articulated with St. Francis College and St. Joseph's College affording students the opportunity to receive college credits for their paramedic training towards the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. New York Methodist Hospital EMS Institute is also articulated with Clarion University of Pennsylvania through their online program affording student the opportunity to receive college credits for their paramedic training towards the pursuit of an associate’s degree.

Accreditation

New York Methodist Hospital's Paramedic Program is accredited by The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

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