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:
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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.
CAAHEP
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