Paramedic

What is a Paramedic?

Paramedic trainees receive the most advanced training which can result in an associate degree. A paramedic is a medical professional, usually a member of the emergency medical service, who primarily provides pre-hospital advanced medical and trauma care. A paramedic is charged with providing emergency on-scene treatment, crisis intervention, life-saving stabilization and, when appropriate, transport of ill or injured patients to definitive emergency medical and surgical treatment facilities, such as a hospitals and trauma centers.

Mesa Community College offers EMT-Paramedic training programs beginning every January.  Download an application from the list below.

Paramedic Training Information

Recruitment/Application Period: July - November
Written Entrance Examinations:  November

Oral Panel Interviews: November
Program Acceptance Notifications: December

Forms

• Paramedic Program Overview
• 2012-2013 Paramedic Application - word .doc
• 2012-2013 Paramedic Applicant Preparation Guide