CTC to host paramedic academy graduation
August 18, 2011
907-455-2833
8/18/11
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College will graduate 15 students from the only nationally accredited paramedic program in the State of Alaska. The ceremony will take place Aug. 19, at 1 p.m. in the University Park Building gymnasium located at 1000 University Ave.
The CTC paramedic academy meets the 1998 Department of Transportation requirements for paramedic education. The State of Alaska sets the hourly requirements. The classroom portion of the program must be at least 500 hours, while the clinical and field internships must be 232 hours and 480 hours respectively, for a total of more than 1,200 hours of training. The third semester is spent in hospitals and emergency medical service locations in the Lower 48.
Following the successful completion of the required courses, graduates are eligible to take the National Registry Examination for certification as a paramedic. Once nationally certified, students are eligible to apply for licensure as a paramedic in the State of Alaska. Provided all core requirements have been met, students are also eligible for an associate’s degree in emergency services with a concentration in emergency medicine.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Chuck Kuhns, paramedic program coordinator, at 907-455-2895 or via e-mail at cmkuhns@alaska.edu.
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