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EMT School
REGISTRATION FOR FALL COURSES WILL OPEN JUNE 1ST, 2020 AND WILL CLOSE JULY 27TH, 2020.
UNTIL JUNE 22nd, 2020 DENVER HEALTH EMS EDUCATION CANNOT ACCEPT STUDENTS FROM OUT OF STATE. WE WILL ADVISE WHEN THESE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
We are currently following a COVID-19 Social Distancing Educational Plan
The fall course will begin on time and all lectures will be held via an online platform. If social distancing restrictions are lifted ALL fall courses will remain online.
Emergency Department and Ambulance clinical time are NOT an option for the Fall EMT course. The State of Colorado requires EMT students to have 5 patient contacts which can be accomplished in a lab/scenario setting. We have the ability to accomplish this requirement. There have been changes to our class format please make sure to read the entire registration process listed below.
About our course
Why Choose Denver Health Paramedics EMS Education - EMT Training Program?
The Paramedic Division at Denver Health Medical Center responds to over 110,000 calls per year. Our EMT students get the opportunity to learn in a high-volume, fast paced urban setting, gaining practical experience unmatched by any other EMT program in Colorado. Riding along with the Denver Health Paramedic Division promises exposure to a wide variety of clinical situations. During the course, students receive approximately 150 hours of both didactic and skills training from paramedics who actively work in the field. In addition, EMT students have the opportunity to complete a shift in one of the busiest emergency departments in the region with both adult and pediatric trauma capabilities.
The Denver Health Paramedics EMT training program follows the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards and is designed to teach students basic medical skills needed to respond in an emergency situation. Once completed you are eligible to test for the National Registry EMT Certification. Once NREMT certified you can apply for your Colorado State EMT Certification.
Our EMT Course
This course will provide the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student the knowledge and skills required to provide appropriate emergency care and transportation of patients suffering from traumatic insult/injury and/or of medical nature. Attendance and success of the EMT course requirements will qualify and prepare the learner to sit for the NREMT online exam and participate in the NREMT psychomotor final, although does not guarantee certification.
Registration Information
Registration
- Step 1: Complete the registration form for the course of your choice below and pay the non-refundable registration fee.
- Step 2: Once the registration form is complete you will receive an email from My Clinical Exchange (within 24-72 hours), which is Denver Health's mandatory vaccination and certification tracking software. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there are no ambulance or emergency department clinical time currently associated with the EMT course, vaccinations are not required.
- Step 3: Complete the MANDATORY document uploads into My Clinical Exchange as soon as possible. There is a deadline for uploading the documents into My Clinical Exchange and that can be found on the registration page for the course that you have decided to registered for. Failure to complete My Clinical Exchange by the required date will result in your removal from the registration process. The registration process is not complete until My Clinical Exchange is complete. Once My Clinical Exchange is complete you will be notified if you have been officially accepted to the course. You are not officially accepted into the course, until you have been notified by our staff. We operate under a first come, first served model. That is why we encourage you completing My Clinical Exchange as soon as possible.
- Step 4: Once you are officially accepted into the course, you will be able to pay for the course in full, or participate in the tuition agreement payment plan. For our MSU and Denver Health Campus courses, payment will be split into four equal payments. For our Accelerated program, payments will be split into three equal payments.
Additional Information
- THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE ONLY DURING OUR COVID-19 OPERATING PLAN. THESE WILL CHANGE ONCE WE RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. The following documents ARE REQUIRED to be uploaded into My Clinical Exchange: photo for your school ID, a completed background check and a copy of your BLS for Healthcare Provider card, if you have one. If you do not have your BLS for Healthcare Provider Certification, you can register for the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider online course here. Once you are done with the online portion of the BLS certification, you will be able to schedule the MANDATORY in person skills session with us.
- A critical portion of the EMT Course is skills sessions. These sessions are essential to any EMT course. You will be required to complete 40 hours of skills training. We will complete the skills sessions in a “boot camp” format. You will be required to complete the boot camp in a one week block that will be offered after the didactic portion of the course ends. These sessions will take place at the Rita Bass Trauma and EMS Education Institute building located at 190 West 6th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80204 to participate in the “boot camp”. The week-long "boot camp" with consist of intense skills training to ensure competence for the NREMT psychomotor exam.
- Currently the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) is allowing EMT education facilities to complete courses in this manner. Once you have completed the didactic (cognitive) portion of the course, you will be eligible to receive a "provisional" EMT certification from the NREMT, pursuant to successful completion of the cognitive exam if you are unable to commit to the week long boot camp. Once successful completion of the skills (psychomotor) portion of the course you will then be eligible for your full certification from the NREMT. To learn more information about the NREMT Provisional Certification, click here.
- The book for this course is an eBook, a laptop or tablet is required for the course. If you prefer a hard copy of the book, we utilize the AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 13th edition and can be purchased online.
We are located at 190 W. 6th Ave Denver, CO 80204. If you have additional questions please contact us at emt_school@dhha.org or at 303-602-2530.
Course information, schedule and registration form
Semester Schedule Course - Denver Health Campus
Semester Schedule Course - Denver Health Campus
Semester Schedule Course - Denver Health Campus
Semester Schedule Course: (Denver Health Campus)
- This course will be held on the Denver Health Medical Center Campus in the Rita Bass Trauma and EMS Education Institute building. Rita Bass is located a 190 W 6th Ave Denver, CO 80204.
- The Summer course runs Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm-10pm.
- Spring and Fall Semesters for this course runs Tuesday and Thursday 6pm-10pm.
- The Fall 2020 course starts August 18th, 2020 and ends December 5th, 2020 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long skills boot camps) .
- Registrations for the 2020 Fall course will open June 1st, 2020. Registrations will close on July 27, 2020 at 5pm.
- Deadline for completing My Clinical Exchange, which is the final stage of the registration process will be August 3rd, 2020 at 5pm.
- Orientation will be held on August 10th, 2020 from 5pm-630pm via Zoom. Invite will be issued closer to orientation night.
The cost of the course is $1650. This fee includes eBooks, uniform and NREMT practical exam. A laptop or tablet will be needed for this course. The written NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
Accelerated Course - Denver Health Campus
Semester Schedule Course - Denver Health Campus
Semester Schedule Course - Denver Health Campus
Accelerated Course: (Denver Health Campus)
- This course will be held on the Denver Health Medical Center Campus in the Rita Bass Trauma and EMS Education Institute building. Rita Bass is located a 190 W 6th Ave Denver, CO 80204.
- This course runs Tuesday - Friday from 8am-5pm.
- The Fall course begins August 18th, 2020 and ends October 10th, 2020. (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long skills boot camps)
- Registrations for the Fall 2020 course will open June 1st, 2020. Registrations will close on July 27, 2020 at 5pm.
- Deadline for completing My Clinical Exchange, which is the final stage of the registration process will be August 3rd, 2020 at 5pm.
- Orientation will be held on August 10th, 2020 from 5pm-630pm via Zoom. Invite will be issued closer to orientation night.
Cost of the course is $1950. This fee includes eBooks, uniform and NREMT practical exam. A laptop or tablet will be needed for this course. The written NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
Semester Schedule Course - MSU Campus
Semester Schedule Course - Denver Health Campus
Semester Schedule Course - MSU Campus
Semester Schedule Course: (Metropolitan State University (MSU) Campus)
- The Spring and Fall course will be held on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6pm-10pm. Class will be held in the Boulder Creek Building on the MSU Campus in room 130C.
- The Summer course is on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 6pm-10pm.
- The Fall 2020 course starts August 17th, 2020 and ends December 5th, 2020 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long skills boot camps).
- Registrations for the Fall 2020 Course will open June 1st, 2020. Registrations will close on July 27, 2020 at 5pm.
- Deadline for completing My Clinical Exchange, which is the final stage of the registration process will be August 3rd, 2020 at 5pm.
- Orientation will be held on August 10th, 2020 from 5pm-630pm via Zoom. Invite will be issued closer to orientation night.
Cost of the course is $1650. This fee includes eBooks, uniform and NREMT practical exam A laptop or tablet will be needed for this course.
The written NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
The MSU Campus course is NOT eligible for MSU provided financial aid at this time.
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