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EMT School
Thank you for your interest in our EMT Training Program. Please look around to see more information about the program!
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. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are currently unable to offer time in the emergency department or a Denver Health Ambulance. We hope we will be able to do so soon!
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.
Application Process Details
We operate under the first come first serve philosophy. We strongly encourage you to complete all the following steps as soon as possible as our courses tend to fill very fast. We begin accepting students as soon as they have completed the process listed below. If a course fills before the deadline it will close to any additional students.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Step 1: Complete the application form for the course of your choice. You will be required to submit the required documents at the time of application and pay the required $40.00 application fee. Those documents are listed below.
- Step 2: You will receive an email confirming that your application was received.
- Step 3: Once we have determined that your documents comply, you will then receive an approval email with a link to the tuition agreement. Once you have signed and returned the tuition agreement, we will advise you if you have been accepted into the course. This will depend on open seats at the time of your return of the tuition agreement.
- These documents are REQUIRED as a part of Step 1 and are due at the time of the application. If you do not upload these documents, you will NOT move forward in the application process. ALL documents MUST be submitted prior to moving on to Step 2 of the process.
ID PHOTO
- Head shot for student ID- Do not upload copy of your driver's license or any other ID card. Please upload a headshot that is a true headshot.
BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
- BLS FOR HEALTHCARE provider certification. (It is imperative that you understand this must be a BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER certification as this is the reason most applicants are removed from the process as they have the incorrect certification!) You can visit our website here, to see times of upcoming courses or a the American Heart Association’s website here.
Background Check
- A background check is required prior to moving on in the application process. You may obtain a background check by going to www.castlebranch.com and utilizing group code EN14 (A fee applies, and is the responsibility of the student to complete the check and upload the documents into the required form). You may choose another vendor for a background check; HOWEVER, the background check must be within the last 6 months and it MUST be a nationwide background check.
- Your application will not be processed until we have the official background check. A receipt of purchase for a background check will not suffice.
THE FOLLOWING VACCINATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED IF WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE 1 10 HOUR SHIFT ON AN AMBULANCE OR IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THIS FINAL DECISION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL CLOSER TO THE START DATE OF THE COURSE.
IF WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE FIELD RIDE, WE WILL THEN ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THESE VACCINATIONS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE VACCINATIONS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIELD RIDE.
YOU WILL NOT NEED TO PROVIDE THEM AT TIME OF APPLICATION.
If you are a Colorado resident you can order a copy of your vaccination records by clicking this link.
TB/X-Ray
Tuberculin skin test within the past 12 months or documentation of a previous positive reactor or negative x-ray
MMR
Proof of Mumps, Rubella and Rubeola immunity by positive antibody titers or 2 doses of MMR
Influenza Vaccine
If your rotation does not occur between October 1st-March 31st, we will not require an Influenza Vaccination
Hepatitis B
Proof of Hepatitis B immunization
Tdap
Vaccination must have been done within the last 10 years
Varicella
Varicella immunity, by positive history of chickenpox or proof of Varicella immunization.
Additional Information
- The book for this course is an eBook, a desktop, 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, 11th edition and can be purchased online at the students expense.
PLEASE NOTE
- You will not officially be accepted into the course UNTIL you have completed all of the required steps above, and you have received an email confirmation that you have been officially accepted to the course.
- Completion of the application does not mean you are "automatically" in the course. We operate under a first come, first serve basis. Those who complete the process first will be accepted first. We will fill spots until the course is full beginning day one.
- If you do not complete the process in time, you will have to reapply for the next session.
- If you decide to no longer take the course, please notify us ASAP so that we can open a spot for someone else to join the course.
- If a course fills before the deadline, the course will be closed, and any outstanding applicants will have to reapply for a future session.
- 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 schedule and Application form
FALL Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
FALL Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
FALL Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Fall Course Summer 2021
(Monday and Wednesday Nights 6:00pm-10:00pm)
This course has been traditionally held on the Metropolitan State University (MSU) Campus until the COVID-19 pandemic hit. We are working with MSU in hopes of returning to the campus for this Fall course. We want potential students to be aware of the possibility of the course returning to the MSU Campus.
Please write down which course you have applied for. Applications are not moved across courses if the course you apply for becomes full.
- The Fall 2021 Monday & Wednesday Evening Course begins August 23rd, 2021 and ends December 4th, 2021.
- The application process for the 2021 Fall course will open June 1st, 2021 The process will close on July 26th, 2021. Any applications that have not uploaded the required documents by this time will not be considered.
- If the course fills prior to the deadlines the course will be closed and all applicants that were not accepted will have to apply for a future course.
- It is important to complete this process as soon as possible as our courses fill very quickly. It is first come first serve. There are 50 spots available. Once we accept 50 students the process will close.
- Orientation will be held on August 16th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Orientation emails will be sent once the registration process closes.
For questions about this course, please contact Paul Casler at paul.casler@dhha.org.
Cost of the course is $1650. This fee includes eBooks, uniform shirt and NREMT practical exam. Student will be required to purchase navy blue uniform pants and black shoes/boots.
A laptop or tablet will be needed for this course.
The written (cognitive) NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
FALL Semester Schedule Course - Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
FALL Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
FALL Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Fall Course Summer 2021
(Tuesday and Thursday Nights 6:00pm-10:00pm)
This course will be held on the Denver Health Medical Center Campus, in the Rita Bass Trauma and EMS Education Institute.
Please write down which course you have applied for. Applications are not moved across courses if the course you apply for becomes full.
- The Fall 2021 Tuesday & Thursday Evening Course begins August 24th, 2021 and ends December 4th, 2021
- The application process for the 2021 Fall course will open June 1st, 2021 The process will close on July 26th, 2021. Any applications that have not uploaded the required documents by this time will not be considered.
- If the course fills prior to the deadlines the course will be closed and all applicants that were not accepted will have to apply for a future course.
- It is important to complete this process as soon as possible as our courses fill very quickly. It is first come first serve. There are 50 spots available. Once we accept 50 students the process will close.
- Orientation will be held on August 16th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Orientation emails will be sent once the registration process closes.
For questions about this course, please contact Clifton Slay at clifton.slay@dhha.org.
The cost of the course is $1650. This fee includes eBooks, uniform shirt and NREMT practical exam. Student will be required to purchase navy blue uniform pants and black shoes/boots.
A laptop or tablet will be needed for this course. The written (cognitive) NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
FALL Accelerated Course - Tuesday through Friday
FALL Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
FALL Accelerated Course - Tuesday through Friday
Fall Course Summer 2021
(Tuesday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm)
This course will be held on the Denver Health Medical Center Campus, in the Rita Bass Trauma and EMS Education Institute.
Please write down which course you have applied for. Applications are not moved across courses if the course you apply for becomes full.
- The Fall 2021 Accelerated Course begins August 24th, 2021 and ends October 2nd, 2021
- The application process for the 2021 Fall course will open June 1st, 2021 The process will close on July 26th, 2021. Any applications that have not uploaded the required documents by this time will not be considered.
- If the course fills prior to the deadlines the course will be closed and all applicants that were not accepted will have to apply for a future course.
- It is important to complete this process as soon as possible as our courses fill very quickly. It is first come first serve. There are 50 spots available. Once we accept 50 students the process will close.
- Orientation will be held on August 16th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Orientation emails will be sent once the registration process closes.
For questions about this course, please contact Leigh Foster at leigh.foster@dhha.org.
Cost of the course is $1950. This fee includes eBooks, uniform shirt and NREMT practical exam. Student will be required to purchase navy blue uniform pants and black shoes/boots.
A laptop or tablet will be needed for this course. The written (cognitive) NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
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