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EMT School
REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2021 COURSES WILL OPEN NOVEMBER 2ND, 2020 AND WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 28TH, 2020.
We are currently following a COVID-19 Social Distancing Educational Plan
The Spring 2021 Courses will begin on time and all lectures will be held via the Zoom online platform. These sessions will be synchronous. You will be required to attend the online lectures.
We are in the process of reopening our clinical time in the Emergency Department for EMT students. At this time, we cannot guarantee that it will available for the Spring 2021 Session.
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
PLEASE NOTE: There have been changes to the application process. If you are a return visitor please make sure to read through this page again. Thanks!
We operate under the first come first serve philosophy. We strongly encourage you to complete all of 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.
- Step 1: Complete the application form for the course of your choice below and pay the non-refundable application fee.
- Step 2: You will receive an email confirming that your application was received. In that email will be a link to a form that will allow you to upload the following REQUIRED documents. Once you have uploaded all of the required documents and click submit, we will review the documents.
- Step 3: Once we have determined that your documents are in compliance, you will then receive an email with the tuition agreement . Once you have digitally 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 on the tuition agreement.
These documents are REQUIRED as a part of Step 2 of the application process. 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 3 of the process.
You will receive an email with the link to upload documents once you complete and submit the course application.
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BLS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
BLS FOR HEALTH CARE provider certification. (It is imperative that you understand this has to be a BLS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER certification as this is the reason most applicants are removed from the process as they have the incorrect certification!) Please click here to learn more about what a BLS for Health Care Provider certification is.
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.
TB PPD or X-Ray
Tuberculin skin test within the past 12 months or documentation as a previous positive reactor or negative x-ray. Please click here to learn more about a TB Skin test.
MMR
Proof of Mumps, Rubella and Rubeola immunity by positive antibody titres or 2 does of MMR
Influenza Vaccine
Flu shot (IF Flu season October 1st - March 31st)
Hepatitis B
Proof of Hepatitis B immunization or declination of vaccine if patient contact is anticipated
Tdap
Vaccination must have been done within the last 10 years. Click here to learn more about the Tdap vaccination.
Varicella
(Chicken Pox)
Varicella immunity, by positive history of chicken pox (verified) or proof of Varicella immunization
If you are a Colorado resident you may obtain a copy of your vaccination records by going here. A fee may apply and is the responsibility of the applicant. There are no exceptions to the vaccination requirements and/or the background check requirement.
Additional Information
- 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. The Skills Academy will be conducted during the last two weeks of the course schedule. You will be required to complete the Skills Academy in a one-week block. 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 Skills Academy. The week-long Skills Academy will 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 Skills Academy. 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 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. We do not have books to check out.
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
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Course Spring 2021:
(Monday and Wednesday Nights 6:00pm-10:00pm)
Please write down which course you have applied for. Applications are not moved across courses if the course you apply for becomes full.
- This course will be held online via the Zoom. These are synchronous sessions and you are required to attend the lectures via Zoom.
- Spring and Fall Semesters for this course run Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6:00 pm-10:00 pm.
- The Summer Semester is on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 6:00 pm-10:00 pm.
- The Spring 2021 Course begins January 19th, 2021 and ends May 8th, 2021 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long Skills Academy).
- The application process for the 2021 Spring course will open November 2nd, 2020. The process will close on December 28th at 5:00 pm. 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 IMPERATIVE to complete this process as soon as possible as our courses fill very quickly. It is first come first serve. There are 60 spots available. Once we accept 60 students the process will close.
- Orientation will be held on January 11th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Invite will be issued after acceptance to the course.
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 NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
Semester Schedule Course - Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Course Spring 2021:
(Tuesday & Thursday Nights 6:00pm-10:00pm)
Please write down which course you have applied for. Applications are not moved across courses if the course you apply for becomes full.
- This course will be held online via the Zoom. These are synchronous sessions and you are required to attend the lectures via Zoom.
- Spring and Fall Semesters for this course run Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6:00 pm-10:00 pm.
- The Summer Semester runs Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6:00 pm-10:00 pm.
- The Spring 2021 Course begins January 19th, 2021 and ends May 8th, 2021 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long Skills Academy).
- The application process for the 2021 Spring course will open November 2nd, 2020. The process will close on December 28th at 5:00 pm. 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 IMPERATIVE to complete this process as soon as possible as our courses fill very quickly. It is first come first serve. There are 60 spots available. Once we accept 60 students the process will close.
- Orientation will be held on January 11th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Invite will be issued after acceptance to the course.
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 NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
Accelerated Course - Tuesday through Friday
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Accelerated Course - Tuesday through Friday
Accelerated Course Spring 2021:
(Tuesday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm with a break for lunch)
Please write down which course you have applied for. Applications are not moved across courses if the course you apply for becomes full.
- This course will be held online via the Zoom. These are synchronous sessions and you are required to attend the lectures via Zoom.
- This course runs Tuesday - Friday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, for the Spring, Summer and Fall Semesters. Hours may be modified during the COVID-19 operational plan, but will still occur during these hours.
- The Spring 2021 Course begins January 19th, 2021 and ends March 6th, 2021 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long Skills Academy).
- The application process for the 2021 Spring course will open November 2nd, 2020. The process will close on December 28th at 5:00 pm. 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 IMPERATIVE to complete this process as soon as possible as our courses fill very quickly. It is first come first serve. There are 60 spots available. Once we accept 60 students the process will close.
- Orientation will be held on January 11th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Invite will be issued after acceptance to the course.
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 NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.
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