EMT School

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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 over 200 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 Colorado State EMT certification.

Our 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. 

Upcoming Courses

Semester Schedule Course: (Metropolitan State Community College (MSU) Campus)

This course will begin January 22, 2019 and end March 16, 2019. The first 8 weeks will be held on the Metro State Campus in the West Classroom Building Room 262. The remaining week (finals week) will be held at Denver Health Rita Bass Trauma and EMS Education building at 190 W. 6th Avenue Denver, CO 80204. 

This course is currently open to all who are interested and is not limited to just MSU Students.

This course will also be considered as a Hybrid. You will be able to participate in the lecture portion of the course remotely if you choose.

Hybrid courses are courses that combine on-campus classroom instruction with online learning components and /or out –of-class activities.

In a hybrid course, traditional face-to-face instruction will be reduced but not entirely eliminated due to the expanse amount of information that will be provided.  Reliable internet access is a requirement of the course. 

Cost of the course is $1600.00. Course fee includes all book fees, clinical fees and uniform shirts. 

The MSU Campus course is NOT eligible for MSU provided financial aid.

Click here to apply for our course offered at Metro State College. 

Semester Schedule Course: (Denver Health Campus) Applications Closed, course is full. Begins January 22nd, 2019 and ends May 11th, 2019. This course runs Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6pm-10pm. Cost: $1600.00  This fee includes books, clinical rides and NREMT practical exam. The written NREMT test is the responsibility of the student.  

Click here to apply for our semester long course on the Denver Health Campus.

Accelerated Course: (Denver Health Campus)  Applications Closed, course is full. Begins January 22nd, 2019 and ends March 9th, 2019. This course runs Tuesday- Friday from 8am-5pm. Cost is $1900.00. This fee includes books, clinical rides and NREMT practical exam. The written NREMT test is the responsibility of the student. 

Click here to apply for our accelerated course on the Denver Health Campus.

Online HYBRID Course: (Online and Denver Health Campus) This course will be disseminated through online assignments, study and exams; chapter readings and lectures; “Hands On” lab instruction and clinical experiences. 

Friday, November 9th 2018 thru Saturday, January 19th 2019.

Classes will be held on Friday’s and Saturday’s from 8:00 am to 5 pm for 12 weeks.  Majority of the didactic requirements will be provided via online learning at your pace with set assignments prior to the mandatory Friday lecture series and mandatory Saturday skills lab. These both will be held at the Rita Bass Trauma and EMS Education building located at 190 W 6th Ave, Denver, CO 80204

Roughly put:

1/3rd Online

1/3rd Lecture

1/3rd Skills (Lab)

Course fee: $1900 and includes all books, uniforms and clinical fees.

Click here to apply for our hybrid course offered online and the Denver Health Campus.

An application fee of $35.00 will be required at time of application for any of our courses.  If accepted to class the option of paying tuition in full or participating in a tuition agreement payment plan will be offered. All tuition payments will have be paid in full before issuance of a certificate of completion of the course.

 Complete the online application

• You will need to have a BLS for Heath Care Provider Certification PRIOR to class. You can visit our schedule here if needed.
• Submit immunization records: Hepatitis B series.
• Obtain a background check through our background check service by clicking here and in the package code box enter the code EN14. The background check could take up to 5 days to be processed.