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EMT School
REGISTRATION FOR THE SPRING 2021 COURSES HAVE CLOSED AS ALL CLASSES ARE FULL.
We are currently following a COVID-19 Social Distancing Educational Plan
Registration for the Summer 2021 Courses will open March 1st, 2021 and will close April 26th, 2021. See additional course information below.
At this time it is undetermined if we will be holding our Summer 2021 courses online or in person. We will post prior to March 1st the final decision. If we return to in person training, there will be additional vaccinations required and are 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. 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.
Picture
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.
IF WE RETURN TO IN PERSON TRAINING THE FOLLOW VACCINATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED IN ADDTION TO THE ITEMS ABOVE UPON APPLICATION. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF REMAINING UNDER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE RECORDS AVAILBLE IN CASE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IN PERSON TRAINING.
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
These skills session will only be necessary if we remain online for the Summer 2021 courses.
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. The week-long Skills Academy will consist of intense skills training to ensure competence for the NREMT psychomotor exam.
If you are not a COLORADO resident in order to complete this course, you will have to attend the Skills Academy here in Denver in order to be course completed. In the event we return to in person training we will not be able to accommodate out of state students as we will move away from our online lectures.
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 weeklong 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 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
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Schedule Course - Monday & Wednesday Evenings
Semester Course Summer 2021:
(Monday, Tuesday 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.
- It is undetermined if this course will be held online via Zoom at this point or in person. We will make a final decision prior to the opening of registrations.
- Spring and Fall Semesters for this course run Monday and Wednesday 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 Summer 2021 Course begins May 24th, 2021 and ends August 7th, 2021 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long Skills Academy).
- The application process for the 2021 Summer course will open March 1st, 2021 The process will close on April 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 May 17th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Orientation emails will be sent once the registration process closes.
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 Summer 2021:
(Tuesday, Wednesday & 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.
- It is undetermined if this course will be held online via Zoom at this point or in person. We will make a final decision prior to the opening of registrations.
- 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 Summer 2021 Course begins May 25th, 2021 and ends August 7th, 2021 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long Skills Academy).
- The application process for the 2021 Summer course will open March 1st, 2021 The process will close on April 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 May 17th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Orientation emails will be sent once the registration process closes.
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 Summer 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.
- It is undetermined if this course will be held online via Zoom at this point or in person. We will make a final decision prior to the opening of registrations.
- 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 Summer 2021 Course begins May 25th, 2021 and ends July 10th, 2021 (this end time will include the online didactic portion as well as the week long Skills Academy).
- The application process for the 2021 Summer course will open March 1st, 2021 The process will close on April 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 May 17th, 2021 from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm via Zoom. Orientation emails will be sent once the registration process closes.
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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