School of Emergency Medical Services
For more information on the School of Emergency Medical Services, please contact:
Michael R. Rodgers, Program Director
mrodgers@conemaugh.org
814-534-9764
School of Emergency Medical Services Catalog
The Conemaugh School of EMS offers initial certification courses in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic. Read below for more information.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program
Upcoming EMT Classes:
Spring Session: Southern Alleghanies Regional Council, Altoona. January 27, 2025 – June 9, 2025.
Monday and Wednesday evening 1800 – 2200. Three Saturdays 0800 – 1600. Deadline to apply is November 1, 2024
Please click the Tuition and Fees tab for estimated costs.
The 200-hour Emergency Medical Technician program teaches students to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. An EMT possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. EMTs are taught to perform skills within their scope of practice. Some of these skills include: Insertion of airway and breathing adjuncts, provide supplemental oxygen therapy, perform a patient assessment to include basic vital signs, assist with or deliver some Pharmacologic interventions, perform CPR, assist with childbirth, provide trauma care. Upon successful completion of the EMT Program and certification exam, the entry-level EMTs serve as an EMS team member on an emergency call with more experienced personnel in the lead role. EMTs may serve as a team leader following additional training and/or experience.
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This course is offered two times a year at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and once a year at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring.
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February to June on Monday and Wednesday evenings 1800-2200hrs
- August to January on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 1800-2200hrs
- June to August on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 0800-1700hrs. This is an accelerated program.
Applications are accepted year-round. However, ALL applications must be received 60 days PRIOR to the start of the next available course. Walk-ins on the first day of the course are NOT accepted.
Applications are available on the menu tab.
Some information has been taken from the National EMS Scope of Practice, 2009 p20
Paramedic Program
Course applications for the January 2025/2026 class, are being accepted. Deadline to apply is October 31, 2024
Please click the Tuition and Fees tab for estimated costs.
A Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic program complies with the 2009 National EMS Education Standards for Paramedic. To be a Paramedic, you must be a PA Certified EMT. We also require a post-secondary Anatomy and Physiology Program be completed prior to the start of the Paramedic Program. The paramedic program is 1035 hours that is conducted over a 12-month period one time a year. The program includes 405 hours of didactic and laboratory instruction, 405 hours of clinical experience, and 220 hours of field internship. Classes begins in late August and concludes in August of the following year. Portions of the course are available via live interactive webinar. Students are expected to attend the in-person lab sessions every other week. Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Registry Paramedic Exam (State Certifying Exam) practical on-site, (based on regional availability). Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), International Trauma Life Support (ITLS), Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) programs are included in the program.
This course is conducted in person at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center or via Virtual Instructor Led (VIL) webinar at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center one time a year from January to January on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 1800-2200hrs. Note VIL is offered during most semesters.
Applications are accepted year-round. However, ALL applications must be received 45 days PRIOR to the start of the next available course. Walk-ins on the first day of the course are NOT accepted.
Applications are available on the menu tab.
Some information has been taken from the National EMS Scope of Practice, 2009 p21
For more information on the EMT or Paramedic Programs, please click on the Curriculum tab.
Accreditation
The School of EMS is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of The Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
625 Forster Street, Room 606
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-8740
paemsoffice@pa.gov
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
9355 - 113th Street, N #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
Commission on Accreditation of EMS Education Programs
8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
214-703-8445
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Contact Us
Conemaugh School of Emergency Medical Services
1086 Franklin Street
Johnstown, PA 15905
Michael R. Rodgers BS, EMT-P, Program Director, EMS Education
mrodgers@conemaugh.org
814-534-9764 Office