Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) Training

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) Training Program at Springfield College is an in-person course consisting of face-to-face lectures and clinical labs held over two semesters (fall and spring). The classroom component provides instruction on theoretical knowledge and current best practices and is complemented by guest speakers of relevant disciplines. Students are assigned homework which consists of reading, pre-test, test/exam, and post-test exercises using the Pearson My Lab Learning Management System. Twice weekly classroom sessions are complemented with one lab session that applies the psychomotor skill component. 

To bring real-life relevance to the course, students are challenged with patient extrication, taking medical history, trauma assessments, airway management, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation that follow the current best practices of Emergency Cardiovascular Care/International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation and the American Heart Association. These components are rolled into dynamic scenarios where the students must work as a team of first responders to complete the objectives of emergency care.

An experienced paramedic with a foundation in pre-hospital education and multifaceted disciplines and environments teaches the EMT-B program. This ensures that the students are exposed to the different provider levels (both pre-hospital and in-hospital), interpersonal closed-loop communication, and the continuum of care throughout the patient's treatment.

Completion of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) Training Program certification at Springfield College enables students to work as EMTs during their college experience, earning income as well as valuable professional experience