The School is operated jointly by the Newport News Public Schools and Riverside Regional Medical Center. The clinical education portion of the curriculum is conducted in the facilities of Riverside Health System and its affiliates. The School is operated jointly by the Newport News Public Schools and Riverside Regional Medical Center. The Emergency Medical Services Training Center offers various short and long-term courses specializing in Emergency Medical Services. Most programs provide state or national certification as basic or advanced level Emergency Medical Technician.
Programs vary in length and begin at different times throughout the year.
Classroom activities take place at least one evening each week, with occasional additional evenings as posted, at the James City County Fire Department Training Center. Occasional weekend classes are also required to complete specialty certifications. The Medical Assistant is a multiskilled allied health professional working in a variety of health care settings and in close association with physicians in medical care office practices, ambulatory care centers, hospitals, as well as managed care organizations, and insurance companies. The first three weeks are devoted to the classroom with an additional three weeks of clinical rotation following a Phlebotomy Course. The remaining nine months are spent in the classroom and in clinical settings for correlated instruction.