Successful graduates are eligible for certification as New York State Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians - Paramedic.
Graduates can qualify for jobs with ambulance services, fire departments, and rescue squads.
Projected annual statewide job openings though the year 2006 are 250 new jobs and 780 replacement jobs. Nature of the Work Automobile collision injuries, heart attacks, strokes, near-drowning at home, childbirth, poisonings and gunshot wounds are examples of situations and patients that a paramedic can expect to meet. While EMTs give immediate care and transportation of the sick and injured in the field, paramedics bring advanced knowledge and skills to the field. These skills and knowledge can serve to diminish or eliminate the impact of illness or injury out of the hospital. Tangible benefits, such as reduced sick time, deceased medical expenses and quicker recovery, can be realized as a direct result of paramedic-level care.