Paramedic

Campus: Sudbury (SU)

Program code:

AMBP

Admission code:

AMBP

Length:

2 years

Description:

This program covers emergency care services performed to minimize complications before and during transportation of a patient to the hospital. It prepares aspiring paramedics to work in Ontario and to take  the theory examination of the ambulance service branch of the Ontario Ministry of Health, with the title Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant (AEMCA).

Tuition fees (approx.):

$2,812 (1st year)

Other fees (attestation, activities, etc.):

$2,000 (approximate; includes obligatory purchase of an electronic assistant as well as an internship and laboratory uniform)

Admission requirements:

• Ontario high school diploma or its equivalent from another province, or mature student status
• 2 French credits (at least 1 mandatory group course): grade 11 or 12, pre-college or pre-university
• 1 biology credit: grade 11 or 12, pre-college or pre-university
• 1 English credit: grade 11 or 12, pre-college or pre-university
• 1 chemistry or physics credit: grade 11 or 12, pre-college or pre-university
• Medical authorization form completed by a doctor (a form is included in the admission kit)

Other requirements:

• Class “F” driver's licence (before start of semester 3)
• Standard first aid certificate (by November of semester 1)*
• First aid certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR - Level C (by November of semester 1)*
• Current immunizations (including 2-step tuberculin test and hepatitis B vaccination)
• Criminal record check before the start of semester 3
• Infectious diseases report completed by your doctor (by November of semester 1)
• Capacity to lift, with a partner, a person weighing 95 kg (210 pounds)
• Police clearance (criminal record check) (before November) to meet the legal requirements for paramedical work

* First aid and CPR courses are offered several times throughout the college session by the Adult and Continuing Education Service of Collège Boréal.

Work environment (type of employer):

• Land ambulance services in Ontario
• Occupational health and safety agent
• Air ambulance services in Ontario
• Emergency services dispatcher
• Non-emergency transfer services
• First aid for mining operations

Possibility of a bachelor’s degree or other title:

Many universities recognize the postsecondary credits of Collège Boréal. Each university has its own admission criteria. After your college studies, the university of your choice will evaluate your credits in order to establish appropriate equivalence.

Academic qualification:

Ontario college diploma

Notes:

• Marks of at least 70% in pre-college courses and at least 60% in pre-university courses improve the chance of success in the program
• It is essential to be able to communicate orally and in writing in both French and English during clinical internships
• Furthermore, most specialized Health Sciences textbooks are only available in English. The Collège favours the use of French textbooks appropriate to the study program wherever possible
• The student may be required to travel outside the region for clinical internships.

This program is part of the “Consortium national de formation en santé au Collège Boréal” project and is made possible with the financial support of Health Canada.
 

Step 1

• BIO1016 ~  Anatomie et physiologie I
• ENG1003 ~  English Communications I
• EPH1000 ~  Éducation physique I
• FRA1005 ~  Français I
• INF1064  ~ Culture technologique
• SPM1006 ~  Aspects médico- légaux
• SPM1010 ~ Recherche, leadership et professionnalisme
• SPM1012 ~  Soins du patient – Théorie I (Paramédicaux)
• SPM1013 ~  Laboratoire- évaluations et pratiques I (Paramédicaux)

Step 2

• BIO1013 ~  Anatomie et physiologie II
• EPH1001 ~  Éducation physique II
• SPM1016 ~  Soins du patient – Théorie II (Paramédicaux)
• SPM1017 ~  Laboratoire-évaluations et pratiques II (Paramédicaux)
• SPM1021 ~ Pharmacologie paramédicale
• STG1009 ~  Stage I – Soins paramédicaux
• CHOIX ~ Formation générale au choix