This course is run by Brown EMS primarily to offer a learning experience for Brown students who are planning to work as volunteer EMTs at Brown EMS, our collegiate ambulance service. We typically offer 3-5 spots for unaffiliated applicants, depending on course enrollment.
This course is an accredited, State and National approved course that meets the National standards for EMS education. Course instruction is college level and college oriented as most applicants are interested in healthcare careers and plan to go on to PA or medical school.
This course is not a Brown University credit bearing course; the course is a specialized EMT curriculum that meets/exceeds State and National requirements for EMT education and is run by Brown EMS at facilities on the Brown campus.
Brown EMS does not routinely accept students who are not 18 or matriculated college students. High school age students are accepted on a case by case basis depending on course enrollment and applicant age. Students must be 18 to take the National Registry certification exam and complete the licensing process to work as an EMT.
This course is self-supported, so tuition directly funds the course instruction and materials. A payment plan of three installments is available upon request, but there are no financial aid packages.
Because this course is not a Brown University course per se, there is no way (and we have really tried!) to apply GI Bill funds to the course tuition.
Because this course is not a Brown University course per se, there is no campus housing available for EMT students.
Students are encouraged to focus on this course without additional academic commitments, because the material covered in ten weeks is quite extensive (airway management to emergency childbirth)! It is especially difficult to manage courses such as upper level physics or organic chemistry in addition to the EMT workload, so this must be carefully considered in relation to additional responsibilities such as summer employment.
Campus jobs that require Sunday participation cannot coincide with the EMT course. EMT students cannot be excused from class on Sundays unless there is an emergency need.
It is important to attend every scheduled class session due to the amount of material covered and the limited time in which to learn it. Applicants who will be away for extended parts of the summer will not be eligible for course completion certificates. Make up classes are not offered.
To become an EMT in the United States, you must take an accredited/approved US EMT course that meets the minimum standards outlined by the National EMS Education Standards and employs current educational materials. To work in RI and most other states, you must achieve National Registry certification to be eligible for licensing. At the EMT level, training can happen in any state, certification is through the National Registry for most states, and licensing is through the state in which you plan to work.