| Department of EMS Education and C.E.R.T. |
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The Department of EMS Education offers
educational programs and specialized training
courses in pre-hospital health care and emergency
medicine. The Department is composed of three
major programs: Paramedic Education,
Continuing Medical Education, and Industrial
EMT Training. The primary mission of the
Department is to train and educate emergency
medical technicians at two nationally established
levels of competency, EMT Basic and Paramedic.
The Department also strives to promote the highest
standards of emergency medical care by providing
high quality continuing medical education and
outreach training for those in the local medical
community as well as business and industry. The
three major programs are highlighted below.
David W. Burns, M.P.H., EMT-P
Chairman, Department of EMS Education
Director, Center for Emergency Response Training |
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Education is to provide high-quality educational programs for emergency health-care professionals and other emergency response providers and technicians on the Gulf Coast and in the Southwest region of the State of Alabama.
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Purpose
The primary purpose of the Department is to educate emergency medical services professionals at the EMT Basic, Paramedic and baccalaureate levels. The Department also is committed to providing life-long training opportunities and continuing medical education programs to all emergency health-care professionals in the region including, physicians, nurses, paramedics and other allied health-care professionals.
Through its Center for Emergency Response Training (CERT), the Department is dedicated to offering on-campus and out-reach training opportunities and continuing education programs for emergency first responders and rescue technicians, such as hazardous materials response specialists and confined space rescue technicians. The Department is committed to assisting business and industry and the area’s public service agencies with safety and health compliance issues and continuing education mandates.
Central to this mission is the Department’s on-going commitment to stay abreast of the latest research, regulatory issues and standards of practice affecting the various professional disciplines and technical fields of emergency services. The Department will continue to promote excellence in education and training and will continue to strive to improve the safety and health of the citizens of this region. |
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