Department of Emergency Medical Services
The Department of Emergency Medical Services strives to prepare competent entry-level
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor
(skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains, with or without exit points at
the Advanced EMT, and/or Emergency Medical Technician-Basic.
Videos
Watch the Fall 2020 Graduation Congratulatory Video for the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions at the University of South Alabama.
Watch the 2020 Virtual Graduation Ceremony for the Department of Emergency Medical Services at the University of South Alabama, Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions.
Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Department of Emergency Medical Services at the University
of South Alabama. Whether you are a student enrolled at the University of South Alabama,
someone who would like more information about our EMT and Paramedic Certificate Programs,
a Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Medical Services or the Bachelor’s Degree in Professional
Health Sciences, thank you for visiting. We want you to receive the information that
you are seeking. Our web site contains much information. However, if you have questions
that remain unanswered, or would prefer to speak with a faculty or staff member in
person, please feel free to contact us by phone or email.
Our Department is proud of its 41-year tradition of educating EMT’s, Advanced EMT’s
and Paramedics. Our students receive didactic, laboratory and clinical education in
every facet of emergency medical care and prehospital medicine. Areas covered in in
our education programs include, but are not limited to, Advanced Cardiac Life Support,
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Prehospital Trauma Patient Management, Advanced Medical
Patient Management, and Advanced Airway Management. Advanced reasoning and critical
thinking is incorporated into every aspect of our educational programs.
Our Paramedic graduates are highly sought and actively recruited by employers because
they possess in-depth knowledge and fine-tuned clinical skills. Public and private
EMS providers and fire and rescue services from across the country often call to inquire
about our highly-skilled and multi-competent graduates.
Bachelor Degree graduates are well trained in Hospital and Emergency Management skills
and are routinely offered positions in Healthcare Management and Administration. Professional
Health Science students have two exciting tracks that they can choose from; Healthcare
Management and Informatics, which qualifies them to compete for opportunities at every
level within a hospital or medical office setting.
Our faculty members provide a wealth of knowledge and experience to help you achieve
your academic and career goals. They strive to provide a friendly, personal, and encouraging
atmosphere where you can learn how to care for patients in an emergency and out-of-hospital
setting.