EMS Education

   Program Description

The Emergency Medical Technician certificate program is an entry level for the Paramedicine program.  This program prepares students to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure as an EMT.

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician certificate program prepares students to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians AEMT certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure as an AEMT.

The EMS Professions diploma is an entry level for the Paramedicine program. Upon completion of the EMS Professions diploma, students will also earn the Emergency Medical Technician and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician certificates, and will be able to fluidly move into the paramedicine program at the diploma level. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians AEMT certification examination and to apply for Georgia licensure as an AEMT. The primary focus of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic and advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The AEMT is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system.

The Paramedicine diploma program prepares students to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system. The Paramedicine diploma program prepares students for employment in paramedic positions in today’s health services field. The Paramedic diploma program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills from the EMT/EMT-I 1985/AEMT levels to a paramedic level. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure as a paramedic.

The Paramedicine program prepares students for employment in paramedic positions in today’s health services field. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement and provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills from the EMT/AEMT level to the paramedic level.

ALL Programs require prior to beginning clinical/internship courses, students must order and pay for a background check and meet background check screening requirements as required by the clinical facility. Cost is approximately $100. The EMT programs require an orientation and a review of education, work experience, and credentials.

"The paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP)."
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 
727-210-2350 www.caahep.org 
To contact CoAEMSP: 214-703-8445 www.coaemsp.org
 
The goal of the paramedic program is to prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to be job ready when they enter the profession.
 

The paramedic program was established at Lanier Tech in 1983 and has developed clinical partnerships with nine of the areas EMS agencies, Northeast Georgia Health Systems, The Longstreet Clinic and Northside Hospital System. The clinical opportunities provided to students are both extensive and rewarding and allow the graduates to feel confident in their new roles as an EMT/AEMT to paramedic. The program has experienced staff and utilizes many guest speakers who are subject matter experts to provide a solid academic foundation, and the laboratory equipment allows students for extensive opportunities to reinforce their knowledge. The medical director is a board certified emergency physician with over 5 years of clinical practice.  He is currently serving as the Region 2 EMS medical director and has involvement with the student’s education both in the classroom and in clinical settings.

The program has had a 100% pass rate on licensure exams since its inception in 1983 and since National Registry of EMT’s inception in 2009, has had a 100% first time pass rate on both written and practical exams.  Over 250 students having tested since that time. It has had a 100% positive placement rate and currently the three-year average retention rate is 70%.

   Program Advisors

Tina Bailey

EMS Instructor EMS Education
Work Phone: 770-533-7000 Ext: 6987 Academic Program: EMS Education

Dr. Deanne Collins

Dean of Allied Health Allied Health
Work Phone: 770-533-7000 Ext: 6924

Matthew Parr

EMS Education Instructor EMS Education
Work Phone: 770-533-6982 Academic Program: EMS Education

Eron Sunshine

EMS Program Director EMS Education
Work Phone: 770-533-7000 Ext: 6965 Academic Program: EMS Education

Georgianna White

EMS Education Clinical Coordinator EMS Education
Work Phone: 770-533-7113 Academic Program: EMS Education

Paramedic National Registry Pass Rate

Enrollment Year Total # of Students Enrolled in the Paramedic Program Total # of Students Completing Program Attrition Due to Non-Academic Reasons Attrition Due to Academic Reasons % Retention Positive Placement National Registry Paramedic Written Exam (1st Attempt) National Registry Paramedic Practical Exam
2024-2025 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2022-2023 29 23 4 2 79% 100% 100% 100%
2021-2022 17 10 4 3 59% 100% 100% 100%
2020-2021 25 18 4 3 72% 100% 100% 100%
2019-2020 36 32 2 2 89% 100% 100% 100%
2017-2018 15 9 1 5 53% 100% 100% 100%
2016-2017 28 23 2 3 78.3% 100% 100% 100%
*** Current Class Graduates

AEMT National Registry Pass Rate

Year Attempted Attempted The Exam First Attempt Pass Cumulative Pass Within 3 Attempts Cumulative Pass Within 6 Attempts Failed All 6 Attempts Eligible for Retest Did Not Complete Within 2 Years
2024 *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2023 15 53% (8) 60% (9) 0 0 5 0
2022 22 73% 78% 82% 0% 0 0
2021 22 68% 82% 82% 0% 18% 0%
2020 12 42% (5) 58% (7) 58% (7) 0% (0) 42% (5) 0% (0)
2019 36 56% (20) 78% (28) 86% (31) 3% (1) 11% (4) 0% (0)
2018 57 75% (43) 93% (53) 98% (56) 0% (0) 2% (1) 0% (0)
2017 42 74% (31) 86% (36) 90% (38) 0% (0) 0% (0) 10% (4)
2016 19 68% (13) 79% (15) 84% (16) 0% (0) 0% (0) 16% (3)

EMT National Registry Pass Rate

Year Attempted Attempted The Exam First Attempt Pass Cumulative Pass Within 3 Attempts Cumulative Pass Within 6 Attempts Failed All 6 Attempts Eligible for Retest Did Not Complete Within 2 Years
2024 *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2023 16 88% (14) 88% (14) 88% (14) 0% (0) 12% (2) 0% (0)
2022 13 100% (13) 100% (13) 100% (13) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
2021 17 94% (16) 100% (17) 100% (17) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
2020 44 70% (31) 89% (39) 89% (39) 0% (0) 11% (5) 0% (0)
2019 43 95% (41) 98% (42) 98% (42) 0% (0) 2% (1) 0% (0)
2018 57 95% (54) 98% (56) 98% (56) 0% (0) 0% (0) 2% (1)
2017 38 97% (37) 97% (37) 97% (37) 0% (0) 0% (0) 3% (1)
2016 23 78% (18) 91% (21) 91% (21) 0% (0) 0% (0) 9% (2)