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Has anyone heard of their Emergency Medicine BS program for paramedics? The curriculum look amazing and is shared with some medical school classes. I might transfer over there to finish undergrad and apply to PA or Med school after.
Here are some of the required courses:
AHCJ 305 Infectious Disease and the Healthcare Provider (1) Current issues related to infectious disease, with a special emphasis on principles of epidemiology and etiology of HIV/AIDS. Discussion of disease pathology and modes of transmission compared with hepatitis, tuberculosis, and influenza. Development of ethical response to psychosocial, economic, and legal concerns. Strategies and programs for education, prevention, and identification of resources. Impact on the healthcare worker, risk factors and precautions for blood-borne pathogens, HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis.
AHCJ 324 Psychosocial Models and Interventions (2-3)
Orientation to major models of stress, crisis, and psychological trauma. Understanding psychosocial reactions and responses of populations, individuals, and care providers to societal disruption and trauma, medical emergencies, and death and dying. Application of principles for suicide intervention, critical incident debriefings, and death notification. Methods in providing temporary, adequate psychological care for individuals in psychosocial crisis. Additional project required for third unit.
AHCJ 402 Pathology I (4)
Fundamental mechanisms of disease, including cell injury, inflammation, repair, regeneration, and fibrosis; vascular, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, urinary, reproductive, endocrine, and integumentary pathologies.
AHCJ 403 Pathology II (4)
Fundamental mechanisms of disease, including the central and peripheral nervous systems; bone and joint, skeletal muscle, developmental, genetic, infectious, parasitic pathologies, and neoplasia. Additional requirement of two autopsy viewings and written report.
AHCJ 461 Research Methods for Allied Health Professions (2)
Introduction to the scientific method in research. Focus on the major steps of the research process as they relate to research-report evaluation, proposal writing, literature review, development of conceptual framework, and identification of variables, statement of hypothesis, research design, and analysis and presentation of data.
EMMC 308 Pharmacology (3)
General overview of pharmacology—including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutics of drugs. Basic definitions, sources of information, classification of drugs, and principles and mechanisms of drug actions. Emphasis on prehospital drug categories.
EMMC 314 ECG Interpretation (2)
Development of basic ECG interpretation skills. Focus on anatomy and physiology, underlying pathophysiology, basic rhythm recognition, and overview of related treatments. Special emphasis on skills needed by bed-side practitioner to differentiate between benign and life-threatening dysrhythmias.
EMMC 315 Cardiology (3)
Assists the health care provider to develop assessment skills and to increase knowledge of medical management of the patient with acute and chronic cardiovascular disorders. Focus on anatomy and physiology, underlying pathophysiology, advanced history taking and physical assessment, cardiovascular pharmacology, electrical modalities, cardiac diagnostic testing, and current research. Special emphasis on the emergency care of patients with myocardial infarction and trauma to the cardiovascular system. Assignment includes interaction with cardiac patients and observation of diagnostic studies in the clinical setting.
EMMC 316 12-Lead ECG Interpretation (2)
Designed for health care providers who are familiar with basic ECG monitoring and are seeking to learn principles of application and interpretation of the 12-lead system. Special emphasis on recognition of the acute myocardial infarction. Additional topics include identifying: axis deviation, acute ischemic conditions, electrolyte imbalances, bundle-branch block, and infarct impostors. Practical application of information to bedside care of cardiac patients, with emphasis on patient assessment, data collection, and use of the 12-lead to guide rapid intervention. Certificate issued upon successful completion of the course.
EMMC 325 Current Issues in Emergency Medical Services (2)
Seminar-style discussion regarding current issues and controversies in emergency medicine. May include topics such as prehospital use of thrombolytic therapy, managed care, primary-care advanced-scope paramedic practice, etc.
EMMC 331 Introduction to Theories of Emergency Medical Services (2)
Introduction to prehospital medical services. Roles and responsibilities of paramedics and EMTs. EMS systems design, constraints, and operating problems. EMS environment and scene issues. Medical-legal issues. History and current state of prehospital care and medical oversight.
EMMC 332 Theories of Emergency Medical Services (2)
Investigation of the dimensions of emergency medical services. Influence of environment on oxygen delivery. Development of paradigms for EMS. Decision making in the constrained environment. Stress models and role theories. Discussion of EMS as sequential environments from public health to critical care.
EMMC 435 Disasters, WMD, and Terrorism (3)
Introduction to EMS response involving large-scale natural disasters and weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Exploration of prehospital and hospital treatment. Evaluation of current issues facing EMS personnel. Crisis and consequence management, theories of terrorism response, and state and federal resources. Discussion of interagency roles, overview of social and psychological aspects, policy development and the media, comparison of response protocols of disaster versus terrorist incidents.
EMMC 436 Trauma and Surgical Care (2)
Emergency evaluation, assessment, and care of the trauma patient. Prehospital resuscitation, stabilization, and rapid transport. Overview of traumatic injuries, multi-system trauma, surgical management and care of the trauma patient. Principles of care of the patient after stabilization and surgery. Discussion of kinematics, emerging trends in trauma care, trauma centers, and injury prevention programs.
EMMC 445 Perinatal and Pediatric Emergencies (3)
Emergent evaluation and care of the perinatal and pediatric patient. Cardiac, gastrointestinal, hematologic, renal, and metabolic conditions and treatment. Discussion of appropriate versus inappropriate child development and behavior including developmental stages, temperaments, feeding disorders, sleep disorders, mental retardation, and attention deficit. Psychosocial aspects pediatric, child, and adolescent psychiatric disorders.
EMMC 446 Physical Diagnosis (2)
Systematic review of assessment techniques utilized in patient assessment. Emphasis on assessment of major body systems. Overview of physical exam techniques and interpretation of findings. Lecture, reading, and discussion of case studies.
EMMC 447 Geriatrics and Aging (3)
The course will provide a forum for discussing current trends in aging and identifying the needs of an older population; discussion of psychological and social changes in the older adult, the physiologic process of aging and medical considerations unique to age; management of geriatric trauma, medical emergencies, and the impact of chronic diseases; establishing a social response to aging and viable healthcare delivery models for older adults.
EMMC 448 Advanced Physical Diagnosis and Critical Care (2)
Advanced assessment techniques utilized in management of critical care patient. Emphasis on interpretation of laboratory tests, chest radiographs, arterial blood gases, and other tests used to evaluate the patient. Theories of mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy. Administration of aerosol treatments, gases and gas mixtures. Operation of transport ventilators and intravenous pumps and infusion devices.
EMMC 451 Healthcare Management for Prehospital Providers (2)
Basic principles of management and how they relate to EMS systems. Federal, state, and local authority for EMS delivery and services, resources for and constraints to EMS systems, relationship to and impact on public safety and health care delivery systems, interface of public and private organizations, current and future issues.
EMMC 464 Ethics and Leadership for Emergency Services (2)
Examines the theory and conceptual framework to view and practice ethical leadership as a collective enterprise. Exploration of emerging paradigms of leadership. Clarify and contrast differing approaches to leadership and leadership development. Compare and contrast the situational approach of the processes of administration, management, and leadership. Learner-designated activities are utilized to develop a personal philosophy of leadership, and assess individual characteristics and relate those strengt
http://www.llu.edu/allied-health/sahp/emc/programinfo.page?
Here are some of the required courses:
AHCJ 305 Infectious Disease and the Healthcare Provider (1) Current issues related to infectious disease, with a special emphasis on principles of epidemiology and etiology of HIV/AIDS. Discussion of disease pathology and modes of transmission compared with hepatitis, tuberculosis, and influenza. Development of ethical response to psychosocial, economic, and legal concerns. Strategies and programs for education, prevention, and identification of resources. Impact on the healthcare worker, risk factors and precautions for blood-borne pathogens, HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis.
AHCJ 324 Psychosocial Models and Interventions (2-3)
Orientation to major models of stress, crisis, and psychological trauma. Understanding psychosocial reactions and responses of populations, individuals, and care providers to societal disruption and trauma, medical emergencies, and death and dying. Application of principles for suicide intervention, critical incident debriefings, and death notification. Methods in providing temporary, adequate psychological care for individuals in psychosocial crisis. Additional project required for third unit.
AHCJ 402 Pathology I (4)
Fundamental mechanisms of disease, including cell injury, inflammation, repair, regeneration, and fibrosis; vascular, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, urinary, reproductive, endocrine, and integumentary pathologies.
AHCJ 403 Pathology II (4)
Fundamental mechanisms of disease, including the central and peripheral nervous systems; bone and joint, skeletal muscle, developmental, genetic, infectious, parasitic pathologies, and neoplasia. Additional requirement of two autopsy viewings and written report.
AHCJ 461 Research Methods for Allied Health Professions (2)
Introduction to the scientific method in research. Focus on the major steps of the research process as they relate to research-report evaluation, proposal writing, literature review, development of conceptual framework, and identification of variables, statement of hypothesis, research design, and analysis and presentation of data.
EMMC 308 Pharmacology (3)
General overview of pharmacology—including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutics of drugs. Basic definitions, sources of information, classification of drugs, and principles and mechanisms of drug actions. Emphasis on prehospital drug categories.
EMMC 314 ECG Interpretation (2)
Development of basic ECG interpretation skills. Focus on anatomy and physiology, underlying pathophysiology, basic rhythm recognition, and overview of related treatments. Special emphasis on skills needed by bed-side practitioner to differentiate between benign and life-threatening dysrhythmias.
EMMC 315 Cardiology (3)
Assists the health care provider to develop assessment skills and to increase knowledge of medical management of the patient with acute and chronic cardiovascular disorders. Focus on anatomy and physiology, underlying pathophysiology, advanced history taking and physical assessment, cardiovascular pharmacology, electrical modalities, cardiac diagnostic testing, and current research. Special emphasis on the emergency care of patients with myocardial infarction and trauma to the cardiovascular system. Assignment includes interaction with cardiac patients and observation of diagnostic studies in the clinical setting.
EMMC 316 12-Lead ECG Interpretation (2)
Designed for health care providers who are familiar with basic ECG monitoring and are seeking to learn principles of application and interpretation of the 12-lead system. Special emphasis on recognition of the acute myocardial infarction. Additional topics include identifying: axis deviation, acute ischemic conditions, electrolyte imbalances, bundle-branch block, and infarct impostors. Practical application of information to bedside care of cardiac patients, with emphasis on patient assessment, data collection, and use of the 12-lead to guide rapid intervention. Certificate issued upon successful completion of the course.
EMMC 325 Current Issues in Emergency Medical Services (2)
Seminar-style discussion regarding current issues and controversies in emergency medicine. May include topics such as prehospital use of thrombolytic therapy, managed care, primary-care advanced-scope paramedic practice, etc.
EMMC 331 Introduction to Theories of Emergency Medical Services (2)
Introduction to prehospital medical services. Roles and responsibilities of paramedics and EMTs. EMS systems design, constraints, and operating problems. EMS environment and scene issues. Medical-legal issues. History and current state of prehospital care and medical oversight.
EMMC 332 Theories of Emergency Medical Services (2)
Investigation of the dimensions of emergency medical services. Influence of environment on oxygen delivery. Development of paradigms for EMS. Decision making in the constrained environment. Stress models and role theories. Discussion of EMS as sequential environments from public health to critical care.
EMMC 435 Disasters, WMD, and Terrorism (3)
Introduction to EMS response involving large-scale natural disasters and weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Exploration of prehospital and hospital treatment. Evaluation of current issues facing EMS personnel. Crisis and consequence management, theories of terrorism response, and state and federal resources. Discussion of interagency roles, overview of social and psychological aspects, policy development and the media, comparison of response protocols of disaster versus terrorist incidents.
EMMC 436 Trauma and Surgical Care (2)
Emergency evaluation, assessment, and care of the trauma patient. Prehospital resuscitation, stabilization, and rapid transport. Overview of traumatic injuries, multi-system trauma, surgical management and care of the trauma patient. Principles of care of the patient after stabilization and surgery. Discussion of kinematics, emerging trends in trauma care, trauma centers, and injury prevention programs.
EMMC 445 Perinatal and Pediatric Emergencies (3)
Emergent evaluation and care of the perinatal and pediatric patient. Cardiac, gastrointestinal, hematologic, renal, and metabolic conditions and treatment. Discussion of appropriate versus inappropriate child development and behavior including developmental stages, temperaments, feeding disorders, sleep disorders, mental retardation, and attention deficit. Psychosocial aspects pediatric, child, and adolescent psychiatric disorders.
EMMC 446 Physical Diagnosis (2)
Systematic review of assessment techniques utilized in patient assessment. Emphasis on assessment of major body systems. Overview of physical exam techniques and interpretation of findings. Lecture, reading, and discussion of case studies.
EMMC 447 Geriatrics and Aging (3)
The course will provide a forum for discussing current trends in aging and identifying the needs of an older population; discussion of psychological and social changes in the older adult, the physiologic process of aging and medical considerations unique to age; management of geriatric trauma, medical emergencies, and the impact of chronic diseases; establishing a social response to aging and viable healthcare delivery models for older adults.
EMMC 448 Advanced Physical Diagnosis and Critical Care (2)
Advanced assessment techniques utilized in management of critical care patient. Emphasis on interpretation of laboratory tests, chest radiographs, arterial blood gases, and other tests used to evaluate the patient. Theories of mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy. Administration of aerosol treatments, gases and gas mixtures. Operation of transport ventilators and intravenous pumps and infusion devices.
EMMC 451 Healthcare Management for Prehospital Providers (2)
Basic principles of management and how they relate to EMS systems. Federal, state, and local authority for EMS delivery and services, resources for and constraints to EMS systems, relationship to and impact on public safety and health care delivery systems, interface of public and private organizations, current and future issues.
EMMC 464 Ethics and Leadership for Emergency Services (2)
Examines the theory and conceptual framework to view and practice ethical leadership as a collective enterprise. Exploration of emerging paradigms of leadership. Clarify and contrast differing approaches to leadership and leadership development. Compare and contrast the situational approach of the processes of administration, management, and leadership. Learner-designated activities are utilized to develop a personal philosophy of leadership, and assess individual characteristics and relate those strengt
http://www.llu.edu/allied-health/sahp/emc/programinfo.page?