Critical Care Paramedic Course
Critical Care Paramedic Course to be Offered
Vanderbilt LifeFlight has teamed up with Volunteer State Community College to offer a critical care paramedic course. Jeremy Brywczynski, M.D., an emergency medicine faculty member at Vanderbilt and medical director for LifeFlight, will serve as the program's medical director.
In addition to classroom instruction, each student will be required to spend more than 40 hours in clinical rotations, which will include time spent flying with LifeFlight, as well as Vanderbilt’s Trauma Center, Burn Center and Medical Intensive Care Unit. The course involves more than 150 classroom and clinical hours.
Twelve students will be selected to participate in the class. In order to be considered, a candidate must be a currently licensed paramedic by the State of Tennessee, have two years experience as a paramedic, and have their BLS, ACLS, advanced pediatric course and advanced trauma course certifications. Applicants will be screened with an entrance exam and an interview process.
Applying
To apply for this exciting program, please download the application and submit no later than July 29, 2011.
The cost of the course is $1000. The fee covers the course, books, scrubs, and parking fee. Fees not covered: background check, liability insurance, 2-step TB skin test in the last year, MMR, Varicella, Hep. B, Rubella, tetanus (titers or labwork), and health insurance – see attached course “Health Screening and Pre-requisite Checklist”.
Download a Printable Application
Course Meeting Times
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| 8/29/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 9/1/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 9/8/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 9/15/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 9/22/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 9/29/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 10/6/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 10/13/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 10/20/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
| 10/27/11 | 8:30am - 6pm |
Between 10/28/11 and 11/15/11, clinical hours will be completed and State testing is 11/17.