n order to be hired as a paramedic, you must possess a few important
abilities. First and foremost, you must be able to communicate and
interact effectively and appropriately with patients and others. You
will deal with many patients who are disoriented and you must be able
to obtain important information from them. At the same time, you’ll
have to assess patients using relevant theory and practices, and
establish patients’ treatment and transport priorities based on
assessment finding. Another important skill is the ability to implement
preventive and therapeutic patient management strategies to maintain
and promote patients’ well-being as well as integrate and perform
delegated controlled medical acts in a simulated, clinical and field
setting. Lastly, you’ll have ensure the operational safety and
preparedness of an ambulance and its equipment, and operate an
ambulance-type vehicle. All of these skills can be learned through
paramedic training at Centennial College’s Paramedic Program.
Centennial College ensures that student performance and confidence is
enhanced through courses that provide an equal balance between
classroom, clinical, field and practical learning in emergency
simulations. The paramedic training covers emergency, medical, trauma
and psychological situations. This training is facilitated through
courses such as: Therapeutic Communications and Crisis Intervention
(focuses on the utilization of effective communication tools when
dealing with persons in crisis); Alterations of Human Body Function
(provides knowledge of the various alternations in human body function
from a variety of pathophysiological topics); Medical Directed
Theraputics Paramedic Responsibilities (Students will apply concepts
and principles from pharmacology, pathophysiology and pre-hospital care
to make decisions and implementation of controlled or delegated medical
acts); and more. In addition to in-school courses, students participate
in a field placement during which they obtain hands-on experience.
Graduates from the Centennial’s Paramedic Training
program are eligible and prepared to take the Ministry of Health exam
for Advanced EMCA. They have consistently scored above the provincial
average on the Advanced EMCA certification exam. Ministry regulations
require this certification for employment as a paramedic in Ontario.
In order to apply, Centennial College expects students to present at
minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or be
19 years of age or older. The applicant must also possess compulsory
English 12C or U or equivalent, math 11M or U, or 12C or U or
equivalent, Biology 11C or U, or 12 U or equivalent; and one of the
following sciences: chemistry 11U, or 12C or U or physics 11U or 12C or
U. There are also medical requirements such as a medical doctor’s
statement, certifying a standard of health that is acceptable to
Centennial College, clinical and affiliated EMS agencies. Applicants
must also not have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude
(clear vulnerable persons police background record searches are
completed throughout the program); hold a Class “F” license, which is
required for employment in Ontario (but not for program admission);
complete a CPR Level HCP course (Health Care Provider) and standard
first aid certification. For complete details on the requirements of
this undertaking, visit Centennial’s Paramedic program admission page.
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