Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - January 2025

The next class begins in January 2025! 

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) course offered in partnership with Municipal Emergency Services Authority of Lancaster County prepares the student to function competently as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician as described in the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. The primary focus of EMS providers at this level takes the skill and knowledge set of the EMT and adds new skills and treatment modalities for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system.

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician functions as part of a comprehensive EMS system and functions under medical oversight to provide emergency care at a higher level than EMT level providers but less than that provided by a Paramedic level provider. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to sit for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Advanced EMT cognitive exam necessary to be certified as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician.

This program is offered in a blended/hybrid format and will require a combination of remote learning and in-person learning at the training center located at the MESA Elizabethtown Station. In-person instruction will take place one Saturday a month following the course schedule. Students may attempt to schedule in-person instruction at other times based on appointment availability. Clinical time is a component of this program and students can expect to spend 150+ hours (or as many as needed to complete the AEMT Student Minimum Competency requirements) applying their knowledge and skills in both an EMS system and ER environment.

The program is limited to 10 students. Students should complete the application prior to enrollment to ensure the student is prepared for this program. Students must also complete the PA State Criminal background check as well as the Child Abuse Clearance prior to starting the program. If the student has lived outside of Pennsylvania in the past 10 years, students are also required to complete the FBI clearance.  

For specific questions about the AEMT program, please contact Chris Wright cwright@mesalancasterpa.gov.

Prerequisite: Certification as an NREMT or Pennsylvania EMT certification

25 CEUs