Diploma in Paramedic
Ottawa, Canada
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 14,196
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Bring your leadership to the dynamic field of paramedicine.
Graduates from this top-rated Paramedic Ontario College Diploma program are ready for success in the workforce. Paramedics fill a critical role in our health care system with employment opportunities in rural and urban paramedic services. This program combines applied and theoretical experiences to provide you with all the necessary skills.
In this program you learn all aspects of Paramedicine, how to deal with emergencies, and develop the means to communicate with patients, family members, and healthcare professionals. In the final term of the program, you get the chance to put your knowledge and skills into practice through a paramedic practicum experience. It is in this setting that you experience a wide variety of calls and can display proficiency working as a necessary member of a team. This 420-hour practicum provides you with the opportunity to work and learn alongside active paramedics.
The program is delivered through:
- In-class theory
- Online learning
- Practical/laboratory courses
- High-fidelity simulation
- Hospital clinical, and
- Practicums
After the program, you can write the Ontario Advanced Emergency Medical Care Attendant exam.
After graduating, you may be employed in paramedic services throughout Ontario and Canada. Graduates may also choose to continue their studies to obtain advanced training to practice at higher levels of paramedicine.
Ideal Students
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Are high academic achievers with proven postsecondary success
- Are mature individuals with excellent communication skills
- Possess strong leadership and time management skills
- Are looking for a professional career that is dynamic and challenging
- Can work effectively in challenging environments and stressful situations.
Admissions
Curriculum
Level 01
- ENL1423T Communication in Healthcare
- PAR3618 Patient Care Laboratory I
- PAR3619 Theory of Patient Care I
- PAR3621 Mastering Medical Physiology
- PAR3623 Medical Physiology I
- PAR3638 Professional Development
- PAR4610 Patient Lifting and Movement I
Level 02
- PAR3600 Pharmacology
- PAR3601 Paramedicine I
- PAR3615 Medical Physiology II
- PAR3620 Theory of Patient Care II
- PAR3622 Patient Care Laboratory II
- PAR4606 Patient Lifting and Movement II
- PSY4705 Psychopathology
Level 03
- MVM4626 Emergency Vehicle Operation
- PAR3602 Paramedicine II
- PAR3608 Paramedic Simulation I
- PAR3630 Theory of Patient Care III
- PAR3631 Patient Care Laboratory III
- PAR3634 Paramedic Practicum I
- PAR3640 Hospital Clinical Practicum
- PAR3648 Medical Directives
Level 04
- PAR3609 Paramedic Simulation II
- PAR3641 Paramedic Practicum II
- PAR3646 Paramedic Consolidation
Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Communicate and interact effectively and appropriately with patients and others
- Assess patients using relevant theory and practices and in compliance with current legislation, regulations, standards, and best practice guidelines
- Establish patients` treatment and transport priorities based on assessment findings
- Implement preventive and therapeutic patient management strategies to maintain and promote patients` well-being in compliance with current legislation, regulations, standards, and best practice guidelines
- Integrate and perform delegated controlled medical acts in a simulated, clinical, and field setting
- Evaluate in an ongoing manner the effectiveness of patient management strategies used and adapt or change strategies to provide optimal care for patients
- Report and document patient information completely, accurately, and promptly, in compliance with current legislation, regulations, standards, and applicable policies and procedures in a simulated, clinical, and/or field setting
- Ensure personal safety and contribute to the safety of partners, patients, and others
- Ensure the operational safety and preparedness of an ambulance and its equipment and operate an ambulance-type vehicle in a simulated setting
- Collaborate with a broad range of personnel such as first responders, paramedics, emergency services personnel, health care professionals, and other allied health care workers
- Integrate and meet legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities while providing optimal care for patients
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment, and environmental stewardship.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are eligible to write the Ontario Ministry of Health licensing exam Advanced Emergency Medical Care Attendant (A-EMCA). Experience and further training may lead to opportunities as advanced and critical care paramedic. In addition, the Paramedic diploma has proved valuable to those seeking employment as firefighters and police officers.
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