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Why Study Paramedic Medicine at CSN?

Our program features the only associate degree in paramedic medicine in southern Nevada that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). With advanced lab space, simulators and mannequins, students learn in a state-of-the-art, case-based environment that prepares them for actual patient care by emulating real-world settings. Most of our faculty still work in pre-hospital capacities and actively maintain certification and licensure, including a Master EMS Instructor.

Degree and Certificate

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The objective of this degree is to train students with the necessary cognitive, psychomotor, and affective behaviors to provide advanced life support in the prehospital setting and to provide the necessary coursework to be licensed in the State of Nevada and nationally certified.

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The objective of this certificate is to train students with the necessary cognitive, psychomotor, and affective behaviors to provide advanced life support in the prehospital setting and to provide the necessary coursework to be licensed in the State of Nevada and nationally certified.

Accreditation

The College of Southern Nevada is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs


Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

Commission on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions

To contact CoAEMSP:
214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org

Program Outcomes

2021

National Registry Written Pass Rate: 100%

National Registry Written 1st Time Pass Rate: 100%

National Registry Practical Pass Rate: 100%

National Registry Practical 1st Time Pass Rate: 100%

Programmatic Attrition Rate: 27.4%

Programmatic Retention Rate: 72.6%

Positive Placement Rate: 100%

2020

Secondary to COVID-19, there were no graduates for the 2020 reporting year.

2019

National Registry Written Pass Rate: 100%

National Registry Written 1st Time Pass Rate: 92.3%

National Registry Practical Pass Rate: 100%

National Registry Practical 1st Time Pass Rate: 100%

Programmatic Attrition Rate: 24.3%

Programmatic Retention Rate: 75.7%

Positive Placement Rate: 100%

Student Award Status:
AAS in Paramedic Medicine: 36%
CoA in Paramedic Medicine: 64%

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