Certificate in Primary Care Paramedic Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Canada

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding career that makes a significant impact in people's lives? Our comprehensive Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) program will equip you with the knowledge, hands-on skills and practical experience needed to deliver high-quality care to patients in need.

As a PCP, you will be the first responder to emergency situations, providing immediate care for patients with a variety of injuries and medical conditions. As a student in our program, you’ll benefit from expert instruction from industry professionals, hands-on training in our state-of-the-art Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation and practicum placement to gain invaluable real-world experience.

Our graduates are in high demand by employers and our program proudly maintains a 100% employment placement rate. Start your PCP journey today and become a part of the dedicated team of healthcare professionals who are committed to saving lives and making a difference in their communities.

What You Will Learn
In this certificate program you will learn about providing basic emergency care, including assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of medical disorders and injuries.  Your learning environment will consist of lectures, labs, clinical simulations and practicum.  Areas of learning will be focused on but are not excluded to:

• Introduction to emergency medical services and pre hospital care
• Human anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology
• Basic life support skills including medical and trauma management
• Pharmacology
• Diverse patient populations including management of some pediatric disorders and assisting with childbirth

You will also be trained in physical and mental health self-care, to ensure you are prepared for a demanding patient care environment.

Practicum will consist of placement with an ambulance service and one week in an acute care hospital emergency department. You will be expected to work shifts including evenings, nights and weekends, and you may be required to travel outside of Edmonton for your practicum placement.

The first 6 courses in the program consist of a mixture of lectures and labs of approximately 400 hours, and the last course will consist of practicum placement of approximately 240 hours.

You can expect to spend, on average:

• 28 hours per week attending classes over the course of a semester
• 15 to 20 hours per week studying and completing class assignments
• 40 hours per week on practicum