The Community Integrated Paramedicine Program begins 2 April 2024 and will end 21 November 2024. This program is a non-credit certificate of completion program through Continuing Education and Workforce Development at NMU.
This program is approved as a special study under the Community Paramedicine framework through the MDHHS Bureau of Emergency Preparedness, EMS & Systems of Care.
Participants could be, but are not limited to Michigan currently licensed: EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and Paramedics.
The course involves detailed lectures/instruction, illustrative case studies, facilitated discussions and activities.
This program is online with asynchronous and synchronous lab and clinical components.
Throughout the program, participants will have the opportunity to interact on forums.
The goal of this course is to prepare currently licensed EMS providers for career opportunities in the areas of Community Paramedicine, health prevention, health behavior, and prevention of disease. Students learn a variety of skills and strategies that will provide them with the necessary proficiencies to improve population health in diverse settings. The program focuses on the social and behavioral determinants of health, with particular emphasis on health disparities and prevention.- Teacher: Megan Nowicki
- Teacher: Katrina Rushford
- Teacher: Christopher Saynor