MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5017N Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2020 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 8 CIP Code: 51.0904	Primary College: Not Found Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC MC PC PV Field of Interest: Health Sciences Instructional Council: Emergency Medical Technology/Fire Science Technology GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as 29-2041.00 Paramedicine

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Community Health Paramedicine is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and ability to synthesize standard of care and expanded scope of practice with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, to practice patient-centered evidence-based paramedicine in the community setting. This certificate prepares students for a community health paramedic credential.

Learning Outcomes
1. Synthesize Community Paramedicine standard of care and expanded scope of practice to perform comprehensive patient assessment. (PME291) 2. Demonstrate patient advocacy within the Community Paramedicine standard of care and expanded scope of practice. (PME291) 3. Demonstrate ethical and professional behaviors consistent with the Community Paramedicine standard of care and expanded scope of practice. (PME291) 4. Synthesize Community Paramedicine standard of care and expanded scope of practice to perform a differential diagnosis (PME291) 5. Synthesize Community Paramedicine standard of care and expanded scope of practice to manage medical conditions, behavioral health, end of life situations, special needs, and home health care. (PME291) 6. Navigate social service resources and referrals as part of the management plan. (PME291) 7. Utilize types of health information technology. (PME291)

Program Notes
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Admission Criteria
Current state Paramedic certification.

Required Courses

PME291 Community Health Paramedicine 8

Credits: 8

Restricted Electives
	Credits:

General Electives
	Credits:

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 22, 2019

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