2023-2024 Rockford Day Paramedic Class Information
Applications for the Rockford 2023-2024 Paramedic Class are now closed.
Please check back here for the 2024-2025 course applications in April, 2024.
Please check back here for the 2024-2025 course applications in April, 2024.
General Course Information
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Qualifications:
Paramedic Course Classes begin on August 15, 2023 at 9:00 am at the EMS Office, 4120 Charles Street in Rockford. Class days run from 9 am to 5 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays until July 18, 2024. You may need to come in early or stay after class to complete assignments throughout the year. Tuition cost and instructions for payments are included in the application form. Once a month the class is broken into smaller groups split over three weekdays instead of a regularly scheduled class day. These dates will be provided by the first day of class and will include all small group days for the rest of the year. There is an approximate four hours of online course time, outside of the classroom, that is required each week.This is in addition to the time needed for studying/reading course materials, which averages an additional ten hours per week. During this course you will complete a minimum of 500 hours in the clinical and field setting (250 hospital/250 field). This course requirement is outside of classroom time and it is up to you to get your time scheduled. While class is in session be prepared to complete a minimum of ten hours of clinical time in the hospital per week. You will be notified when you are released to begin clinical hours. In June and July of 2024 you will be required to attend one of three scheduled computer testing days and two mandatory course days each month to complete PHTLS, ACLS, and PALS. You will also work toward completing your field clinical hours. When the instructors determine you have met specific course requirements you will begin your Field Capstone Project. During this time you will tasked with completing a predetermined number and variety of ambulance calls where you function as the team leader. Other details: 1. Students are required to provide their own stethoscope 2. Technology will be focus of the curriculum. Students MUST have access to a computer/laptop, printer, and the Internet. 3. This class expects students to have computer skills and communication skills. 4. The textbook is written for an individual with reading skills at the 10th grade level. Graduation for this course will be July 18, 2024. You will have until December 16, 2024 to complete your Field Capstone Project. Testing for National Registry licensure will be discussed with you in class. Please note: All projected dates related to this class, including orientation, start date, class schedule, and delivery of educational content are subject to adjustment as related to federal, state, local, and organizational regulations in response to any ongoing or resurging declared emergency by any of these entities. It is our intent to assure the excellence of our educational program while complying with all requirements necessary to maintain our accreditation and the rules and regulations of our regulatory agency during this unprecedented time. |
Application Process
• Application due date – Monday, June 26, 2023 at noon.
• Application is a PDF fillable document.
• Applications must be emailed to uwniems@uwhealth.org or mailed/dropped off at the EMS Office, 4120 Charles Street, Rockford, IL.
• The MANDATORY interview/course orientation will be held June 9, 2023 from 9 am to 1 pm or June 13th from noon to 4 pm or June 14th from noon to 4 pm
at the EMS Office, 4120 Charles Street. Contact Linda Edmunds at 779-696-6082
to schedule your interview/course orientation date.
• Applicants will be notified by June 28th, 2023 if they have been chosen to attend the 2023-2024 Paramedic Course.
• If the applicant chooses to accept the invitation to attend the course they must reply to uwniems@uwhealth.org no later than Thursday, July 7th, 2023 at noon.
During the orientation sessions in June we will talk to you about the requirements and demands of the program, you will take the Nelson Denny Reading Test, and you will be able to ask questions about the class. You will also have an interview with several Instructors as part of the Application process.
Questions regarding this process can be referred to Linda Edmunds.
Important Dates
All applicants:
April 11, 2023 Application available
June 9, 2023 9 am to 1 pm Mandatory Orientation Session
or
June 13, 2023 noon to 4 pm Mandatory Orientation Session
or
June 14, 2023 noon to 4 pm Mandatory Orientation Session
June 26th, 2023 Application Due Date
June 28th, 2023 Notification of acceptance into the course
April 11, 2023 Application available
June 9, 2023 9 am to 1 pm Mandatory Orientation Session
or
June 13, 2023 noon to 4 pm Mandatory Orientation Session
or
June 14, 2023 noon to 4 pm Mandatory Orientation Session
June 26th, 2023 Application Due Date
June 28th, 2023 Notification of acceptance into the course
Application
Class Application - Print and complete
Class Application - Download and complete the fillable PDF
Class Sponsorship Application - Download and complete
Other Course Documents
Class Schedule 2023-2024
Course Catalog 2023-2024 Coming Soon
Class Application - Download and complete the fillable PDF
Class Sponsorship Application - Download and complete
Other Course Documents
Class Schedule 2023-2024
Course Catalog 2023-2024 Coming Soon
Our Primary Goal:
To prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains
To prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains
