Emergency Medical Technician
Certificate Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate
This program is designed in a short-term format featuring hands-on, skills-based learning techniques in the UNM-LA Health Sciences Lab followed by clinical skills training in various healthcare settings specific to each course. A UNM certificate is awarded upon successful completion of this program.
Experiental Learning
- Airway Maintenance
- Oxygen Administration and Using a CPAP
- Cardiac Arrest AED
- Medication Administration
- Bleeding Control Shock Management
- Long Bone Immobilization
- Joint Immobilization
- Traction Splint
- Medical Patient Assessment
- Trauma Patient Assessment
- Various types of Medication Administration
Career Opportunities
Students may enroll in any of the allied health programs offered at UNMLA as they build on basic skills required for the provision of care at various levels in the healthcare field. For example, EMTs are in demand by agencies providing emergency services including ambulance services and fire departments. The basic skills learned in the EMT-basic program are enhanced in the EMT-intermediate classes and clinical settings and prepare students to sit for the New Mexico and National Registry exam and for emergency services agencies. Prospective paramedic students may be advised to take the EMT-basic and EMT-intermediate programs prior to enrolling in the bachelor’s paramedic program. Students who intend to transfer to a four-year college or university may enroll in the associate of science in Emergency Medical Services which provides the academic core required for a bachelor’s program.
Program Highlights
Emergency Medical Technician Basic: 10 credit hours to include 8 credit hours of coursework and 2 credit hours of lab. Prior to entering clinical setting in the final week of class, students must be certified in American Heart Association Basic Life Support of Healthcare Providers CPR and First Aid and have taken a TB test as well as other immunizations as specified in each course description. Employers in the healthcare setting will require a fingerprint background check and drug testing prior to hiring.
Program Details
More information on the Certificate Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate may be found at:
Program Cost
Information on tuition and fees can be found here:
Typical additional costs include textbooks, lab fees, and fees for a background check, drug screen, vaccinations, and uniform.
Contact Information
Coordinator, Department of Sciences
Dr. Robin Kelly
Lecturer III, Chemistry
robinkelly@unm.edu