EMS stands for Emergency Medical Services. An EMT is an Emergency Medical Technician.

Yes, you can. To find out the reciprocity requirements for each state, you should call the UT Bureau of EMS @ 1-801-273-6666

Once you have your EMT certification, you can take the Advanced EMT course right away. However we require at least 6 months to 1 year of field experience as an EMT or Advanced EMT before you can even apply to the Paramedic program.

The EMT course does require you to complete at least 10 clinical hours at either a local emergency room or ambulance agency. The Advanced EMT course will offer clinical sign-ups for students to get IV practice, but they are optional. For clinical requirements for the Paramedic program, see the Courses page.

We welcome all local & long distance EMT’s, Paramedics, Fire Fighters or anyone in the healthcare industry to sit in on our EMT or Paramedic classes for continuing medical education hours. To see what classes we offer or when you can come in, just call the EMS Secretary at (435) 879-4951.