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17-Day EMT Program
Become an Emergency Medical Technician in 17 Days
Pelham’s 17-Day Accelerated EMT Program combines classroom instruction, skills training, clinical experience, and field training in one focused course.
Students spend 17 consecutive days learning emergency patient assessment, medical and trauma care, patient movement, communication, teamwork, and the practical skills expected of an entry-level EMT.
The pace is demanding. The days are long. Students are expected to participate, practice, make decisions, accept feedback, and improve throughout the course.
17 days. EMT education from start to finish.
What Makes the Pelham EMT Program Different
Program at a Glance
• Duration: 17 consecutive days of full-time training
• Location: Pelham Training, Bloomfield, Indiana
• Format: Classroom instruction, skills laboratory, clinical experience, and scenario-based field training
• Clinical Experience: Two 12-hour ambulance rotations with assigned preceptors
• Housing: Complimentary dorm-style housing may be available to enrolled students on a first-come, first-served basis. Housing is optional and is not required to attend.
Tuition: $3,800
How the 17 Days Work:
Classes begin on a Thursday with orientation, course information, and preparation for the days ahead.
Most training days begin at 8:00 AM and may run approximately 10 hours, depending on the day’s objectives. Students should expect a full schedule throughout the 17-day program.
No two days are exactly the same.
Some days begin with classroom instruction. Others may begin with a quiz, skills practice, or an exercise. As new material is introduced, students move between instruction, demonstration, hands-on practice, patient assessment, and scenario work.
Clinical rotations consist of two 12-hour ambulance shifts with assigned preceptors.
Students should expect the program to require their full attention for all 17 days.
How You’ll Train:
Students learn through a combination of classroom instruction, instructor demonstration, skills practice, discussion, testing, clinical experience, and scenario-based training.
Early in the course, instructors teach and demonstrate. Students practice individual skills, assessments, and patient-care techniques.
As the course progresses, those individual pieces begin to come together.
Students are expected to assess patients, communicate with their team, make treatment decisions, move patients, reassess their care, and adapt when circumstances change.
Scenario training gives students an opportunity to use what they have learned rather than simply repeat it.
As students become more capable, instructors begin to step back.
Eventually, the instructor will not be standing beside them. We train with that in mind.
Training Beyond the Classroom:
Some portions of the EMT program move outside the traditional classroom and laboratory environment.
Pelham Beechwood gives students access to 67 acres of wooded terrain, open ground, a 13-acre lake, and other environments where they can work through patient movement, teamwork, problem solving, and field scenarios.
The objective is not simply to make training harder.
It is to give students opportunities to apply what they have learned when the surroundings, movement, communication, and patient-care problems all have to be managed at the same time.
Who Attends Pelham’s EMT Program?
Pelham students come from many different backgrounds.
They include people beginning a career in EMS, fire service personnel, military personnel, college and pre-professional students, park and public-safety personnel, industrial response teams, career changers, and individuals who need EMT education for another professional role.
Students have traveled to Pelham from across the United States and around the world.
The common requirement is the ability to commit fully to an accelerated 17-day program.
Physical Participation:
EMT education is physically active.
Students should expect to lift and carry equipment, practice patient movement, kneel, stand for extended periods, work close to the ground, and participate in indoor and outdoor training activities.
Students must be able to participate safely in required course activities, with reasonable accommodations when applicable.
What to Bring:
Students should bring a laptop or tablet suitable for coursework, note-taking materials, appropriate seasonal clothing, and sturdy closed-toe footwear.
Detailed clothing, equipment, and course preparation requirements are provided before class begins.
Tuition:
$3,800
Tuition covers the 17-day EMT course and required instructional components.
Clinical assignments are arranged as part of the program.
Student Housing:
Complimentary dorm-style housing may be available to enrolled students on a first-come, first-served basis.
Housing is optional and is not required to attend the EMT program.
Students interested in housing should request accommodations as early as possible
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Before Class Begins:
After enrollment, students receive a Welcome Packet with detailed instructions and required documentation.
Students will need to provide a current TB test, Public Safety Identification Number (PSID) when applicable, a copy of their driver’s license, and any additional health, identification, or clinical documentation required for participation.
Students should complete all requested documentation by the deadlines provided in their Welcome Packet.
Transportation and Clinicals:
Students are responsible for transportation to and from assigned clinical sites.
Clinical locations are generally within the surrounding area, and students frequently coordinate carpools when needed.
Attendance at all assigned clinical rotations is required for successful completion of the program.
After the Course:
Students who successfully complete the program will have completed Pelham’s EMT educational requirements and be prepared to move forward with the applicable certification and testing process, including the NREMT EMT examination.
Completion of the course is the beginning of professional development as an EMT, not the end of it.
Pelham’s goal is to graduate students who understand the fundamentals, can perform the skills they have been taught, can work with others, and are prepared to continue learning as EMS professionals.
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