60-Hour Paramedic Recertification Intensive
Six Days • 60 Hours • One Focused Trip to Pelham
Pelham’s 60-Hour Paramedic Recertification Intensive is designed for Paramedics who want to complete the continuing education hours required by the National Registry NCCP model in one concentrated in-person program.
The course combines current Paramedic education with patient cases, skills, clinical decision-making, and scenario-based training.
This is not an online CE package moved into a classroom.
Students will be expected to think, participate, discuss, practice, make decisions, and manage patients throughout the six-day program.
Course at a Glance
Duration: Six consecutive days
Schedule: Approximately 10 hours per day
Continuing Education: 60 hours
Location: Pelham Training, Bloomfield, Indiana
Format: Classroom instruction, case-based learning, skills review, exercises, and scenario-based patient care
Tuition: $895
Tuition + Pelham Housing: $1,195 when housing is available
The 60-Hour NCCP Structure
The current National Registry Paramedic recertification model requires 60 continuing education hours:
• 30 hours — National Component
• 15 hours — Local/State Component
• 15 hours — Individual Component
Pelham’s 60-Hour Paramedic Recertification Intensive is designed to provide 60 hours of EMS-related continuing education addressing this structure.
Because Local/State requirements can vary, students should verify whether their state, region, employer, or medical director requires particular content within those hours. NREMT considers Local/State hours flexible when no specific local content is required.
Why 60 Hours at Pelham?
There are easier ways to collect CE hours.
This course is for providers who want to use those hours.
Students review current medicine and then apply it through patient cases, medication problems, ECG interpretation, skills, discussions, and complete patient-care scenarios.
The goal is to finish the week with more than a stack of continuing education certificates.
The hours count. The training should too.
Six-Day Course Outline
Day 1 — Assessment, Airway & Respiratory Care
The course begins with patient assessment and the decisions that drive everything that follows.
Topics may include:
• Patient assessment
• Clinical decision-making
• Airway evaluation
• Oxygenation and ventilation
• Advanced airway management
• Respiratory emergencies
• Difficult airway considerations
• Airway skills and patient cases
• Students move from review into application throughout the day.
Day 2 — Cardiology & Resuscitation
Cardiac care is approached through rhythm recognition, 12-lead ECG interpretation, clinical presentation, treatment decisions, and patient management.
Topics may include:
• ECG interpretation
• 12-lead ECGs
• Acute coronary syndromes
• Bradycardia and tachycardia
• Cardiac pharmacology
• Cardiac arrest
• Post-resuscitation care
• Complex cardiac patient scenarios
Day 3 — Medical Emergencies & Pharmacology
Students work through medical patients whose presentations do not always arrive with an obvious diagnosis.
Topics may include:
• Neurologic emergencies
• Endocrine emergencies
• Toxicology
• Infectious disease
• Shock
• Altered mental status
• Pharmacology
• Medication preparation and administration
• Dosage calculations
• Complex medical cases
The emphasis is placed on assessment, differential thinking, treatment decisions, and reassessment.
Day 4 — Trauma
Trauma education moves from assessment and individual interventions into complete patient management.
Topics may include:
• Trauma assessment
• Hemorrhage control
• Shock
• Head injuries
• Chest injuries
• Burns
• Musculoskeletal trauma
• Time-sensitive decision-making
• Patient movement
• Trauma scenarios
When course objectives and conditions allow, portions of this day may be conducted at Pelham Beechwood.
Day 5 — Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Special Populations
Patients do not all present or respond the same way.
Topics may include:
• Pediatric assessment
• Pediatric respiratory and cardiac emergencies
• Pediatric resuscitation
• Obstetric emergencies
• Delivery
• Neonatal care
• Geriatric patients
• Behavioral emergencies
• Patients with special healthcare needs
Cases and scenarios require students to adjust assessment and treatment to the patient in front of them.
Day 6 — Operations, Integration & Capstone
The final day brings the pieces together.
Topics may include:
• EMS operations
• Communication
• Documentation
• Crew resource management
• Patient safety
• Operational decision-making
• Multi-patient situations
• Extended patient encounters
• Complete patient-care scenarios
Students should expect scenarios in which the diagnosis, treatment path, and outcome are not announced beforehand.
Assessment. Treatment. Medications. Communication. Leadership. Reassessment.
By the final day, the patient is the assignment.
Who Should Attend?
The 60-Hour Paramedic Recertification Intensive is designed for:
A Note for Indiana Paramedics
National Registry and state licensing requirements are not always identical.
The National Registry currently requires 60 continuing education hours for Paramedic recertification.
Indiana currently requires 72 hours of continuing education for Paramedic renewal, including 48 hours of approved refresher or equivalent education plus additional continuing education and other requirements.
Indiana-licensed Paramedics should therefore review current Indiana requirements when planning their state renewal.
Pelham can provide documentation of the education completed during this course.
Physical Participation
Some portions of the course are physically active.
Students may be required to lift or carry equipment, kneel, work close to the ground, move patients or training equipment, and participate in indoor or outdoor scenarios.
Students must be able to participate safely in required course activities, with reasonable accommodations when applicable.
What to Bring
Students should bring:
• Laptop or tablet suitable for coursework
• Notebook and writing materials
• Clothing appropriate for skills and scenario training
• Seasonal clothing
• Sturdy closed-toe footwear
• Clothing that can tolerate normal wear during training
Additional course information will be provided before arrival.
Tuition: $895
Tuition includes:
• 60 hours of Paramedic continuing education
• Classroom and case-based instruction
• Skills review
• Scenario-based training
• Pelham-provided instructional materials
• Documentation of completed continuing education
Tuition + Pelham Housing
Cost: $1,195
For students traveling to Pelham, a tuition-and-housing option may be available for $1,195, subject to housing availability.
The package includes course tuition and Pelham student housing for the scheduled training period.
Meals and transportation are not included unless specifically stated for a particular course.
Because housing space is limited, students interested in this option should request accommodations when registering.
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