School of EMT | Emergency Medical Technician

Overview

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) initiate immediate lifesaving care to critical patients who access emergency medical services (EMS). EMTs possess the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient transportation and function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. They perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found in an ambulance.

After successful completion of the EMT Course, students are eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Certification Written and Practical Examinations required to apply for licensure in the State of Michigan as an EMT.

Courses begin each October and run consecutively through May of the following year.

The program is sanctioned by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Preparedness, EMS, and Systems of Care as an EMS Education Program Sponsor.

UP Health System – Marquette School of Emergency Medical Technology Application

Applicants who meet the following criteria will be fully considered on an individual basis for admission.

Admissions criteria:

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must be an EMT upon admission (Paramedic and CIP Programs ONLY).
• Must have a high school diploma or GED certificate—students requiring assistance in attaining this requirement can locate the contact person for Region 1: Adult Education Programs offered through the Michigan Workforce Development Agency here.
• Valid, government-issued ID.
• Must be capable of meeting the Essential Requirements for the profession of Emergency Medical Services.
• You may be asked to complete a personal interview with an admissions committee.
• Must have reliable internet and email access throughout the program.
• Must provide completed School of EMT forms required for admission and clinical.
• Required to submit to a Criminal Background Check based on the applicant’s social security number—with acceptable results—to continue in the program upon receipt of the results by the School of EMT. (Results of a Background Check that are consistent with felony or misdemeanor convictions as identified in MCL 400.701 to 400.737, including 34(b) and 34(c), may result in disqualification for participation in the education program.)
• Must submit an approved UPHS Drug Screen at your own expense with acceptable results to continue in the program upon receipt of the results by the School within 30 days of the course start date. You are also required to provide the results of the completed 10-panel UP Health System Drug Screen to the SEMT to be maintained as part of any current student’s active file. (Please call Occupational Medicine at 906.449.1140 to schedule.)
• Course participation requires the submission for verification of completion to the SEMT official documentation of the following vaccinations/health examinations (positive titer will be accepted if vaccination records are not available). Any vaccinations that may be required by the student must be initialized before completion of any clinical time. Waivers of any vaccinations will be considered for religious or medical reasons with facility documentation.

Applicant must submit proof of the following to the School of EMT:

• Hepatitis B Vaccination
• TB Testing
• Two completed TB tests or chest x-rays from an approved public health source; provide proof of annual testing for each year enrolled in any EMS Education Program. The student must provide proof of these requirements that will remain current (within one year of the last day of the course).
• MMR Vaccination
• Varicella Vaccination
• COVID Vaccination
• SEMT Health Examination Report

Incomplete applications will not be considered.