RE: EMT-P to RN programs

["Laurie A. Romig, MD" <laurie.romig@verizon.net>]

St. Petersburg (Florida) College offers a paramedic to RN bridge course
through which a number of local paramedics have "upgraded". You should be
able to find details at www.spjc.edu.

Laurie Romig, MD
Bayflite, St. Pete, FL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: flightmed-admin@flightweb.com
> [mailto:flightmed-admin@flightweb.com]On Behalf Of John Welton
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 2:20 PM
> To: flightmed@flightweb.com
> Subject: EMT-P to RN programs
>
>
> Sorry for an off-topic question, but hope this is a fertile group for
> answering my question. I am researching EMT-P to RN programs in the
> county and asking if anyone can give me the names of any existing
> programs in the country at schools of nursing (or if you have
> completed/or are currently in such a program your own feedback). I am
> aware of and have talked to 2 programs - Winston Salem State in North
> Carolina and Hunter College in NYC. Are there any others in the U.S.?
> What are the requirements for paramedics? How do such programs
> accommodate the special needs of paramedics? Any incentives, such as
> giving credit for life experience, testing out of courses?
>
> As a former EMT/firefighter/flight nurse, I am in a position to mentor
> EMT-P's who see nursing as a potential career. Such a program addresses
> the RN shortage especially in ER/Critical Care and provides the EMT-P
> with potential for advanced practice in anesthesia or nurse
> practitioner. I am investigating the need for and how to develop an
> EMT-P to RN program here in Charleston SC at MUSC.
>
> Thanks, John
>
> --
> John Welton, PhD, RN
> Assistant Professor
> Medical University of South Carolina
> College of Nursing
> 99 Jonathan Lucas St.
> Charleston, SC  29425
> Phone: 843-792-4623
> Email: weltonj@musc.edu


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