The curriculum is divided into
five semesters and one clinical rotation semester. The basic outline is as follows :
Preparatory Semester
Intensive English Course (5 to 6 hours/day, 5 days a week)
Medical Terminology (Prep)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Semester 1
Medical English I
Medical
Terminology I
Anatomy & Physiology I
Biology (2
Theory and 1 Lab)
Health Profession Ethics
Communication
Skills
EMT I (Theory)
EMT I
(Practical)
Semester 2
Medical English II
Medical
Terminology II
Anatomy & Physiology
II
Introduction to
Biostatistics & Epidemiology
IEMT II
(Theory)
EMT II
(Practical)
Introduction to
Pharmacology
Introduction to EMS
Semester 3
Medical English III
Medical
Emergencies I
Cardiology
Patient Assessment
Advance Airway Managment
Introduction to
ACLS
Medical Scenarios
Venous Access &
Medication Administration
Introduction to Computer
Semester 4
Advance Tramua
Medical
Emergencies II
Paramedic Operations
Special Considerations
ECG Interpretation
EMS Medications
Trauma
Scenarios &ITLS
Advanc Cardiac
Life Support (ACLS)
Semester 5
Practical in Hospital and Ambulance Service. Students participate in direct patient care activities
Advance Life Support (ALS) Unit Training
Physicians in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program run on the ALS unit with the Paramedics and Students. Students will be precepted by experienced Paramedics from Saudi Arabia, United States and South Africa.
The Emergency Medicine Institute has assembled the finest available staff for the training of our students. The program offers a certificate level award in conjunction with the Harrisburg Community College Shumaker Public Safety Center. Students can challenge the Pennsylvania Department of Health and National Registry Exams. Some Universities offer credits toward the completion of a BS degree to to those who pass the National Registry Examination.
We are currently working on developing a relationship with a number of international schools for continuing education opportunities for our students.
The institute offers some satellite EMS related programs to a number of companies in the Kingdom. We have developed an Arabic training textbook for First Aid – CPR and First Responder. Currently, we provide training to ALMARAI and SAMBA in both English and Arabic. Another project we have completed is an Emergency Vehicle Operators Course for Saudi Red Crescent Society. The program is available in both English and Arabic with textbook and practical training manual written by the staff here at the institute. An EMT training text (Arabic) is currently under development.
