Paramedicine
What is paramedicine?
What is paramedicine?Our mission is to educate students in the profession of Paramedicine, thereby enabling them to provide the highest level of prehospital care, professionalism, and leadership. Our students have a high success rate on the NREMT cognitive and psychomotor exams. Graduates receive BLS, ACLS, and PALS certificates.
Why paramedicine?
The Paramedicine program provides students with the resources to help them succeed and move forward with their academic careers. Not only do all of our full-time faculty and program director continue to work as providers in the field, but our students also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through partnerships with local EMS agencies, fire departments, local operating rooms, and even OSU football!
Program Accreditation
The OSU-OKC Paramedicine program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Programs of Study
Emergency Medical Technician Certificate
This course is designed to prepare students to enter the prehospital emergency medical services field and provide basic life support.
Paramedic A.A.S.
To educate students in the profession of Paramedicine, thereby enabling them to provide the highest level of prehospital care, professionalism, and leadership.
Job Fact File
Licensed Paramedics are among Oklahoma’s Top 100 Critical Occupations with an average of 166 annual openings Top 100 Critical Occupations - Oklahoma Works - Oklahoma Works. The mean annual salary for paramedics is $53,560 based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292043.htm
OSU-OKC Paramedicine Program Mission Statement
To educate students in the profession of Paramedicine, thereby enabling them to provide the highest level of prehospital care, professionalism, and leadership.
Core Values
- Integrity – Consistently honest and trustworthy
- Compassion – Understanding and caring about the suffering of others
- Accountability – Maintaining responsibility for your actions and mistakes
- Respect – Being polite and behaving in a manner that brings credit to the profession
- Empathy - Calm, compassionate, and helpful demeanor toward those in need
Program Goals
- To prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or
- Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.”
- Maintain 1st time pass rates on the NREMT ALS cognitive and psychomotor exams above 90%
- Maintain job placement for paramedic students above 90%
- Maintain a retention rate of greater than 70% for paramedic students
Assessed Program Outcomes
- Interpret basic arrhythmias and basic 12-lead ECG.
- Understand the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of prehospital emergency medications.
- Discuss essential concepts of crew resource management.
- Successfully manage the airway of an emergency patient
- Demonstrate the ability to function as a paramedic Team Leader in an emergency setting.
Program Information
Paramedicine Faculty & Staff
Frank Strange, M.Ed., NRP
Program Director/Assistant Professor, Lead Faculty
AH 1239
frank.strange@okstate.edu
405-945-9179
Justin Hunter, PhD, NRP, FP-C
Associate Professor
AH 1236
justin.hunter@okstate.edu
405-945-9159
Robert Aguilar, NRP, CCP-C
Instructor
AH 1241
robert.aguilar10@okstate.edu
405-945-9115
Katrina Stroud
Clinical Coordinator
AH 1240
kmpayne@okstate.edu
405-945-3352
Tisha Adams-Besse
Simulation Lab Coordinator
tisha.adams-besse@okstate.edu
405-409-2480
Andrew McCann
Adjunct Faculty
andrew.h.mccann@okstate.edu
405-227-3564
Matthew McClure
Adjunct Faculty
mmcclur@okstate.edu
405-974-1968
Patrick Cody
Medical Director & Adjunct Faculty
pmcody@okstate.edu
Matthew Wood
Associate Medical Director
matthew.wood10@okstate.edu
Sean Lauderdale
Adjunct Faculty
sean.lauderdale@okstate.edu
405-249-2377
Ben Williams-Kupec
Adjunct Faculty
Ben.williams-kupec@okstate.edu
405-694-5383
Vickie Wilkins
Academic Advisor, Student Services
vickie.wilkins@okstate.edu
405-945-3313
Contact Us!
Maribeth Dawson
Academic Advisor
Email: maribeth.dawson@okstate.edu
Schedule a virtual advising appointment
Justin Hunter, PhD, NRP, FP-C
Paramedicine Program Director
(405) 945-9159
(405) 945-8622 Fax
justin.hunter@okstate.edu