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).

Emergency Medical Technician Certificate

This course is designed to prepare students to enter the prehospital emergency medical services field and provide basic life support.

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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.

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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.

Paramedicine Faculty & Staff

Justin Hunter, PhD, NRP, FP-C
Program Director/Associate Professor
AH 1236
justin.hunter@okstate.edu
405-945-9159

Frank Strange, M.Ed., NRP
Assistant Professor, Lead Faculty
AH 1239
frank.strange@okstate.edu
405-945-9179

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

Maribeth Dawson
Academic Advisor Student Services

SC 102b
maribeth.dawson@okstate.edu
405-945-3248

Maribeth Dawson
Academic Advisor
Email: maribeth.dawson@okstate.edu

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Justin Hunter, PhD, NRP, FP-C
Paramedicine Program Director
(405) 945-9159
(405) 945-8622 Fax
justin.hunter@okstate.edu

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