VGCC recognizes 23 Graduates of EMT-Paramedic Training
Vance-Granville Community College honored 23 people who completed the college’s year-long Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program on July 28. Graduates included Justin Bailey, Amanda Crute, Amber Hardison and Randy Nunn, all of Granville Health System; Benjamin Pula of Orange County Rescue Squad, Amanda Conner of Person County EMS, Ben Bell, Steven Black, Michael Castelloe, Chad Caudle, Delores Elliott, Mark Kerley, Dale Kuntz and Lezah Sparrow, all of Vance County Fire Department; Jonathan Aycock, Houston Carter, Derrick Hall, Robbie Maxbauer, Jeremy Pendergrass and Nicholas Price, all of Warren County EMS; James Moody, Jr. of Warrenton Rural Fire Department, Johnny Bobbitt of Watkins Fire Department, and Morgan Long.
Vivian Loyd, RN was the instructor for the group.
EMT-P instruction includes 696 hours of didactic (classroom) training and 500 hours of clinical education, or field internship. To be eligible to take the EMT-P course, students had to first complete a 188-hour EMT-Basic and a 304-hour EMT-Intermediate course and pass state exams for both. An EMT-Paramedic has enhanced skills beyond the Intermediate level, including being able to administer additional interventions and medications. The EMT-P delivers the highest level of pre-hospital medical care in North Carolina.
In order to successfully complete the EMT-P course, students had to pass several different exams, including a “scope of practice” exam. This scenario-based evaluation tested the hands-on and critical thinking skills of students, as they delivered the appropriate treatment to multiple trauma patients and dealt with pediatric, environmental, and mental-illness situations. Each student also had to complete an 80-hour Anatomy and Physiology course. Now that students have completed the EMT-P course, they must take the 100-question North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services credentialing exam to become state-certified.
VGCC offers Emergency Medical Services training from the basic to the Paramedic level, in addition to continuing education. EMT-Paramedic and other courses are scheduled upon request and are often taught at the requesting agency’s facility. For more information, call EMS program coordinator Randy Owen at (252) 738-3448.
Above: In front, from left: EMS coordinator Randy Owen, Chad Caudle, Delores Elliott, Lezah Sparrow, Amanda Conner, Amanda Crute, Amber Hardison, Jeremy Pendergrass and instructor Vivian Loyd; on middle row, from left: James Moody, Jr., Ben Bell, Jonathan Aycock, Johnny Bobbitt, Steven Black, Robbie Maxbauer and Justin Bailey; in back, from left, Michael Castelloe, Dale Kuntz, Derrick Hall, Mark Kerley, Houston Carter, Nicholas Price, Randy Nunn, Morgan Long and Benjamin Pula. (VGCC Photo)
