How does the REMSA Paramedic Program differ from other paramedic programs?
A. It is important to keep in mind that all paramedic programs must meet the Department of Transportation curriculum guidelines. How that is achieved is what makes each program unique. REMSA’s paramedic program is a vocationally-based course, designed for the student with some emergency services experience who desires a career as an EMT-Paramedic. Unlike most regional programs, REMSA’s program is all-inclusive. In other words, the REMSA paramedic student takes the didactic, clinical, and field course work and practicum all in Reno, guaranteed. Many regional programs provide the Didactic portion of the program at their site, but then send the student out of the area, and in some cases out state, to complete their clinical and/or field internships. Some programs even require students to arrange their own internships, usually at considerable additional expense. The travel and lodging expenditures this can incur greatly adds to the overall cost of the program. Perhaps the most important di
