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Careers in Paramedicine

Advance Your Paramedic Career

Online Coursework

Specialization Options

  • 100% online coursework taught by expert faculty members
  • No entrance exams or application fee required for admission
  • No GPA requirement for admission
  • Study in flexible courses on your schedule

The online BS in Advanced Paramedicine from Methodist University prepares graduates to advance as leaders in the field of emergency medical services. Study the most relevant topics for modern paramedics, and soon have the option to add a certificate or minor to gain the specialized skills you need to further your goals. Complete a rigorous curriculum designed by field experts, and graduate in as little as two years ready to pursue leadership or specialized clinical roles in paramedicine.

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Top Jobs in Paramedicine

EMS Director1 $75,726 per year

Flight Paramedic2 $62,084 per year

Training Officer3 $60,907 per year

Community Paramedic4 $48,126 per year

Qualify for Leadership Roles and Salary Increases

MU’s online BS in Advanced Paramedicine will help you prepare to pursue management and leadership positions in EMS. In this program designed for credentialed paramedics, we don’t waste time reviewing topics you’ve already mastered – instead, you’ll build new skills in areas such as x-ray and bloodwork interpretation, ventilator operations, and more.

This flexible program will soon offer the option to build specialized skills by adding a Certificate in Critical Care Medicine, Minor in Community Paramedicine, or Minor in Essentials for the Future Physician Assistant. Whether you choose to earn a generalized degree or customize your studies with a certificate or minor, you’ll graduate prepared for the next step in your career.

  • The job outlook for paramedics is projected to grow at a rate of 7% between 2021 and 2031.5
  • The top 10% of EMS directors earn $119,000 or more per year.1
  • The top 10% of flight paramedics earn $96,000 or more per year.2

Program Outcomes and Skills Acquired

What You’ll Learn

In the online BS in Advanced Paramedicine program, you will acquire the following skills:

  • 1. Competence in B.S. in Advanced Paramedicine: The BS in Advanced Paramedicine program will prepare students to demonstrate advanced proficiency in clinical emergency medicine, including additional service areas, that will enable them to succeed in the EMS profession.
  • 2. Cultural Competence and a Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI) Mindset: The BS in Advanced Paramedicine program will ensure students demonstrate an understanding and commitment to cultural competence, working with (and learning from) different cultures, and being a patient advocate in an inclusive and meaningful way.
  • 3. Responder Wellness and Self Care: The Advanced Paramedicine program will provide students with a primer for wellness to ensure students integrate self-care principles into clinical practice to reduce psychological and physiological injury.

Skills You’ll Gain

  • Advanced burn care
  • Advanced patient monitoring and equipment (LVADs, ECMO, ICP monitors, IABPs)
  • Cultural competence
  • Interpretation of lab values
  • Interpretation of imaging studies
  • System management using Just Culture

Customize Your Degree with an Optional Certificate or Minor

The online Bachelor of Science in Advanced Paramedicine offers the opportunity to customize your studies to fit your goals. Add one of the following options to gain specialized skills for career advancement:

  • Certificate in Critical Care Medicine
  • Minor in Community Paramedicine
  • Minor in Essentials for the Future Physician Assistant

Ensuring Your Success Beyond Graduation

From the moment you become a student at Methodist University, you’ll have access to the support needed to obtain career readiness skills, internships, employment, and other career opportunities. And you can tap into a wide variety of career services long after you’ve graduated.

Here are just a few examples of what you can expect for career support as a student or alumnus. You can benefit from all of them remotely.

Individual and Group Workshops

Whether you need help with assessing your skills and defining your career goals or want a crash course in job searching, our staff can help.

Career Readiness

MU Career Services is committed to empowering students with career readiness tools. Contact us for details about our signature programs, the MU Career Challenge, and the Senior Seminar Series.

Mock Interviews

Learn how to respond confidently to general and behavioral interview questions while articulating your strengths with mock interviews.

Sources

  1. Payscale. “Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director Salary.” Retrieved May 22, 2023 from https://www.payscale.com/.
  2. Payscale. “Average Flight Paramedic Hourly Pay.” Retrieved May 22, 2023 from https://www.payscale.com/.
  3. Payscale. “Average Training Officer Salary.” Retrieved May 22, 2023 from https://www.payscale.com/.
  4. Salary.com. “Community Paramedic Salary in the United States.” Retrieved Jun. 14, 2023 from https://www.salary.com/.
  5. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “EMTs and Paramedics.” Sept. 8, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2023 from https://www.bls.gov/.