# Paramedic
**Diploma** · 4 Semesters

Northern's two-year Paramedic program trains students for emergency care careers. The curriculum covers leadership, communication, fitness, ethics, anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology. Students practice in a risk-free lab using real-life scenarios, observe working paramedics on-site, join ambulance calls as observers, and complete placements with over 30 emergency service partners including hospital emergency and maternity wards, 911 dispatch, and long-term care facilities. Delivered in the Integrated Emergency Services Complex alongside active emergency service providers.

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| Credential | Diploma |
| Length | 4 Semesters |
| Campuses | Timmins |
| Delivery | In-person |
| OCAS code | H099 |

[Apply →](https://ontariocolleges.ca/en/cba?collegeCode=NORT)

## Courses

- [BI1003 — Anatomy and Physiology I](/courses/bi/bi1003)
- [EM1003 — Crisis Communications and Information Management](/courses/em/em1003)
- [GN1443 — Indigenous Culture & Awareness](/courses/gn/gn1443)
- [PR1006 — Patient Care and Assessment Theory I](/courses/pr/pr1006)
- [PR1016 — Patient Care and Assessment Lab I](/courses/pr/pr1016)
- [PR1030 — Fitness and Wellness I](/courses/pr/pr1030)
- [PR1063 — The Prehospital Environment](/courses/pr/pr1063)
- [AA2041 — Community Service Learning](/courses/aa/aa2041)
- [BI2013 — Anatomy and Physiology II](/courses/bi/bi2013)
- [PN1022 — Pharmacology I](/courses/pn/pn1022)
- [PR1034 — Hospital Clinical](/courses/pr/pr1034)
- [PR1053 — Mental Health and Crisis Intervention in EMS](/courses/pr/pr1053)
- [PR1073 — Professional Development and Leadership](/courses/pr/pr1073)

## Documents

- [Pre-Placement Health Form](/documents/paramedic-pdf) — PDF · 313 KB

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<small>Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/program/paramedic/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/program/paramedic/)</small>