The Mesa Community College paramedicine program is ranked fourth among the top five best programs in the nation, according to the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions.
MCC’s nationally-accredited paramedicine program maintains one of the highest pass/success rates in the state of Arizona. Instructors have real-world experience in diversified paramedicine that includes emergency medical services, the military, law enforcement and fire services, according to a release.
The program prepares students with in-depth training as part of their curricula, using augmented reality technology.
“This type of training is quickly becoming the platinum standard,” Sean Newton, MCC Allied Health department chair, said in the release. “We expose our students to very complex, critical thinking scenarios that hone their ability to navigate the very difficult medical or trauma conditions that they’re going to see in the field.”
MCC paramedic student Thomas Denning says, “It definitely makes it feel like a real situation and a real patient. The patient actually gives you verbal cues and says like their chest hurts or I’m in pain…it’s a much more realistic experience.”