Our Program

UASEM partners with Northwell Health, giving students the experience they need to secure lucrative, high-level careers in healthcare. P-TECH’s comprehensive work-based learning program includes visits from industry experts, internships, job shadow days, coaching and mentoring and part-time employment opportunities. After six years, graduates will earn both a New York State Regents Diploma and an Associate Degree in Paramedicine from The Borough of Manhattan Community College

BMCC’s Paramedic program will prepare you for an exciting career as a medical professional, helping people in emergency situations. Picture yourself cruising through the busy city streets with a roaring ambulance siren as you race to help save a life. You’re the first responder to the scene of an accident, a heart attack, or a serious injury, and you know just what to do. With the help of BMCC’s Paramedic program, you will be ready.

Your training will prepare you to perform advanced life support skills, from administering life-saving medication to performing complex medical procedures. You’ll learn how to assess the severity of a situation, stabilize a patient and transport them safely to a hospital. At BMCC, it’s not just about what you learn in the classroom. The Paramedic program includes clinical training and internships in a hospital. You’ll gain hands-on experience working with other medical professionals, treating patients and handling medical procedures.

Click here to learn about the Paramedic program at BMCC.

Students in the Emergency Medicine Pathway will be prepared to begin careers in a range of exciting, competitive jobs in Healthcare such as:

1. Paramedic
2. Emergency medical technician
3. Nurse or Nurse Practitioner 
4. Radiologist
5. Pathologist
6. Phlebotomist
7. Family Medicine Physician
8. Firefighter
9. Community health care professional

10. Cardiology Laboratory Technician

As an added benefit, UASEM graduates will be “first in line” for hiring by our industry partner, Northwell Health.