{"id":583,"date":"2016-07-15T20:41:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T20:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=583"},"modified":"2016-07-15T20:41:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T20:41:32","slug":"tstc-in-brownwood-to-offer-emergency-medical-services-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"TSTC in Brownwood to Offer Emergency Medical Services Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas State Technical College in Brownwood will begin offering an Emergency Medical Services certificate beginning in fall 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy Weaver, Allied Health division director for TSTC in West Texas, said the new program revives a previously offered program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe used to offer Emergency Medical Services a number of years ago in Brownwood,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cNow, there was some local motivation for more health care programs to be available, so we\u2019re bringing it back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 16-credit-hour certificate can be completed in two semesters and prepares graduates to enter the field as an emergency medical technician.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Furry, Lifeguard-Brown County EMS chief said Lifeguard is excited that TSTC is again offering the program in Brownwood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are excited for the opportunity to work with the TSTC EMS program,\u201d said Furry. \u201cWith the local program, students will be able to gain a direct understanding of Lifeguard\u2019s services and patient care expectations, thus expanding our local candidate pool as they complete the program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects a 29 percent growth in emergency medical technician and paramedic jobs through 2022, with Texas being the nation\u2019s top employer in that field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have an ever-growing geriatric population and a reduction in the workforce,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cThese combined are making it more challenging for organizations to remain staffed. \u00a0We want to open and grow the Brownwood Emergency Medical Services program to help serve the EMS industry in and around Brownwood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before enrolling in the program, students must attend an information session, where they will be given a packet with pre-requirement information. Sessions will be offered at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, and Wednesday, Aug. 10, in Brownwood. Students can also attend a session in Abilene, where they are offered every Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on the program or the information sessions, contact TSTC in Brownwood at 325-643-5987.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas State Technical College in Brownwood will begin offering an Emergency Medical Services certificate beginning in fall 2016. Andy Weaver, Allied Health division director for TSTC in West Texas, said the new program revives a previously offered program. \u201cWe used to offer Emergency Medical Services a number of years ago in Brownwood,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cNow, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brownwood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583\/revisions\/584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}