BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:715@wvpst.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190108T210000 DTSTAMP:20181126T164228Z URL:https://wvpst.org/events/emt-initial-8/ SUMMARY:EMT Initial DESCRIPTION:This 155-hour course is being conducted in Morgantown\, WV (Mon ongalia County).  The class will be held at the National Research Center for Coal and Energy\, on the Evansdale campus of WVU\, in classroom 127. C lass meets Mondays\, Tuesdays\, and Thursdays from 5pm-9pm each evening\, beginning Tuesday January 8\, 2019.  Class dates are January 8\, 10\, 14\ , 15\, 17\, 22\, 24\, 28\, 29\, 31\; February 4\, 5\, 7\, 11\, 12\, 14\, 1 8\, 19\, 21\, 25\, 26\, 28\; March 4\, 5\, 7\, 18\, 19\, 21\, 25\, 26\, 28 \; April 1\, 2\, 4\, 8\, 9\, 11\, 15\, 16\, 18.  The course instructor is Randy Corbin.\n\n \;\n\nThe tuition fee of $300 (money order or check payable to MSESC) is payable prior to\, or at the latest\, by the 4th cla ss session to the instructor and is nonrefundable. The textbook (AAOS\, Em ergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured\, 11th ed. ISBN is 9781284080179) will be available at the first class session from the inst ructor for $110 (must be paid in order to take a book) or you can purchase /borrow one on your own. If you purchase/borrow your own\, make sure to ge t the most current edition as there were curriculum changes in the last fe w years.\n\n \;\n\nThe course also requires a clinical component to be completed outside of class hours during which you will ride along with an EMS agency to complete 10 patient assessments. These assessments must be completed prior to your written and practical testing once the course is c ompleted. You will receive more information on the clinical component duri ng the class.\n\n \;\n\nUpon successful completion of the course\, you will be eligible to sit for the National Registry of EMTs exam\, which is an additional cost of $80.  This test will be scheduled at your convenie nce at a Pearson Vue testing center.  If seeking certification in a state other than WV\, you will not need to complete the WV certification proces s/fees\, and will simply need to pass practical testing and NREMT examinat ion before proceeding with the certification process in your desired state .\n\n \;\n\nIf seeking certification in West Virginia at the conclusio n of the course\, the West Virginia Office of EMS requires a $75 fee for c ertification which is paid online\, and a $45 fee for fingerprinting/crimi nal background check. You will receive directions on that process during t he class.\n\n \;\n\nPre- registration for this class is required. Clas s is limited to 25 students.  Absence allowance is 10% of the total class hours = 15 hours. Make up of missed classes will be at the discretion of the instructor.\n\n \;\n\nInterested person can also register online a t: https://wvpst.org/events/emt-initial-8/\n\n \;\n\nor by contacting our office at bpotter.wvpst@gmail.com\, or 304-326-7580 extension 5918 CATEGORIES:WVPST Clarksburg LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR