EMS Education in Northern Michigan

Are you interested in an exciting career in Emergency Medical Services? Munson Regional EMS Education (MREMSE) offers the courses you need to succeed. Current courses include EMT Basic and Paramedic. Other courses offered are EMR, AEMT and RN to Paramedic (currently being restructured to better serve our RN participants).

MREMSE also offers American Heart Association classes, including First Aid and Heartsaver CPR. These are perfect for camp counselors and day care providers. BLS, ACLS and PALS courses are specifically designed for all licensure of healthcare providers.

Munson Regional EMS Education also offers trauma courses regularly. Please see our schedule of courses for full details. 

Most classes are held at the Munson Community Health Center EMS Education Classroom in Traverse City. View the complete list of current classes and enrollment details.

Accredited Programs, Excellent Education

Munson Medical Center EMS Education is recognized as a one the leading providers of EMS education in the State of Michigan. The programs offer competitive passing, placement, and retention percentages. 

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: MREMSE is an approved EMS Education Program Sponsor by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. (Approval # P-02-1038)

American Heart Association: Our AHA Training Center is an authorized provider of American Heart Association accredited education programs, including First Aid, CPR, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Basic Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians: Our program is authorized to provide Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS). This is a trauma course that promotes critical thinking while addressing multi-system trauma through the latest evidence-based practices.

CAAHEP and the Accreditation of Paramedic Programs: As of September 21, 2018, Munson Regional EMS Education is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of CoAEMSP Committee of Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions.

Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Professionals
25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

Contact CoAEMSP:

CoAEMSP Executive Office
8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
214-703-8445
Fax: 241-703-8992

Classes for the General Public

Would you know what to do if you saw a child or adult who was choking, bleeding profusely, or needed CPR? Munson Medical Center EMS Education offers courses for the general public to teach life-saving skills to anyone who may be in a position to rescue a child or adult in a life-threatening situation.

Classes are open to those who want to learn basic skills, including employees in the workplace, day care employees, babysitters, firefighters, police, airline personnel, security guards, or family members of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death who may need to respond to an emergency.

Classes include:

• Basic Life Support CPR/AED
• Heartsaver® First Aid
• Heartsaver® CPR/AED

Learn more about these classes. 

Classes to Advance Your EMS Career

Munson Medical Center Regional EMS Education offers the following classes: 

• Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
• Emergency Medical Responder (EMR/MFR)
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
• EMS Continuing Education Credits
• Instructor Coordinator (IC)
• Paramedic Training
• RN to EMT
• RN to Paramedic

Learn more about these classes.

Classes for Health Care Professionals

Health care professionals looking for additional training and certifications, or who want to teach courses, can enroll in any of the following classes:

• ACLS Instructor Course
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support CPR/AED
• BLS Instructor Course
• Heartsaver® First Aid
• Heartsaver® CPR/AED
• PALS Instructor Course
• PEARS Instructor Course
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS)
• Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)

Learn more about these classes. 

Advanced Placement

Munson Regional EMS Education also offers advanced placement courses for RNs wishing to obtain a license in EMS. Advanced placement is defined as recognizing the prior learning a student has acquired and applying that learning to our program’s requirements. The student must complete the EMT-Basic course in its entirety. Then, the student can either proceed to the paramedic class (one day a week rather than two days) or they may opt to take both classes simultaneously. An EMT-Basic license is required prior to completing the Paramedic course.