Emergency Medical Services
Admission to Program
Admission to the program is explained in the HCT Admission Policy described in the Academic Policies section of this Catalog.
Program Mission
The Department of Emergency Medical Services is committed to training the next generation of UAE nationals to the highest international standards of emergency medical care. With an emphasis on evidence based medicine, learning by doing and the latest educational technology, we strive to meet the needs of the community and our sponsors to have UAE nationals trained to provide emergency care to the critically ill or injured in the United Arab Emirates
Program Description
The Bachelor of Emergency Medical Services program is a four-year post-Foundations program preparing graduates for emergency medical care professional practice. In the first two program years students develop an extensive knowledge of health sciences, communication, terminology and emergency medical care up to an intermediate life support level. The final two years of the program develop students’ skills to advanced life support levels which include diagnostic, clinical judgment, research, quality and leadership. The program promotes the development of analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, communication skills, professional ethics, social responsibility, professional citizenship, the ability to adapt to change and respond to challenges in the prehospital and inhospital emergency settings, and a commitment to lifelong learning.
Students are eligible for a one year Work Experiential Learning experience during their study.
Program Goals
- Prepare competent, professional and autonomous pre-hospital emergency care providers equipped to provide quality and advanced life-support care to all critically ill or injured patients following the national and international EMS standards of care.
- Educate the EMS graduates on the knowledge and skills to be compassionate and effective communicators and able to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills when providing pre-hospital emergency care.
- Prepare the EMS graduates with effective leadership and team work skills to work within an interdisciplinary healthcare team and foster the growth and development of the EMS in the UAE.
- Foster excellence and professional development through reflective practitioners and life-long learning for the current and future EMS practice.
- Prepare the EMS students as advanced life-support practitioners who contribute to the expansion, innovation and entrepreneurship in EMS professional practice and careers.
- Prepare the EMS graduates to be collaborative and innovative through evidence-based practices and scholarly activities.
Program Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Emergency Medical Services
On successful completion of this program the graduate will be able to:
- Use an evidence based approach to provide internationally aligned best practice with safe, responsible and quality patient care in the pre-hospital setting.
- Apply knowledge, psychomotor skills and technology through simulation and skills based training to make ethical autonomous decisions and deliver quality care in accordance with Advanced Paramedic Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG).
- Demonstrate effective communication, respect, integrity and accountability to manage emergency medical situations for all patient populations.
- Apply critical thinking without guidance, to analyse medical emergency situations and investigate medical innovations to deliver the best quality medical care in the pre-hospital environment.
- Demonstrate competency in technical leadership skills, to be able to lead, advocate and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Use lifelong learning as a reflective practitioner in order to modify practice and enhance the pre-hospital emergency medical care profession.
- Apply entrepreneurship and innovation skills to identify and contribute to potential solutions for emerging complex healthcare challenges in the pre-hospital setting.
Completion Requirements
Bachelor of Emergency Medical Services
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 138 credits as follows:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Health Science Core Courses | 24 | |
| Emergency Medical Services Core Courses | 54 | |
| Emergency Medical Services Preceptorship Courses | 27 | |
| General Studies | 33 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 138 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Health Science Core Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 24 | ||
| HSC 1023 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSC 1033 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| HSC 1113 | Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Professional Practice | 3 |
| HSC 1123 | Work Health and Safety | 3 |
| HSC 1803 | Medical Terminology for Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSC 4003 | Research Methods for Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSC 4006 | Capstone Research Project for Health Sciences | 6 |
| Emergency Medical Services Core Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 54 | ||
| HEM 1103 | EMT-Basic | 3 |
| HEM 2015 | Medical Emergencies | 5 |
| HEM 2024 | Trauma Emergencies | 4 |
| HEM 2033 | EMS Applied Pharmacology I | 3 |
| HEM 2103 | Foundations of Professional Practice | 3 |
| HEM 2123 | Obstetric, Gynecology, Neonatal and Pediatric Emergencies | 3 |
| HEM 3006 | Advanced Prehospital Emergency Care I | 6 |
| HEM 3013 | EMS Applied Pharmacology II | 3 |
| HEM 3106 | Advanced Prehospital Emergency Care II | 6 |
| HEM 3113 | Primary Health Care | 3 |
| HEM 4006 | Advanced Gynecological/Obstertric and Pediatric Emergencies | 6 |
| HEM 4013 | Leadership in Professional Practice | 3 |
| HEM 4106 | Advanced Standards of Prehospital Emergency Care and Transport | 6 |
| Emergency Medical Services Preceptorship Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 27 | ||
| HEM 2903 | Ambulance Practicum I | 3 |
| HEM 2913 | Hospital Practicum I | 3 |
| HEM 2923 | Ambulance Practicum II | 3 |
| HEM 3903 | Ambulance Practicum III | 3 |
| HEM 3913 | Hospital Practicum II | 3 |
| HEM 3923 | Responder Practicum I | 3 |
| HEM 4903 | Hospital Practicum III | 3 |
| HEM 4913 | Responder Practicum II | 3 |
| HEM 4923 | Responder Practicum III (IST Optional) | 3 |
| General Studies | ||
| Required Credits: 33 | ||
| English, Arabic or other Languages | ||
| Required Credits: 12 | ||
| Humanities or Art | ||
| Required Credits: 3 | ||
| Information Technology or Mathematics | ||
| Required Credits: 6 | ||
| The Natural Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 3 | ||
| The Social or Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 9 | ||
| Description | Data |
|---|---|
| Total Required Credits | 138 |
| Maximum Duration of Study | 6 years |
| Minimum Duration of Study | 4 years |
| Cost Recovery Program | No |
| Program Code | BHEMU |
| Major Code | HEM |
Recommended Sequence of Study
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| HSC 1013 | Human Biology | 3 |
| HSC 1113 | Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Professional Practice | 3 |
| HSC 1803 | Medical Terminology for Health Sciences | 3 |
| LSM 1113 | Statistical Mathematics | 3 |
| LSC 1103 | Professional Communication and Reporting | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| AES 1003 | Emirati Studies | 3 |
| HSC 1033 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| HSC 1123 | Work Health and Safety | 3 |
| HEM 1103 | EMT-Basic | 3 |
| HEM 2103 | Foundations of Professional Practice | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| HSC 1023 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 3 |
| AES 1033 | Islamic Culture | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 3 | ||
| HEM 2015 | Medical Emergencies | 5 |
| HEM 2024 | Trauma Emergencies | 4 |
| HEM 2033 | EMS Applied Pharmacology I | 3 |
| HEM 2903 | Ambulance Practicum I | 3 |
| LSS 1123 | Basic Research Methods | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| HEM 2913 | Hospital Practicum I | 3 |
| AES 1013 | Arabic Communications | 3 |
| LSS 1003 | Life and Future Skills | 3 |
| HEM 2123 | Obstetric, Gynecology, Neonatal and Pediatric Emergencies | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| HEM 2923 | Ambulance Practicum II | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 5 | ||
| BUS 2403 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| HEM 3006 | Advanced Prehospital Emergency Care I | 6 |
| HEM 3013 | EMS Applied Pharmacology II | 3 |
| HEM 3903 | Ambulance Practicum III | 3 |
| ICT 2013 | Computational Thinking and Coding | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| HEM 3106 | Advanced Prehospital Emergency Care II | 6 |
| HEM 3113 | Primary Health Care | 3 |
| HEM 3913 | Hospital Practicum II | 3 |
| LSC 2193 | Applied Skills Capstone | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| HEM 3923 | Responder Practicum I | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| HEM 4006 | Advanced Gynecological/Obstertric and Pediatric Emergencies | 6 |
| HEM 4013 | Leadership in Professional Practice | 3 |
| HEM 4903 | Hospital Practicum III | 3 |
| HSC 4003 | Research Methods for Health Sciences | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| HEM 4106 | Advanced Standards of Prehospital Emergency Care and Transport | 6 |
| HEM 4913 | Responder Practicum II | 3 |
| HSC 4006 | Capstone Research Project for Health Sciences | 6 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| HEM 4923 | Responder Practicum III (IST Optional) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 138 | |
Anneke Jackson, B-Tech (Emergency Medical Care), Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Aruna Ramisetti, MSc (Public Health), University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Binyamien Kariem, B-Tech (Emergency Medical Care), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Domenic Malinga, MSc (Emergency Medicine), University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Ibraheem Abusaqri, MSc (Paramedical Science), University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
Jared McDowal, MSc (Emergency Medicine), University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Jani Mothibi, Masters (Health Professions Education), University of the Free State, South Africa
John Adams, B-Tech (Emergency Medical Care), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Kevin Breitsprecher, MSc (Advanced Clinical Practice), University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Mazoon Rashed Ali, Masters (Public Health), Hamdan Bin Mohammad Smart University, United Arab Emirates
Nabil Hathiyani, Bachelor (Paramedical Science), University of Toronto, Canada
Nadine Seymour, MPhil (Emergency Medicine), University of Cape Town, South Africa
Nathan Conradie, MPhil (Emergency Medicine), University of Cape Town, South Africa
Rawan Abu Jneineh, BSc (Paramedic Science), Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Samar Abdulkhalek, PhD (Immunology), Queens University, Canada
Shameeg Jacobs, B-Tech (Emergency Medical Care), Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Sunil Sookraj, B-Tech (Emergency Medical Care & Rescue), Durban University of Technology, South Africa