Tennessee EMT Program

Become an Emergency Medical Technician

Make A Difference Every Day

EMT is an entry-level position in the emergency medical services field. In 4 months, you can learn the skills you will need to work as part of a medical response team. EMTs provide basic emergency medical care and transportation to patients who access the EMS system. Medics make a difference, every day.

female students in emergency training

The Skills You Will Learn

  • Opening the airway and providing artificial ventilation
  • Delivery of semi-automated defibrillation
  • Controlling severe bleeding
  • Dressing and bandaging wounds
  • Splinting injured extremities
  • Delivery and care of infants
  • Emergency care for patients
  • Communications and medical record-keeping
student cpr learning in classroom

EMT Course Composition

Instruction, Practice, Clinical Time

  • Online Course Content: 25 days (100 hours)

  • Skills Instruction and Practice: up to 98 hours

  • Ambulance Clinical Time: Two 12-hour shifts

Course Schedule

A Hybrid Class: Part Online, Part in the Classroom

This is a hybrid course. Students will be able to complete the academic elements of the course online and will spend approximately 70 hours in a classroom learning hands-on skills. It will take about 4 months to complete all courses and earn a certificate.