UNM University of New Mexico - EMS Academy

Información

Founded in 1972, the University of New Mexico EMS Academy is a prominent center of educational innovation and medical training.

What makes EMSA different?

Our Students:  Our students come from all corners of the world, from across the US and from every county in New Mexico. In 2008 EMSA trained over 2000 students-- from EMS volunteers earning their First Responder certificates, to students working on bachelor’s degrees in EMS, to experienced paramedics training to become flight, and intensive care specialists.

Our Staff: As the lead training agency in New Mexico, EMSA employs a dedicated team of instructors at our training academy in Albuquerque, as well as over 150 instructors spread out across New Mexico.

Our Curriculum: Our well-developed curricular infrastructure fulfills all national and regional requirements and is designed to stimulate and challenge the learner. Experienced and expert lecturers teach our courses, and curricula are reviewed by physicians and educational experts.

Our Diversity: We recognize that the needs of diverse students are both similar to those of any students, and just as often different.

Our Resources: The UNM EMS Academy is a division of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Our students have access to all of the resources available through the UNM Health Sciences Center. EMSA staff and students are active members of the University of New Mexico community.

The UNM campus -- with a law school, undergraduate and graduate studies programs, a school of medicine and multiple programs in the allied health sciences-- is an ideal environment for the interchange of ideas and multidisciplinary growth. Students often rotate at University Hospital, and may arrange for rotations at other School of Medicine teaching hospitals such as the UNM Cancer Center, the UNM Mental Health Center, the UNM Children's Psychiatric Hospital and Carrie Tingley Hospital. The Medical Center Library, located on the School of Medicine campus, houses almost 100,000 bound journal volumes. During their training our students will interact with a talented faculty, with medical students, and with residents and fellows from 41 different medical specialties.

EMSA also operates a fleet of trucks and trailers designed to distribute learning materials and resources to our instructors across the State. We pride ourselves on being able to offer instructional resources to the smallest towns in our rural state.