Obtain education to serve your community at one of the country’s most advanced and longest-standing hospital-based 911 Emergency Medical Services. Our EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic training programs deliver superb academic content and clinical instruction by experts with real-world experience.
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Obtain education to serve your community as an EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic. Train with Grady EMS – one of the country’s most advanced and longest-standing hospital-based 911 EMS services.
Registration for EMT and AEMT cohorts are open twice per year.
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is the entry level into prehospital emergency medical provider in the United States. The EMT is educated on rapid field stabilization, treatment, and transport to the Emergency Department.
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) is a new level that recently replaced the EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I). Students must have obtained their NREMT EMT certification either at class start or within 30 calendar days of class starting.
A Paramedic is an advanced emergency medical responder who provides both basic and advanced life support to critically ill or injured patients in pre-hospital settings, such as a 911 response or during transport.
Grady EMS Academy FAQs
The EMT is the entry-level licensed EMS provider on an ambulance. In Georgia, only one crew member can be at the EMT level, and the other must be an EMT-I, AEMT, or paramedic level.
The AEMT has a greater level of knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology than the EMT and is able to administer medications (IV therapy, Epi, Narcan, Aspirin, Nitroglycerin, Glucagon, D50, and Albuterol) and perform some advanced-level skills similar to paramedics.
The Paramedic has advanced learning in anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology acquired through a dedicated course of study. Paramedics are able to perform many advanced-level skills (needle cricothyrotomy, needle chest decompression, endotracheal intubation, application of tourniquet, 12-lead EKG interpretation, cardioversion, sedation, pain medication management, a number of other emergency lifesaving medications, etc.). They also have advanced education in assessment, treatment, and diagnosis of emergency medical conditions and traumatic injuries.
Contact List
Grady EMS Academy Office of Admissions
235 Estoria St SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 616-7414
Contacts
Dean: Steven L. Moyers, EdD, NRP Lead Instructor: Kayla Aenchbacher, NRP (EMT Program) Lead Instructor: John Rumsey, NRP (AEMT Program and Staff Development Manager) Katherine Holt, NRP (Paramedic Program) Tim O’Connor, NRP (EMS Programs) Andrea Wilson, NRP (EMS Programs) Ryan Wolfe, NRP (EMT Program)
Program Director: Keith Blalock, MS, NRP
Medical Director: Ingrid Bloom, MD
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Ready to get going in an EMS career that changes lives? Start your journey right here, right now! Call (404) 616-6161.