The University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College announced Wednesday that four members of the North Little Rock Fire Department will work as adjunct faculty members as part of the Emergency Health Sciences training partnership.
In January, officials transferred the emergency medical services program from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to UA-Pulaski Tech. The 14-month program consists of three semesters of lectures and labs along with clinical hours in a hospital setting and 300 hours of ride time in an ambulance, said Billy Jones, training and EMS captain for the North Little Rock Fire Department.
"It's two nights a week, and it's an intense program," he said. Officials from North Little Rock, the Fire Department and Pulaski Tech announced the faculty partnership at the college's Center for Humanities and Arts.