Mid-State Technical College is taking steps to better prepare students interested in becoming advanced EMTs.
There’s an increasing demand for people with those skills.
For about the past 10 years, the AEMT program has only been offered on an as-needed basis, but now with more interest, Mid-State Technical College is preparing EMT students for the next step.
“It met a need that we were having a hard time finding an answer to, I didn’t know where we were gonna end up having to send people,” Pittsville Fire Department Fire Chief Jerry Minor said. The Pittsville Fire Department is partners with Mid-State for the EMT program. Minor said bringing the advanced classes to the forefront is key.
“We were really happy when they came out and said they wanted to bring the program back because we were out of answers and it’s really made a big difference,” Minor said.
Minor said having students learn advanced medical skills locally makes it easier for recruiting and training.