Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Advanced Care Paramedic in Ottawa Canada | Algonquin College

This one-year Advanced Care Paramedic Ontario College Graduate Certificate program, accredited by EQual Accreditation Canada, follows the National Occupation Competency Profile for advanced paramedic practice. The program enhances the training of current Primary Care Paramedics (PCPs) by covering all essential aspects of advanced paramedicine.

Expand your current expertise to sharpen critical-thinking abilities, strengthen leadership capabilities, and gain proficiency in advanced techniques for respiratory care, cardiac treatment, pharmacology, trauma management, as well as obstetric, pediatric, and emergency medical care.

The curriculum includes three key elements: classroom instruction and scenario training (three days weekly for 14 weeks), a 200-hour hospital clinical placement distributed across semesters two and three, and a 672-hour paramedic preceptorship spanning 17 weeks. Upon completing the practicum, students must pass both a comprehensive written exam and an oral evaluation conducted by the program's medical director.