Answers about Medic Training International
Hi,
My name is Evan and I'm the director of operations for Medic Training International.Here are a few quick details about the program. If you need more info, feel free to email me directly.
Crowder College has been running paramedic courses for quite a long time. The international program is a hybrid course based on their accelerated course. The normal course is two years long. The accelerated course compresses the same hours and requirements into one year. The didactic or theory potion is actually 27 weeks long. The next course that starts June 4, 2013 will run until December 6th. That is a summer semester and a fall semester. That portion of the course is completely online and will be completed from your home country. No travel I required. Once that portion is successfully completed you will travel to the USA in January for two weeks of practical skills training. That is followed by up to 12 weeks of hospital and field internships. During that period of time the students will complete ACLS, PALS, AMLS, and National Registry text prep. Then the students test and they are done. The course awards 36 college credits. You can combine those credits with other credits that can be earned online for a degree in EMS management.
MTI is also arranging post graduate internships for those requiring extra hours and experience for their home country. There is a clause in the student visa provisions that allows the students to work in the US for up to a year as experiential training. You have to apply for the work visa but we have an attorney that helps with the process of applying if you are interested.
You do need a visa for the course be it is credit issuing but Crowder College has an international department that does all the processing.
The next class that starts in June is filled BUT we were able to open five more seats. We are working on the schedule for the next course which will probably be January but is not yet officially announced.
MTI can arrange housing if you like at a group discount.
If you have any other questions,I'll keep an eye on this thread or email me through the website.