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Contact Information:
Karyl White
Director of EMS Education 
whitek@bartonccc.edu
(620) 792-9341

or
Leonard Bunselmeyer
Executive Director of Healthcare & Public Safety Education
bunselmeyerl@bartonccc.edu
(620) 792-9393

 

 

Why Barton?

• One of only eight accredited paramedic programs in Kansas
• Barton offers course work at all levels of prehospital emergency care
  • FR,EMT, EMT-I, and paramedic        
• Barton also offers all levels of education classes
  • TO, TO II, and Instructor/Coordinator certification
• Barton focuses on rural and hard to reach students
• Our faculty and staff puts student learning first
• Our program prepares students for National Registry and
  Kansas certifications
• Barton EMS Education has the largest geographical area of any community college in Kansas; making education convenient and accessible
  • Classes are offered at a variety of sites for training and multiple start dates for student convenience
• Barton is a pioneer in online education
  • Hosted the first hybrid paramedic class in Kansas and continues to promote and use online education opportunities

 

Accreditation Information

• Accredited by:
  CAAHEP -Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
  1361 Park Street
  Clearwater, FL 33756
  Phone: 727-210-2350
  http://www.caahep.org/

 

Characteristics of a Successful EMS student

• Passion for helping people
• Community oriented
• Likes a challenge and constant changing environment
• Ability to think outside the box

 

Field Operations

• Each class participates in a day of Field Operations
  • Realistic scenarios with moulaged patients
  • Students transport their patients using ambulances to Emergency Department where they are released to nursing staff

 

Possible employers/occupations:

• Ambulance services; flight services; hospitals; business and industry; universities; professional sports teams; and overseas adventures