Best Practice Medicine
Become an EMT
Train Today. Save a Life Tomorrow.
Ever dreamed of being a ski patroller or a mountain, hunting, or whitewater guide? Learning to care for the sick and injured is an essential skill in these and other exciting careers. Take this Montana EMT training course and stand out for future employers as an emergency medicine expert!
Nursing, paramedicine, or medical school in your future? An EMT course is a great place to launch your career in medicine.
Best Practice Medicine’s EMT program is highly regarded for its rigor, immersive hand-on instruction, and leading passing rates on the NREMT National Exam. Our comprehensive program is designed to prepare you to be an exceptional entry level EMT. Broken down into weekly sessions of instruction over a 14-week period our course includes in depth exploration of body systems and anatomy, the fundamentals of care for trauma patients, investigation into medical emergencies, guest lectures from subject matter experts, live and hands-on emergency operations practice, and so much more!
Our course is a hybrid model that will consist of a 3 day onsite kick off that will include your CPR course, an introduction to skills and multiple lectures. Live online lectures will take place Tuesday’s and Thursday’s for 4 hours a night. Week 1, 4, 7, 10, and 14 will consist of in person skills labs Saturday’s and Sunday’s from 8am to 5pm and you will be required to be on campus for these days. The final week will include a proctored final exam, skills prep, and skills testing for a total of 3 days. To successfully complete the class, it will be mandatory to complete the online lecture requirement, in person skills labs, and clinical (in field) hours.
Course and Study Commitment:
You will spend over 150 hours in the classroom and online including 10 hours in the Emergency Room for patient observation.
This course is INTENSE and moves very quickly!
It requires MATURITY, DEDICATION, and plenty of extra STUDY time.
We suggest that for every classroom hour you attend you must commit to an additional hour of outside study.
Why Train With Us
We believe in quality, not quantity. For us, this isn’t about a certificate; it’s about preparing you to save lives. To maximize your learning experience we adhere to the best practice National Standards of a 6 to 1 student to instructor ratio. This means you get the attention and training you need to succeed.
We are the only NEA-accredited training site in Gallatin County.
We are the only EMT course in Gallatin County with local in-person medical direction and involvement.
Who you train with matters. Train with professions to become a professional. We are board-certified physicians, paramedics, nurses, and EMTs.
You are taught in a specialized medical training classroom built to help and enhance your learning experience.
We use brand new, state of the art, equipment and methodologies to make sure you’re learning the best and most up-to-date information and techniques.
Our staff are trained in the latest teaching pedagogy with special emphasis on adult learning.
We have the greatest number of hands on training hours for EMT courses in the county.
Adhering to quality and high standards, we are independently tested.
Our staff come in early and leave late to guarantee you have the best possible opportunity to be the best EMT you can be.
We love what we do and we love teaching you.
To attend this EMT course a student must:
18 years of age by graduation
No prior felony convictions
Course and Study Commitment:
It is estimated that you will spend over 60 hours in the virtual classroom , 108 hours in the in person classroom, 80+ hours of self study, and an additional 24 clinical hours for patient observation. To say the least, this course is INTENSE and moves very quickly! It requires MATURITY, DEDICATION, and plenty of extra STUDY time. We suggest that for every classroom hour you attend, you commit an additional hour of outside study time.
Attendance is required. You may not miss more than two excused lecture session and none of the in-person time can be missed. You must pass all the course with minimum score of 80%.
If you fail two exams- including retests – you will be dropped from this course. There will be NO REFUND for students dropped from the course.
Course registration :
Cost:$1410.00 Price includes the textbook and online access to Canvas and Fisdap.
There is a $300.00 Non-Refundable deposit required to hold your seat.
The remaining $1110.00 is due before the first day of class.