Train for a career with purpose as a paramedic

The call for help comes in and you’re instantly in the back of the ambulance, adrenaline rushing through your body as you prepare to face the unknown. Arriving at the scene, you stay cool, calm and collected under pressure, knowing at that moment, someone is depending on you. In every emergency, your patient is looking for reassurance, care and hope, and you can make all the difference.

A career as a paramedic is for those who care deeply about others, think quickly on their feet and want to do work that truly matters. Whether comforting a patient, responding to an emergency or guiding someone through an uncertain moment, paramedics make a lasting impact as compassionate leaders, skilled health-care professionals and trusted caregivers. Every shift brings new challenges, but also the opportunity to make a real difference in someone’s life.

Why study paramedicine at Georgian?

In addition to learning from nationally-recognized faculty and hands-on opportunities through field and clinical placements, you get access to our state-of-the-art paramedic lab and fully-equipped paramedic training vehicle.

Paramedic students showcase a scenario. — *Georgian Paramedic students showcase a simulated scenario at Open House.*

Simulate life-saving procedures in our paramedic lab

During lab time, you’ll prepare for your future career using simulators and live actors. You’ll encounter scenarios in class like accident-scene extrication and cardiac arrest protocol and get a chance to use our driving simulator to experience different road conditions.

Other cool features of the paramedic lab:

Extrication station
Ambulance simulator
Cardiac arrest scenario
Medication skills station
Human patient simulator
Child patient simulator

Want to see what a lab day for a paramedic student looks like? Take an interactive, 360-degree tour!

Work in our leading-edge paramedic training ambulance

Georgian also has a paramedic training vehicle equipped with all the bells and whistles of standard ambulances, including lights and sirens, a radio for call details, and storage shelves and compartments.

You’ll have the opportunity to apply what you learn in the classroom on the road, practising in this vehicle on a weekly basis. While in class, you’ll learn how to operate the vehicle, and eventually drive it out on the road with an instructor in the passenger side.

Take a peek inside the training vehicle to see all the technology and tools you’ll work with!

Top five reasons to become a paramedic

Purpose-driven work – You’ll get to help people during some of the most critical moments of their lives and provide potentially life-saving care before patients reach the hospital. Every day, you’ll serve the community in meaningful ways.

Fast-paced, dynamic career – As a paramedic, no two days are the same. The work is unpredictable, but you thrive in chaos and know how to think quickly, solve problems and stay calm under pressure.

Exciting medical experience – Not only do you learn people skills as a frontline health-care worker, but you also apply science, pharmacology and emergency medicine to real-world situations. You’re the first at the scene to assess the patient and use different trauma treatment techniques.

Work in a close-knit team – While you work closely with other paramedics, you’ll also interact with firefighters, police and hospital teams to care for patients. It’s a supportive and collaborative industry where everyone shares a common goal to help others.

Career stability and pathways – There’s a strong demand in Ontario for skilled health-care professionals, and whether you choose to be a life-long paramedic or consider pathways to further education, there are lots of related careers that you could use your experience toward.