Career Options after the study of emergency medical care www.utsc.utoronto.ca/biosci Paramedicine Specialist

What is Paramedicine? Entry-Level Jobs for Bachelor Grads

Paramedics administer pre-hospital emergency Common employment destinations include: medical care to patients with injuries or medical illnesses and transport them to hospitals or other • Primary care medical facilities for further medical care. • Military medical technician (Source: National Occupation Classification) • technician Paramedicine program is grounded in the life • Medical attendant science and focuses on the critical thinking, • Patient transfer research and laboratory experience needed • Emergency first responder to save lives. Students examine the spectrum of • Firefighter emergency medical, trauma and psychological • Research Assistant situations faced by today’s healthcare professionals. Students are prepared for the LinkedIn; National Occupation Classification Canada Ontario Ministry of Health Advanced Emergency Medical Care Attendant (AEMC ) exam and Graduate & Professional Studies positions graduates for advanced careers in the field of emergency medical services. Popular further education opportunities include: Skills of Paramedicine Grads • Disaster and – Certificate, Diploma, Master • Assess extent of injuries or medical illnesses of trauma victims to determine emergency medical • Health Care Administration, Bachelor, Master treatment • Advance Care Paramedic - Certificate • Communicate and interact effectively and • Public administration – Certificate, Master appropriately with patients and others • Public Health – Master, PhD • Establish patients’ treatment and transport priorities based on assessment findings • Understand human behaviour and psychological disorders • Ensure the operational safety and preparedness Use LinkedIn! Paramedicine Grads of an and its equipment. UTSC Paramedicine from UTSC have gone • Understand and critically analyze scientific graduates are working on to:

literature of cellular microbiology, bacterial in Research, • Paramedic pathogens, and pathobiology of human diseases Education, Healthcare (City of Toronto) • Learn modern laboratory technologies and and Business. Superintendent, techniques • Community Collect, analyze, and interpret data • Attend our LinkedIn Paramedine & • Document and record nature of injuries and workshop to learn Research (Regional illnesses and treatment provided about the Find Alumni Municipality of York) What makes Paramedicine at UTSC unique? tool for networking! • Medic Students in Paramedicine earn an Honours (Emergency Rescue Bachelor of Science degree and an Ontario College Academy) Diploma while learning from leading academics and professionals.

Last update: November 2015 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc Examples of Fields that ‘Fit’ the Skills of Paramedicine Grads

— Healthcare — Research (hospitals, non-profit organizations) — Municipal governments — Education — Non-profit organizations — Military

Your 4-Year Career Exploration Action Plan

Explore Career Options & 1 Do Your Research 2 Get Experience The databases below provide you with details Gain exposure to your options in the world of about job prospects, nature of work, educational work and make connections while you’re a requirements, working conditions, pay and student via campus events and programs listed related career paths: on cln.utoronto.ca and ccr.utoronto.ca: Career Cruising: Log into cln.utoronto.ca, click on • Extern Job Shadowing Resources, and click on Career Cruising to be • In the Field logged in automatically • Explore It! (course-based) O*Net: online.onetcenter.org (U.S. site) • Partners in Leadership (4th year students) • iLead, uLead, weLead (Dep’t of Student Life) Attend our workshop Discover Your Skills and • Employer Information Sessions Career Options, meet with a Career Counsellor, • Career & Volunteer Fairs and use our resources to get to know your skills, • Departmental Student Association Events values, personality and interests: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc/get-know-yourself Apply for Work Study jobs in CLN in Fall and Spring! You might also find work via Use the advice on our tip sheets for gathering www.scsu.ca/jobs. info: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc/tipsheets Find networking opportunities, internship • Information Interviews programs and entry-level jobs via websites like • Working On-Campus www.talentegg.ca and www.charityvillage.ca. • Internships As an upper year student (14+ credits), attend • Volunteering UTSC’s Get Hired Conference and participate in Jobs for Grads. As a graduate, explore internships and other 3 Build Your Network trainee programs like www.careeredge.ca

Explore Professional Associations and get involved: volunteer for their events and conferences, and get to know people in your industry of interest. These are your future mentors, supervisors and colleagues! Biology Student Association at UTSC - www.thebiosa.org EMRG at UTSC - www.emrgatutsc.com - www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/SAR/IRB-Background Toronto Paramedic Association - https://torontoparamedic.com Canadian Paramedicine - www.emsnews.com Hamilton Health Sciences - www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/careers/CareerTreeEnglish.pdf Ontario Paramedic Association - www.ontarioparamedic.ca Ontario Skills Passport - www.skills.edu.gov.on.ca Paramedic Association of Canada (PAC) - www.paramedic.ca St. John’s Ambulance of Canada - www.sja.ca Toronto Paramedic Services - http://torontoparamedicservices.ca

Please note: This document is a starting point for your further research into career options in this field of study. For more information on this program and course requirements, please visit the departmental website at the top of the first page.