Accreditation

IHM Academy of EMS is approved by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. The IHM Academy of EMS Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).  The Paramedic Program is a consortium with partners Abbott Ambulance Inc. dba IHM Academy of EMS and Columbia Southern University. IHM Academy of EMS maintains an articulation agreement with Columbia Southern University for students seeking to transfer credits for an Associate or Bachelor’s degree.  IHM Academy of EMS is a satellite Training Center through NCTI for American Heart Association courses.

Paramedic Program Outcomes

Accredited Paramedic Programs track and report outcome measures annually to the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions.

For 2017, the success rate for the National Registry of EMT Paramedic Cognitive exam was 79%.

For 2017, the success rate for positive placement rate for graduates was 100%.  Positive placement is defined by the CoAEMSP as ‘Employed full or part-time in a related field and/or continuing his/her education and/or serving in the military’.  Positive placement is measured at completion of the program.

For 2017, the success rate for retention rate was 71.3%

Message from the Medical Director

Today and Tomorrow

Employment of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics is projected to grow 23 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations. – Source: United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.