Fitch-Rona Training

Fitch-Rona offers "in-house" training at progressive levels: EMT-Basic,  EMT-IV Tech., EMT-Intermediate,  and EMT-Paramedic. Coursework is supervised by the training committee and our medical director; Mark Bogner, M.D.,  UW Med Flight Physician, and Assistant Professor / Section of Emergency Medicine at University of Wisconsin Medical School. Continued education typically involves clinical, didactic and field experience. Emphasis is placed on skills, such as patient assessment, and managing respiratory, trauma, cardiac,  medical and childbirth emergencies. Quality assurance review as well as peer evaluation have also been incorporated into the training curriculum at Fitch-Rona.

What is involved in becoming a Paramedic?

Formal training and certification is needed to become an EMT or paramedic. All 50 states have a certification procedure. In most states and the District of Columbia, registration with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians is required at some or all levels of certification. Other states administer their own certification examination or provide the option of taking the NREMT examination. To maintain certification  or  licensure, paramedics must re-register  every 2 years. In order to re-register, an individual must be working as a paramedic and fulfill a 48-72 credit hour continuing education requirement within that licensure period.

EMT-Paramedic requires the  most advanced level of training.  At this level, the caregiver receives additional training in anatomy, physiology and pathology. The paramedic masters more advanced skills. A typical paramedic program usually lasts up to 2 years and results in an associate degree in applied science.  Due to the longer training requirement, almost all EMT-Paramedics are in career positions, rather than being volunteers.

Community Training

• Participating as preceptors for the UW and MATC paramedic students during their field training.
• Providing: basic CPR, AED, and First-Aid courses to local and municipal  departments and the general public.
• Helping develop and participating in the UW Madison Medical Student Mentor Program. This  program offers UW-Madison medical students  a unique opportunity to observe emergency medicine from an EMS perspective.

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