PARAMEDIC PROGRAM SUCCESS RATE

In Medstar’s Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program, you will learn how to take over the care of victims of sudden illness or accident from first responders on the scene and obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to staff sophisticated Advanced Life Support Units. The Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program prepares you to take the National Registry Examination.

CAAHEP Accredited Paramedic Programs and CoAEMSP Letter of Review (LoR) Programs track and report outcome measures annually to the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). The most current CoAEMSP Annual Report was for the calendar year 2023.

The pass rate indicates success on the National Registry of EMT Paramedic/State Cognitive exam. The CoAEMSP defines positive placement as ‘Employed full or part-time in a related field and/or continuing their education and/or serving in the military. Positive placement is measured at the completion of the program. 

Graduating Class Retention Pass Rate Work Placement (*All Medstar Team Members)
2025 NA 88% 100% *
2024 77% 83% 100% *
2023 61% 88% 100% *
2022 65% 77% 100% *
2021 35% 82% 100% *
2020 78% 78% 82%
2019 80% 90% NA
2018 52% 100% NA
2017 70% 89% NA

The Medstar Ambulance, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, McLaren Macomb Hospital Consortium for Paramedic Education program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
727-210-2350 www.caahep.org
To contact CoAEMSP: 214-703-8445, www.coaemsp.org