Continuing Medical Education (CME) for EMS Providers

The Emergency Medical Institute offers a 100% on-line Continuing Medical Education (CME) Core Content Renewal Program.

EMI is committed to working with local EMS agencies to ensure that core CME is available,

convenient, and receptive to the needs of those individuals that provide pre-hospital emergency medical care.

The 3-Year Continuing Medical Education (CME) Recertification Program is an independent, agency-driven

program that is dependent upon the provider satisfying all learning components. 

Submission of CME recertification is the responsibility of a provider’s agency. 

EMI is not responsible for the submission of program documentation to the New York State DOH Bureau of EMS. 

The Emergency Medical Institute will offer Core CME for EMT, EMT-CC, and Paramedic recertification on a continual basis. 

In accordance with New York State Department of Health Policy, CME program applicants affiliated with agencies that are not

approved by the New York State DOH Bureau of EMS will not be permitted to participate in the CME recertification program.

Our Core Content CME Programs are offered on-line through our proprietary web-based Learning Management Platform.

  To be eligible for this program, a participant's agency must be approved by the

New York State DOH Bureau of EMS to participate in a 100% on-line learning program. 

Suffolk County EMS agencies that have a binding MOU with Suffolk EMS are NOT eligible to participate. 

To learn how your agency can become approved for 100% on-line CME, please send an inquiry to: CMECoordinator@LearnEMT.org

Emergency Medical Technician

All students must attend an in-person Registration Session/Learning Platform Orientation to begin the program. 

There will be four program entry points per year. 

Completion of the EMT CME Program requires that applicants complete a total of seventy-two (72) hours of CME which includes;

twenty-six (26) hours of core content education, and forty-six (46) hours of non-core material.

Core education will be made available throughout each year with our next offering scheduled as follows:

By completing all of the above on-line core content sessions, students will have satisfied all 26 core content hours

required for recertification as set forth by the New York State DOH Bureau of EMS.

Additionally, students will earn 8 non-core CME hours displayed as one hour in each of the following topics:

Medical, Legal & Ethical Issues

Immunologic Emergencies / Toxicology

Respiratory Emergencies

Cardiovascular Emergencies

Gynecolgical Emergencies

Environmental Emergencies

Incident Management

Terrorism Response & Disaster Management

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Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care

All students must attend an in-person Registration Session/Learning Platform Orientation to begin the program. 

There will be four program entry points per year.

Completion of the EMT-CC CME Program requires that applicants complete a total of seventy-two (72) hours of CME which includes;
thirty-six (36) hours of core subject education, and thirty-six (36) hours of non-core material.
Core education will be made available throughout each year with our next offering scheduled as follows:
 

By completing all of the above on-line core content sessions, students will have satisfied all 36 core content hours

required for recertification as set forth by the New York State DOH Bureau of EMS.

Additionally, students will earn 3 non-core CME hours displayed as one hour in each of the following topics:

EKG Review

Endocrine

EMS Operations

Students also have the option to earn an additional 3 non-core CME hours by successfully completing Session N.

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Paramedic

All students must attend an in-person Registration Session/Learning Platform Orientation to begin the program. 

There will be four program entry points per year. 

Completion of the Paramedic CME Program requires that applicants complete a total of seventy-two (72) hours of CME which includes; forty-eight (48) hours of core subject education, and twenty-four (24) hours of non-core material.

Core education will be made available throughout each year with our next offering scheduled as follows:

CME Program Policies

To participate in our Core Content CME Program, a participant must be a member of a New York State CME Participating Agency approved

for "100% On-Line Participation" and must be no less than six (6) months from expiration of their current New York State certification.

There is no cost to students who remit a NYS Verification of Membership Form (NYS DOH-3312) and complete the entire course. 

Students who fail to remit the NYS DOH-3312, or do not complete the entire course, will be assessed $10 per CME credit hour.

Students must remit the following properly completed documents at their Registration Session:

New York State DOH Participant Registration Form (DOH-4226)

New York State DOH Verification of Membership in an EMS Agency Form (DOH-3312)

Proof of Completion: FEMA IS-100 On-line Course

Proof of Completion: FEMA ICS-700 On-line Course

Proof of Completion: FEMA IS-5 (Haz-Mat Awareness) On-line Course

A copy of their current New York State provider credentials

Upon completion of all required Core CME Sessions, Emergency Medical Institute Administration will forward course completion documents (NYS DOH-5065, 5066, or 4231) to the EMS Provider for their submission to their Agency CME Coordinator/Training Officer.

It will be the responsibility of both the student and their Agency CME Coordinator to complete and submit the Recertification Form to the NYS Department of Health, Bureau of EMS no later than forty-five (45) days prior to the provider's certification expiration date. 

The Emergency Medical Institute is not responsible for paperwork submission to the NYS DOH, nor are we responsible for students

who fail to complete CME requirements within the prescribed time frame.

Additional Forms & Helpful Links

EMT Recertification Form (DOH-5065)

EMT-CC Recertification Form (DOH-5066)

EMT-P Recertification Form (DOH-4231)

Agency Registration Form (DOH-4227)

Additional Information can be found by visiting the NYS DOH Bureau of EMS website.