EMS Courses and Certification

EMS Courses and Certification

EMS Courses and Certification

Emergency Medical Services and First Responder Courses

Are you passionate about helping others? Do you want to learn how to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill or injured? Then sign up to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Certified First Responder (CFR). You can refresh your EMT skills, too, through one of our courses.

EMT Programs - Potsdam and Ogdensburg

Clarkson EMT Program

Clarkson University, Clarkson Hall - 59 Main Street, Potsdam, NY
Two evenings a week (Monday and Wednesday) from 6 to 9 p.m. and some Saturdays (9am - 4pm)

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Two EMS students work on a third EMS student lying on the ground in a neck brace during an EMS course

Course begins August 25,  2025 and concludes December 6, 2025 (Practical Skills Exam Date)
Instructor(s) - TBA

Original cost: $1050.00 (includes text, online materials, uniform shirts and a vital signs kit)

PLEASE NOTE: Registration and payment is due by July 25, 2025. To register, please go to the following link: https://forms.gle/YwHBUtcpGNLAgK8dA

Certified EMS agencies can submit for NYS reimbursement upon the student’s successful receipt of NYS EMS Certification.

For more information or if anyone is interested after the application deadline (before the class begins) please email Doug Wildermuth at dwilderm@clarkson.edu and if there are openings still available - we may be able to get you into class.


Ogdensburg EMT Program

Ogdensburg Volunteer Rescue, 1223 Pickering Street, Ogdensburg, NY
Two evenings a week (Mondays and Thursday) from 6 to 9p.m., and two Saturdays

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Emergency technicians in a practice exercise.

Course begins August 4, 2025 and concludes December 6, 2025 (Practical Skills Exam Date)
Instructor(s) - RJ Pruitt, CIC Paramedic

Original cost: $1050.00 (includes text, online materials, uniform shirts and a vital signs kit)

PLEASE NOTE: Registration and payment is due by July 3, 2025. To register, please go to the following link: https://forms.gle/iq65Hnktv4MAE4cY8

Certified EMS agencies can submit for NYS reimbursement upon the student’s successful receipt of NYS EMS Certification.

For more information or if anyone is interested after the application deadline (before the class begins) please email Doug Wildermuth at dwilderm@clarkson.edu and if there are openings still available - we may be able to get you into class.


 

 

Continuing Medical Education 

Emergency medical Technicians (EMTs) can re-certify themselves by attending Continuing Medical Education Sessions (CMEs). They are conducted 8 months of the year and more information can be found here.

For further information, please contact the Earl R. and Barbara D. Lewis School of Health & Life Sciences at 315-268-4444, or by email at emt@clarkson.edu

Dean of Students

Dean of Students

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Dean of Students and staff at a table

In the Office of the Dean of Students you’ll meet staff who are committed to promoting students’ personal and academic growth while representing their concerns and helping them enhance their character, quality, and perspective during and after their time at Clarkson University. We work to allow students the ability to achieve a quality education dedicated to excellence, leadership, and citizenship.

Contact Us

1003 Price Hall 
CU Box 5507 
Phone: 315-268-6620 
deanofstudents@clarkson.edu

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Contact us for questions or concerns regarding these topics.

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Department Administration

Troy Lassial

Troy Lassial

Assistant Dean of Students

Email: tlassial@clarkson.edu
Office: 315/268-6620

Kelsey Pearson

Kelsey Pearson

Dean of Students

Email: kmpearson@clarkson.edu
Office: 315/268-6620

Summer Visit Day

/**//**/ Our in-person Summer Visit Days are geared towards high school students who are starting the college search process, usually rising juniors and seniors. The event is a more relaxed, exploratory afternoon filled with opportunities for you to connect with students, faculty and staff and better understand what life at Clarkson is all about.  Learn more about Summer Visit Days.If you'd like to visit campus beforehand, request a personalized visit.