Become an EMT

Registration for Summer 2026 will open on March 25th at 6pm & Registration for Fall 2026 will open on July 2 at 6pm

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course is designed to prepare students for the National Registry EMT cognitive exam and the Massachusetts state psychomotor exam. Upon successful completion of the course, including all required practical skills and scenario evaluations, students are eligible to schedule their National Registry EMT cognitive exam. The Massachusetts state psychomotor exam is hosted at Boston University by BUEMS. The course is open to members of the BU community and the general public, and is offered during the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

All lectures are delivered live online with an instructor and are held on weekday evenings from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Required in-person skills labs and scenario-based training are also scheduled on weekday evenings from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM and on weekends from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. 100% attendance is required for all scheduled lectures, labs, and scenario sessions in order to successfully complete the course. Attendance requirements, along with assignment expectations, professionalism standards, and make-up policies, are fully outlined in the EMT Course Policy.

Topics covered in the course include, but are not limited to:

• • Medical, legal, and ethical issues in EMS
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Pharmacology for the EMT-Basic
  • Respiratory emergencies
  • Cardiac emergencies
  • Endocrine emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Neurological emergencies
  • OB/GYN emergencies
  • Medical emergencies
  • Traumatic emergencies
  • Ambulance operations
  • Pediatric and geriatric emergencies