An EMS provider's post-nominal (listed after the name) credentials usually follow his or her name in this order:

  • Highest earned academic degree in or related to medicine, (e.g. "MD")
  • Highest licensure or certification (e.g. "NRP")
  • Further certifications (e.g. "CCEMT-P")

Generally, credentials are listed from most to least prestigious. A degree, once earned, cannot be taken away. Sometimes, licensure and certifications must be periodically renewed by examination or the completion of a prescribed number of continuing education units (CEUs).

EMS providers may also hold non-EMS credentials, including academic degrees. These are usually omitted unless they are related to the provider's job. For instance, a paramedic might not list an MBA, but a supervisor might choose to do so.

The provider's credentials are separated from the person's name (and from each other) with commas. There are usually no periods within the credentials (e.g. "EMT" not "E.M.T." or "PMD" not "Paramedic").

A

B

C

  • CADS - Certified Ambulance Documentation Specialist [6]
  • CCP - Critical Care Paramedic (Canada)
  • CCP-C Certified Critical Care Paramedic [7]
  • CCP-F - Critical Care Paramedic - Flight (Canada)
  • CEMSO - Chief Emergency Medical Service Officer
  • CFR - Certified First Responder
  • CIC - Certified Instructor Coordinator
  • CLI - Certified Lab Instructor
  • C-NPT - Certified Neonatal & Pediatric Transport
  • CP-C - Certified Community Paramedic [8]
  • CEP - Certified Emergency Paramedic
  • CEP-I - Continuing Education Program Instructor

E

  • EMA - Emergency Medical Attendant
  • EMA-D - Emergency Medical Attendant - Defibrillator
  • EMD - Emergency Medical Dispatcher
  • EMPACT - Emergency Medical Patient: Assessment Care and Treatment
  • EMR - Emergency Medical Responder
  • EMSI - Emergency Medical Services Instructor
  • EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
  • EMT IC - Emergency Medical Technician - Instructor Coordinator
  • AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
  • Paramedic - Paramedic
  • Paramedic IC - Paramedic Instructor Coordinator
  • EMT-AD - Emergency Medical Technician - Automatic Defibrillator
  • EMT-CC - Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care
  • EMT-CT - Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac Tech
  • EMT-M - Emergency Medical Technician - MAST (Military Anti-Shock Trousers)
  • EMT-T - Emergency Medical Technician - Tactical[9]
  • EMT-ST - Emergency Medical Technician - Shock Trauma
  • ERT - Emergency Room Technician
  • ENLS-Emergency Neurological Life Support

F

  • FP-C - Certified Flight Paramedic (IBSC)
  • FF-EMT - Firefighter Emergency Medical Technician
  • FF-AEMT - Firefighter Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
  • FF-Paramedic - Firefighter Paramedic
  • FF-P - Firefighter Paramedic
  • FF-NRP - Firefighter, Nationally Registered Paramedic
  • FTO - Field Training Officer

G

  • GEMS - Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services
  • GEMS-I - Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services Instructor

I

  • IC - Instructor/Coordinator
  • ITLS Basic - Basic International Trauma Life Support Basic (previously BTLS)
  • ITLS Advanced - Advanced International Trauma Life Support
  • ITLS Access - Access International Trauma Life Support
  • ITLS Military - Military International Trauma Life Support
  • ITLS Pediatric - Pediatric International Trauma Life Support

L

  • LP - Licensed Paramedic[10]

M

  • MICP - Mobile Intensive Care Unit Paramedic
  • MPH - Master’s in Public Health

N

P

  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • PALS-I - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
  • PA-C - Physician Assistant
  • PCP - Primary Care Paramedic (Canada)
  • PEPP - Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Professionals
  • PHRN - Prehospital Registered Nurse
  • PHTLS - Prehospital Trauma Life Support
  • PNCCT - Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Transport
  • PMD - Paramedic

R

  • RP - Registered Paramedic
  • RN - Registered Nurse
  • RT(R) - Registered Radiologic Technologist
  • RRA - Registered Radiologist Assistant (Midlevel Provider)
  • RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist
  • RRT-NPS - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal Pediatric Specialist
  • RRT-ACCS - Registered Respiratory Therapist - Adult Critical Care Specialist

S

  • SARTECH - Search and Rescue Technician
  • SEI - Senior EMS Instructor

T

  • TCCC - Tactical Combat Casualty Care
  • TP-C - Certified Tactical Paramedic
  • TR-C - Certified Tactical Responder

W

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Code & Bulletin".
  2. ↑ "Recanati School for Community Health Professions - Department of Emergency Medicine".
  3. ↑ https://www.emsworld.com/index.php/article/12070903/a-university-based-degree-for-paramedics-in-israel
  4. ↑ "Tracks of Study - Emergency Health Services - UMBC". ehs.umbc.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  5. ↑ newhaven.edu/health-sciences/undergraduate-programs/paramedicine/index.php
  6. ↑ "Certified Ambulance Documentation Specialist (CADS) - National Academy of Ambulance Compliance".
  7. ↑ "International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC) - Knowledge, Experience, Excellence".
  8. ↑ "International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC) - Knowledge, Experience, Excellence".
  9. ↑ "Introduction". www.emtt.org. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  10. ↑ "Certification/Licensure Information". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  11. ↑ https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/emsworld/article/10440478/national-ems-educator-credentialing
  12. ↑ "National Registered Paramedics | National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians".
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