Paramedic Science

The Paramedic profession is at the forefront of providing high-quality urgent and emergency care to patients in a variety of dynamic and challenging environments, responding to a wide-range of clinical conditions from minor illness and injury to critical and/or life-threatening presentations.

DMU has over 50 years of experience delivering high-quality education to health care professionals. The Paramedicine academic team comprises two Associate Professors, an experienced team of Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, and Nurse Practitioners working in pre-hospital, emergency and unscheduled care.

Our dedicated clinical skills facilities utilise state-of-the-art technology, and a full range of specialised equipment, high-fidelity manikins, and patient management equipment that mirror those found in practice, to support our students' learning. In addition to these facilities, DMU also has an on-site crime scene house and car, both of which are utilised as learning environments. The range of dedicated equipment and facilities provides an immersive and realistic simulation environment mimicking real-life scenarios.

The Paramedic Science programme employs a modular curriculum that enables each student to develop both clinically and academically applying these knowledge and skills in the practice environment. This is enhanced with placements with local Ambulance Service NHS Trusts, University Hospital Leicester, and the Leicester Partnership Trust.

During your practice placements, you will gain clinical experience during all three years of the course by working alongside Paramedics and Technicians on emergency ambulances and rapid response cars. Other practice areas such as A&E, maternity, paediatrics, coronary care, and minor injury/minor illness, provide wider exposure to consolidate and apply skills and knowledge.

 Key features • Strong links and integrated work placements with local NHS Trusts. • Eligibility to apply to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) upon graduation, enabling employment in a wide variety of clinical areas. • Study in our purpose-built clinical skills suites that provide an immersive and realistic simulation – part of a £12 million investment in our facilities. • Benefit from more than 50 years of teaching experience from a highly qualified and experienced academic team, the majority of whom are employed in clinical practice in pre-hospital, emergency, or unscheduled care. • A dynamic modular curriculum provides a challenging and stimulating learning experience and allows for more time to engage with learning, regular multi-modal assessment, faster feedback, and a better study-life balance to enjoy other important aspects of university life. • We offer an equitable and inclusive approach to learning and teaching for all our students. Known as the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), our teaching approach has been recognised as sector-leading.