Undergraduate areas of study - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Ambulance and paramedic studies

As a result of a Victorian state government decision to mainstream ambulance paramedic education, Monash University sought and won the contract to provide ambulance paramedic education for ambulance services in Victoria.

To meet these responsibilities, the university created the Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice (DCEHPP) within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences on the Peninsula campus. DCEHPP offers the Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) degree which incorporates both theory and practical units of study. The course is student-oriented, offering units with as much flexibility as possible, encompassing a wide range of teaching and learning techniques.

Students complete observer shifts in the ambulance field in their first year. Clinical placements in various community settings, hospital departments and the ambulance field are an integral part of the second and third year of degree. Students are required to complete these placements in both metropolitan and rural settings.