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Kristen Keri Rodriguez

Faculty - OYO

Program Director:

Emergency Medical Technology

Office: RDM-PV Palo Verde - Room: 247

480-654-7789

[email protected]

Office Hours

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM		2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
	By appointment		By appointment	By appointment

Classes Taught

Spring 2025

EMT101	Basic Life Support/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Health Care Providers					0.5 Credits
Designed to provide the allied healthcare provider with the knowledge and skills to perform Basic Life Support (BLS) according to current guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). Prerequisites: None.
Course Notes: Certification through American Heart Association (AHA). This is a Healthcare Provider level CPR course. Previous certification or experience not required. Registration Information 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
27558	Red Mountain Campus RDM-R R101	In-Person Lecture/Lab	01/14/2025 – 01/14/2025	Tu	9:00 AM – 1:30 PM	Class Ended
27558	Notes: For enrollment: complete the registration form listed on our webpage: https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent enrollment required in EMT101 27558, EMT104 26367, EMT104LL 27899, and EMT104AB 26369.

EMT104	Emergency Medical Technology					10 Credits
Designed as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) lecture to prepare students for scope of practice and standard of care with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies and non-emergencies. Prerequisites: EMT101 or BLS Health Care Provider/Professional Rescuer and satisfactory score on Accuplacer or Next Gen Accuplacer or Asset or Compass or EdReady Critical Reading & Thinking or HS GPA 3.0 or Associate's Degree. Corequisites: EMT104AB.
Course Notes: Registration Information 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
26367	Red Mountain Campus RDM-R R101	In-Person Lecture	01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025	MoWe	9:00 AM – 1:30 PM	Class Started
26367	Notes: For enrollment: complete the registration form listed on our webpage: https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent enrollment required in EMT101 27558, EMT104 26367, EMT104LL 27899, and EMT104AB 26369.

Spring Flex Start 2025

EMT104AB	Applied Practical Studies for Emergency Medical Technology					0.5 Credits
Simulation of actual emergency responses, with practical application of techniques and skills covered in EMT curricula. Scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Practical application of anatomy, physiology, patient assessment, and treatment of medically or traumatically compromised patients, special hazards and medical operations. Also includes patient-assisted medication administration, semi-automatic external defibrillator and blood glucose monitoring. Students operate in outside, scenario based environments. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: EMT104.
Course Notes: Registration Information 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
26369	Red Mountain Campus RDM-R R101	In-Person Lab	04/18/2025 – 04/18/2025	Fr	8:30 AM – 4:30 PM	Class Ended
26369	Notes: For enrollment: complete the registration form listed on our webpage: https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent enrollment required in EMT101 27558, EMT104 26367, EMT104LL 27899, and EMT104AB 26369.

EMT104LL	Emergency Medical Technology Practicum					2 Credits
Designed as the simulated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) practicum in which the student synthesizes standard of care and scope of practice with comprehensive assessment and diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies. Provides scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in EMT104 or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: EMT104.
Course Notes: Registration Information 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
27899	Red Mountain Campus RDM-R R101	In-Person Lab	01/21/2025 – 05/09/2025	Tu	9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Class Started
27899	Notes: For enrollment: complete the registration form listed on our webpage: https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent enrollment required in EMT101 27558, EMT104 26367, EMT104LL 27899, and EMT104AB 26369.

Summer 2025

EMT101	Basic Life Support/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Health Care Providers					0.5 Credits
Designed to provide the allied healthcare provider with the knowledge and skills to perform Basic Life Support (BLS) according to current guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). Prerequisites: None.
Course Notes: Registration Information: 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following: EMT 101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
16537	Red Mountain Campus RDM-S S140	In-Person Lecture/Lab	05/27/2025 – 05/27/2025	Tu	9:00 AM – 2:00 PM	Closed
16537	Notes: Class 16537 To register, students need to complete the interest form linked here https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent registration required in EMT101 16537, EMT104 16536, EMT104LL 16538 and EMT104AB 16539.

EMT104	Emergency Medical Technology					10 Credits
Designed as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) lecture to prepare students for scope of practice and standard of care with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies and non-emergencies. Prerequisites: EMT101 or BLS Health Care Provider/Professional Rescuer and satisfactory score on Accuplacer or Next Gen Accuplacer or Asset or Compass or EdReady Critical Reading & Thinking or HS GPA 3.0 or Associate's Degree. Corequisites: EMT104AB.
Course Notes: Registration Information: 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
16536	Red Mountain Campus RDM-PV PV114	In-Person Lecture	06/02/2025 – 08/07/2025	MoTuTh	9:00 AM – 2:00 PM	Closed
16536	Notes: Class 16536 To register, students need to complete the interest form linked here https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent registration required in EMT101 16537, EMT104 16536, EMT104LL 16538 and EMT104AB 16539.

EMT104AB	Applied Practical Studies for Emergency Medical Technology					0.5 Credits
Simulation of actual emergency responses, with practical application of techniques and skills covered in EMT curricula. Scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Practical application of anatomy, physiology, patient assessment, and treatment of medically or traumatically compromised patients, special hazards and medical operations. Also includes patient-assisted medication administration, semi-automatic external defibrillator and blood glucose monitoring. Students operate in outside, scenario based environments. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: EMT104.
Course Notes: Registration Information: 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
16539	Red Mountain Campus RDM-PV PV114	In-Person Lab	07/18/2025 – 07/18/2025	Fr	8:30 AM – 4:30 PM	Closed
16539	Notes: Class 16539 To register, students need to complete the interest form linked here https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent registration required in EMT101 16537, EMT104 16536, EMT104LL 16538 and EMT104AB 16539.

EMT104LL	Emergency Medical Technology Practicum					2 Credits
Designed as the simulated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) practicum in which the student synthesizes standard of care and scope of practice with comprehensive assessment and diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies. Provides scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in EMT104 or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: EMT104.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
16538	Red Mountain Campus RDM-PV PV114	In-Person Lab	06/04/2025 – 08/07/2025	We	9:00 AM – 2:00 PM	Closed
16538	Notes: Class 16538 To register, students need to complete the interest form linked here https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician Concurrent registration required in EMT101 16537, EMT104 16536, EMT104LL 16538 and EMT104AB 16539.

Fall 2025

EMT101	Basic Life Support/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Health Care Providers					0.5 Credits
Designed to provide the allied healthcare provider with the knowledge and skills to perform Basic Life Support (BLS) according to current guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). Prerequisites: None.
Course Notes: Certification through American Heart Association (AHA). This is a Healthcare Provider level CPR course. Previous certification or experience not required. Registration Information: 1. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score 2. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following: EMT101, EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
22229	Red Mountain Campus RDM-R R101	In-Person Lecture/Lab	08/19/2025 – 08/19/2025	Tu	9:00 AM – 2:00 PM	Open 11 of 24 Seats Available
22229	Notes: Students must simultaneously register in all the following sections; EMT 101 22229, EMT104 22228, EMT104LL 23642 and EMT104AB 22238.

EMT104	Emergency Medical Technology					10 Credits
Designed as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) lecture to prepare students for scope of practice and standard of care with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies and non-emergencies. Prerequisites: EMT101 or BLS Health Care Provider/Professional Rescuer and satisfactory score on Accuplacer or Next Gen Accuplacer or Asset or Compass or EdReady Critical Reading & Thinking or HS GPA 3.0 or Associate's Degree. Corequisites: EMT104AB.
Course Notes: Registration Information 1. For information on entrance into the EMT program, students may go to https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician 2. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score or have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher 3. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
22228	Red Mountain Campus RDM-R R101	In-Person Lecture	08/25/2025 – 12/19/2025	MoWe	9:00 AM – 1:30 PM	Open 12 of 24 Seats Available
22228	Notes: Students must simultaneously register in all the following sections. EMT104 22228, EMT104LL 23642 and EMT104AB 22238.

EMT104LL	Emergency Medical Technology Practicum					2 Credits
Designed as the simulated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) practicum in which the student synthesizes standard of care and scope of practice with comprehensive assessment and diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies. Provides scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in EMT104 or permission of Instructor or Corequisites: EMT104.
Course Notes: Registration Information 1. For information on entrance into the EMT program, students may go to https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician 2. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score or have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher 3. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
23642	Red Mountain Campus RDM-R R101	In-Person Lab	08/26/2025 – 12/19/2025	Tu	9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Open 11 of 24 Seats Available
23642	Notes: Students must simultaneously register in all the following sections. EMT104 22228, EMT104LL 23642 and EMT104AB 22238.

Fall Flex Start 2025

EMT104AB	Applied Practical Studies for Emergency Medical Technology					0.5 Credits
Simulation of actual emergency responses, with practical application of techniques and skills covered in EMT curricula. Scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Practical application of anatomy, physiology, patient assessment, and treatment of medically or traumatically compromised patients, special hazards and medical operations. Also includes patient-assisted medication administration, semi-automatic external defibrillator and blood glucose monitoring. Students operate in outside, scenario based environments. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: EMT104.
Course Notes: Registration Information 1. For information on entrance into the EMT program, students may go to https://www.mesacc.edu/departments/allied-health/ems/emergency-medical-technician 2. Students must take the Reading Placement test and pass with a 10th grade reading score or have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher 3. The EMT program is offered as a cohort. Students must register for the following EMT104, EMT104LL and EMT104AB classes, by adding each section to your Student Center Shopping Cart at the same time, prior to completing the registration process.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
22238	Red Mountain Campus RDM-S S140	In-Person Lab	11/07/2025 – 11/07/2025	Fr	8:30 AM – 4:30 PM	Open 11 of 24 Seats Available
22238	Notes: Students must simultaneously register in all the following sections. EMT101 22229, EMT104 22228, EMT104LL 23642 and EMT104AB 22238.

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