CoROM Remote Paramedic – Course Booking

CoROM Remote Paramedic

Accredited through the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine

CoROM.org

Revised Dec.18

Course Structure

Part I: 20-30 weeks of distance learning (550 hours)

Content, tutor support, grading and feedback provided by CoROM.
 

Part II: 4 weeks of classroom training.

18 March to 6 April in Malta 2019

15 July to 3 August in Tanzania 2019

March/April 2020

Part III: 400 hours of clinical placements.

• Dates and location to be agreed with CoROM.
• Placement options to be provided by CoROM.
• Students can arrange their own clinical placements with prior approval from CoROM.
• Clinical placements have to be completed within a six-month time frame after completing the classroom training.

Certification:

• Graduates receive the award CoROM Remote Paramedic.
• Graduates gain registration through the Malta Registry of Paramedics.
• OPTIONAL & AT ADDITIONAL COST:  

Graduates can apply for reciprocity for the Australian Diploma of Paramedical Sciences.

This paramedic programme is open to applicants who meet one of the following criteria:

• Emergency Medical Technician certification or
• BAA / AEA qualification or
• MIRA certification or
• Qualification higher than the above (examples: HSE Offshore Medic certificate, CMT 1, Nurse, etc.)

Not included in the programme and to be arranged and paid for separately by the student:

• Travel and visa costs to classroom and clinical locations
• USD200 payment to KCMC in Tanzania
• Accommodation and food during classroom training and clinical placements
• Textbooks
• Travel and health insurance for the duration of the training
• Travel vaccinations
• Criminal background check required for clinical placements

Tuition costs and other associated costs

• Tuition for the paramedic programme is € 5,900
• Payable to CoROM (College of Remote and Offshore Medicine) – Please see table below for a list of payment instalments.

TABLE 1:                    DETAILED  PROGRAMME COSTS 2019

• OPTIONAL ADDITION: € 900 for the application for the Australian diploma (payable to CoROM).
• Students are responsible for paying and booking accommodation, flights and transport.
• CoROM do not offer additional payment plans.

Programme Deadlines

TABLE 2:           PROGRAMME DEADLINES FOR    2019COURSE DATES

Particular Terms for Particular Elements of the Programme

Classroom Training Phase:

Confirmation of any of the classroom training phase dates is subject to sufficient student numbers signing up.

CoROM reserves the right to cancel a classroom training phase time slot if not enough students have signed up and paid €3300

two months before its commencement. – We ask for your understanding in having to apply this strict policy.

•  A full refund will be made to all students who have paid for that classroom training phase in that case, within 14 days.

•  Students are advised to book flights to Malta only after confirmation of classroom training phase dates.

Approval for a student to be allowed to attend the classroom training phase is dependent on three factors:

1.)  Completion of the online learning environment content (submission of all assignments, and completion of all online exams

       with a grade of at least 80%) by the start date of the classroom training phase.

2.)  Payment of €3000 two months in advance of the start date of the classroom training phase.

3.) Approval from the CoROM Medical Director.

Clinical Placements:

• Locations: Moshi, Tanzania. Johannesburg, South Africa or Budapest, Hungary.
• Cost of accommodation and transport will fluctuate and is paid for by the student.
• The availability of any of the locations listed above cannot be guaranteed and new ones may be added.
• Not all locations may be accessible to all nationalities due to visa, travel or work permit restrictions beyond CoROM's control.
• 400 hours work out - in practice - as six or seven weeks.
• Clinical placements may be broken up into several blocks to fit in with students’ work schedules.

        A separate application form will need to be filled out for each clinical placement booking.

        The following terms will apply to all, and will form part of that application:

 Healthcare Awareness Statement

CoROM advises you to study the information published and updated by the World Health Organisation (http://www.who.int/ith/en/) and by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list).

You are responsible for keeping your vaccinations up to date and for arranging preventative measures against common travel health risks. - Make sure you contact a doctor for advice if in any doubt.

The student will be requested to confirm: “I understand that it is my own responsibility to keep my vaccinations up to date, and to arranging preventative measures against common travel health risks for the country I am planning to visit for this clinical placement.”

 Liability Agreement

  1. You are preparing to attend a clinical placement organized by CoROM

During this time, you will be operating in areas of risk. You may be exposed to HIV, hepatitis, tropical diseases and many other risks of infection. You are responsible for your own safety, health care, health insurance, travel insurance and vaccinations during this time.

 2. You will be at risk while traveling for your placements.

You will be at risk while working in various environments. You are required to be aware of your surroundings and your tactical situations. You are responsible for your own safety. You may also be operating in areas of unrest.

3. By clicking on the “I understand this risk” button below, you release and hold harmless CoROM and all parties employed by, and any organisation affiliated with   CoROM for training and clinical placements. You acknowledge that CoROM are not responsible for any costs or liabilities associated with these placements or any other risk or liability not covered in this statement.

The student will be requested to confirm: “I understand this risk, and agree to proceed with my booking of this clinical placement.”   

Diploma of Paramedical Science (Australia):

Applications can be submitted for reciprocity for the Diploma of Paramedical Science from the Department of Education in Australia.

The Australian government and our Australian training partner can change their requirements for this diploma or remove this option without prior notice. There is no guarantee that you will be able to earn this diploma.

Historically, all of our graduates who have applied for this diploma have been given this award.

PAYMENTS and REFUNDS and CANCELLATIONS POLICY

• Payments are to be made according to tables (1) and (2), on commencing any new section of the paramedic programme.
• Access to the online learning environment is valid for one year from date of commencement.
• No refunds can be made of any payments already made towards this programme.

• Payments for a chosen classroom training phase date (‘Invoice 2’) are allocated to the chosen classroom training phase date. - This means dates cannot be changed after the payment has been made. Attendance at a different classroom training phase necessitates an additional payment of €3000 for the new classroom training phase time frame.
• Cancellation by the student:
  • Should attendance on the programme be terminated by the student, a certificate of completion will be issued for any modules successfully completed online.

 LIABILITY WAIVER   –   This applies to the whole of the PARAMEDIC PROGRAMME.

 Release and Waiver of Liability

This Release and Waiver of Liability is executed by and between you (the “Student”) and the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (“referred to as CoROM”).

1. The Student releases and holds harmless CoROM and all CoROM’s instructors, staff and volunteers, and their successors, of any incident, injury, claim, liability, costs, expenses, and/or demand of whatever kind or nature, during the enrolment in the Paramedic programme, attached as an integral part to this release, relating to or incurred as a direct or indirect result of the services rendered by the Student under the Paramedic Programme except to the extent that they result from the deliberate misconduct and gross negligence of CoROM.

• The Student understands and accepts that the services provided to and by CoROM may include activities that may be hazardous to the Student’s health and safety, including, inter alia, the use of dangerous equipment which require skill.
• The Student releases CoROM from any liability or claim arising with respect to bodily harm, personal injury, illness, death or property damage that may result from the services provided in the Paramedic Programme.
• For the avoidance of doubt: CoROM shall be liable solely for direct damages to the extent that they result from the deliberate misconduct and gross negligence of CoROM’s personnel provided that the total liability for such direct damages to the Student shall be limited to the sum of an amount not exceeding the total amount of tuition fees paid by the Student. CoROM shall not be held liable for any form of indirect or consequential damage.
• The Student understands that CoROM shall not be obliged or assume any responsibility to provide him/her with financial or other assistance, including but not limited to medical, health or disability benefits or insurance of any nature in the event of the Student’s injury, illness, death or damage to his/her property. The Student expressly waives any such claim for compensation or liability on the part of CoROM beyond what may be offered freely by CoROM at their sole discretion in the event of such injury or medical expenses incurred by the Student.
• The Student releases and forever discharges CoROM from any claim whatsoever which arises or may hereafter arise on account of any first-aid treatment or other medical services rendered in connection with an emergency during the Student’s tenure as a student with CoROM.
• Students are expected to ensure and warrant physical and mental health which is sufficient to perform duties that are required of EMS personnel. Students new to the field are encouraged to review the “nature of work” and the functional job requirements. All Students are strongly encouraged to get a complete physical before attending any EMS program.
• Any Student who has any significant health and/or mental status changes during the duration of the program should immediately notify the instructor. If the condition/health change is deemed as a risk, the Student will be required to provide physician documentation to resume classroom work and/or clinical/internship activities.

2. CoROM do not provide Students with medical insurance, and all Students are required to purchase healthcare.

• Students are liable for their own healthcare costs throughout the programme and are required to be appropriately insured at all times.
• Students are required to purchase medical travel insurance prior to the start of any of the clinical placements.

3. While every conceivable effort will be made by CoROM to accommodate timing schedules requested by the Student for clinical placement dates, the Student also releases the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine from any liability for issues created (such as loss of potential earnings) through scheduling conflicts, non-admittance to a clinical placement location due to immigration issues or other problems outside of CoROM’s control.

GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Students agree that this agreement and the relationship between the Student and CoROM shall be regulated by and in accordance with Maltese law.

Students further agree that any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, or the breach or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with Part IV (Domestic Arbitration) of the Malta Arbitration Act, 1996 and the Arbitration Rules of the Malta Arbitration Centre as at present in force. It is further agreed that any award delivered in this respect shall be final and not subject to appeal. 

CoROM Remote Paramedic

Accredited through the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine

CoROM.org

Revised Dec.18

Course Structure

Part I: 20-30 weeks of distance learning (550 hours)

Content, tutor support, grading and feedback provided by CoROM.
 

Part II: 4 weeks of classroom training.

18 March to 6 April in Malta 2019

15 July to 3 August in Tanzania 2019

March/April 2020

Part III: 400 hours of clinical placements.

• Dates and location to be agreed with CoROM.
• Placement options to be provided by CoROM.
• Students can arrange their own clinical placements with prior approval from CoROM.
• Clinical placements have to be completed within a six-month time frame after completing the classroom training.

Certification:

• Graduates receive the award CoROM Remote Paramedic.
• Graduates gain registration through the Malta Registry of Paramedics.
• OPTIONAL & AT ADDITIONAL COST:  

Graduates can apply for reciprocity for the Australian Diploma of Paramedical Sciences.

This paramedic programme is open to applicants who meet one of the following criteria:

• Emergency Medical Technician certification or
• BAA / AEA qualification or
• MIRA certification or
• Qualification higher than the above (examples: HSE Offshore Medic certificate, CMT 1, Nurse, etc.)

Not included in the programme and to be arranged and paid for separately by the student:

• Travel and visa costs to classroom and clinical locations
• USD200 payment to KCMC in Tanzania
• Accommodation and food during classroom training and clinical placements
• Textbooks
• Travel and health insurance for the duration of the training
• Travel vaccinations
• Criminal background check required for clinical placements

Tuition costs and other associated costs

• Tuition for the paramedic programme is € 5,900
• Payable to CoROM (College of Remote and Offshore Medicine) – Please see table below for a list of payment instalments.

TABLE 1:                    DETAILED  PROGRAMME COSTS 2019

• OPTIONAL ADDITION: € 900 for the application for the Australian diploma (payable to CoROM).
• Students are responsible for paying and booking accommodation, flights and transport.
• CoROM do not offer additional payment plans.

Programme Deadlines

TABLE 2:           PROGRAMME DEADLINES FOR    2019COURSE DATES

Particular Terms for Particular Elements of the Programme

Classroom Training Phase:

Confirmation of any of the classroom training phase dates is subject to sufficient student numbers signing up.

CoROM reserves the right to cancel a classroom training phase time slot if not enough students have signed up and paid €3300

two months before its commencement. – We ask for your understanding in having to apply this strict policy.

•  A full refund will be made to all students who have paid for that classroom training phase in that case, within 14 days.

•  Students are advised to book flights to Malta only after confirmation of classroom training phase dates.

Approval for a student to be allowed to attend the classroom training phase is dependent on three factors:

1.)  Completion of the online learning environment content (submission of all assignments, and completion of all online exams

       with a grade of at least 80%) by the start date of the classroom training phase.

2.)  Payment of €3000 two months in advance of the start date of the classroom training phase.

3.) Approval from the CoROM Medical Director.

Clinical Placements:

• Locations: Moshi, Tanzania. Johannesburg, South Africa or Budapest, Hungary.
• Cost of accommodation and transport will fluctuate and is paid for by the student.
• The availability of any of the locations listed above cannot be guaranteed and new ones may be added.
• Not all locations may be accessible to all nationalities due to visa, travel or work permit restrictions beyond CoROM's control.
• 400 hours work out - in practice - as six or seven weeks.
• Clinical placements may be broken up into several blocks to fit in with students’ work schedules.

        A separate application form will need to be filled out for each clinical placement booking.

        The following terms will apply to all, and will form part of that application:

 Healthcare Awareness Statement

CoROM advises you to study the information published and updated by the World Health Organisation (http://www.who.int/ith/en/) and by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list).

You are responsible for keeping your vaccinations up to date and for arranging preventative measures against common travel health risks. - Make sure you contact a doctor for advice if in any doubt.

The student will be requested to confirm: “I understand that it is my own responsibility to keep my vaccinations up to date, and to arranging preventative measures against common travel health risks for the country I am planning to visit for this clinical placement.”

 Liability Agreement

  1. You are preparing to attend a clinical placement organized by CoROM

During this time, you will be operating in areas of risk. You may be exposed to HIV, hepatitis, tropical diseases and many other risks of infection. You are responsible for your own safety, health care, health insurance, travel insurance and vaccinations during this time.

 2. You will be at risk while traveling for your placements.

You will be at risk while working in various environments. You are required to be aware of your surroundings and your tactical situations. You are responsible for your own safety. You may also be operating in areas of unrest.

3. By clicking on the “I understand this risk” button below, you release and hold harmless CoROM and all parties employed by, and any organisation affiliated with   CoROM for training and clinical placements. You acknowledge that CoROM are not responsible for any costs or liabilities associated with these placements or any other risk or liability not covered in this statement.

The student will be requested to confirm: “I understand this risk, and agree to proceed with my booking of this clinical placement.”   

Diploma of Paramedical Science (Australia):

Applications can be submitted for reciprocity for the Diploma of Paramedical Science from the Department of Education in Australia.

The Australian government and our Australian training partner can change their requirements for this diploma or remove this option without prior notice. There is no guarantee that you will be able to earn this diploma.

Historically, all of our graduates who have applied for this diploma have been given this award.

PAYMENTS and REFUNDS and CANCELLATIONS POLICY

• Payments are to be made according to tables (1) and (2), on commencing any new section of the paramedic programme.
• Access to the online learning environment is valid for one year from date of commencement.
• No refunds can be made of any payments already made towards this programme.

• Payments for a chosen classroom training phase date (‘Invoice 2’) are allocated to the chosen classroom training phase date. - This means dates cannot be changed after the payment has been made. Attendance at a different classroom training phase necessitates an additional payment of €3000 for the new classroom training phase time frame.
• Cancellation by the student:
  • Should attendance on the programme be terminated by the student, a certificate of completion will be issued for any modules successfully completed online.

 LIABILITY WAIVER   –   This applies to the whole of the PARAMEDIC PROGRAMME.

 Release and Waiver of Liability

This Release and Waiver of Liability is executed by and between you (the “Student”) and the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine (“referred to as CoROM”).

1. The Student releases and holds harmless CoROM and all CoROM’s instructors, staff and volunteers, and their successors, of any incident, injury, claim, liability, costs, expenses, and/or demand of whatever kind or nature, during the enrolment in the Paramedic programme, attached as an integral part to this release, relating to or incurred as a direct or indirect result of the services rendered by the Student under the Paramedic Programme except to the extent that they result from the deliberate misconduct and gross negligence of CoROM.

• The Student understands and accepts that the services provided to and by CoROM may include activities that may be hazardous to the Student’s health and safety, including, inter alia, the use of dangerous equipment which require skill.
• The Student releases CoROM from any liability or claim arising with respect to bodily harm, personal injury, illness, death or property damage that may result from the services provided in the Paramedic Programme.
• For the avoidance of doubt: CoROM shall be liable solely for direct damages to the extent that they result from the deliberate misconduct and gross negligence of CoROM’s personnel provided that the total liability for such direct damages to the Student shall be limited to the sum of an amount not exceeding the total amount of tuition fees paid by the Student. CoROM shall not be held liable for any form of indirect or consequential damage.
• The Student understands that CoROM shall not be obliged or assume any responsibility to provide him/her with financial or other assistance, including but not limited to medical, health or disability benefits or insurance of any nature in the event of the Student’s injury, illness, death or damage to his/her property. The Student expressly waives any such claim for compensation or liability on the part of CoROM beyond what may be offered freely by CoROM at their sole discretion in the event of such injury or medical expenses incurred by the Student.
• The Student releases and forever discharges CoROM from any claim whatsoever which arises or may hereafter arise on account of any first-aid treatment or other medical services rendered in connection with an emergency during the Student’s tenure as a student with CoROM.
• Students are expected to ensure and warrant physical and mental health which is sufficient to perform duties that are required of EMS personnel. Students new to the field are encouraged to review the “nature of work” and the functional job requirements. All Students are strongly encouraged to get a complete physical before attending any EMS program.
• Any Student who has any significant health and/or mental status changes during the duration of the program should immediately notify the instructor. If the condition/health change is deemed as a risk, the Student will be required to provide physician documentation to resume classroom work and/or clinical/internship activities.

2. CoROM do not provide Students with medical insurance, and all Students are required to purchase healthcare.

• Students are liable for their own healthcare costs throughout the programme and are required to be appropriately insured at all times.
• Students are required to purchase medical travel insurance prior to the start of any of the clinical placements.

3. While every conceivable effort will be made by CoROM to accommodate timing schedules requested by the Student for clinical placement dates, the Student also releases the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine from any liability for issues created (such as loss of potential earnings) through scheduling conflicts, non-admittance to a clinical placement location due to immigration issues or other problems outside of CoROM’s control.

GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Students agree that this agreement and the relationship between the Student and CoROM shall be regulated by and in accordance with Maltese law.

Students further agree that any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, or the breach or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with Part IV (Domestic Arbitration) of the Malta Arbitration Act, 1996 and the Arbitration Rules of the Malta Arbitration Centre as at present in force. It is further agreed that any award delivered in this respect shall be final and not subject to appeal.