Certification Examination Description

Emergency Medical Services

 

The Emergency Medical Services certification examination is a criterion-referenced examination. It is a comprehensive examination covering the breadth of the field of Emergency Medical Services. The EMS certification examination is administered at Pearson VUE professional computer-based testing centers throughout the United States.

 

Content Specifications

 

The Core Content of EMS Medicine forms the basis of the examination. The lists below describe the relative weight given to different elements of the Core Content of EMS Medicine in constructing the EMS multiple choice certification examination.

 

 

                  Emergency Medical Services

                            Certification Examination

Percentage Distribution of Test Items by Core Content Area

 

Clinical Aspects of EMS Medicine                                   40%

Medical Oversight of EMS                                             30%

Quality Management and Research                                10%

Special Operations                                                      20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/13/2012