Study the Bachelor of Paramedicine (Regional External Program)

Study Paramedicine via our Regional External Program

Becoming a paramedic means keeping your cool in emergency and non-emergency situations.

The regional external program will allow regional students from South Australia to undertake the Paramedicine degree without needing to relocate to Adelaide. You will be able to perform your coursework online and attend the Bedford Park campus for compulsory practical workshop intensives and clinical exams to meet the practical learning requirements.

Please note: Applicants must currently reside and have lived at least two years out of the past six years, or a total of five years since starting primary school, in a remote and/or outer regional area (RA3 - RA5).

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2024 selection rank

97.60

Guaranteed selection rank

N/A

Adjustment factors available

Yes

SATAC code

244977

Delivery mode

Online - plus placement/intensive.

Duration

3 years full-time
(or part-time equivalent)

Annual indicative fee

2023: $9,705

How are these fees calculated?

Start dates

– March

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Why study Paramedicine at Flinders?

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) approved program for first professional registration as a Paramedic under the National Law
Provides the knowledge, skills and judgment to deliver pre-hospital emergency care in a professional manner
Has a strong focus on paramedic-specific clinical practice but includes broader studies in the health sciences relevant to healthcare delivery
Conforms to the Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines as they relate to advanced life support and other specific emergencies

Your career

This program will equip you to apply for employment with a range of domestic and international organisations including South Australian Ambulance Service, Ambulance Victoria, St John Ambulance Australia, UK National Health Service Trust ambulance services (London Ambulance Service, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, South Central Ambulance Service, North East Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance Service).

Potential occupations include:

paramedic intern
graduate paramedic
communications officer
emergency services/rescue officer
mine site paramedic
industrial paramedic.

Professional accreditation/recognition

This course is currently undergoing assessment for accreditation by the Paramedicine Board of Australia against the 2020 accreditation standards for paramedicine under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.

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What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

strategies to obtain, value and use information relevant to patients
study of normal human anatomy and physiology
principles of medical and trauma-related paramedic practice
familiarisation with the paramedic environment and equipment
fundamental skills and basic life support procedures

Second year

A typical second year may include:

study of human pathophysiology or abnormal function of body systems
exposure to more advanced concepts and skills in paramedic practice to prepare you to make complex patient-related decisions
clinical emergency placements
learning advanced life support procedures and how to manage common medical and traumatic emergencies

Third year

A typical third year may include:

continued development of clinical skills and decision making capability
clinical emergency placements
integration of broader concepts of health care into paramedic practice
specialist topics covering paediatrics, obstetrics, geriatrics and pharmacology
an intensive final semester topic in applied paramedic practice

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Practical experience

The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.

Perform shifts with patient transport services, emergency support services and an emergency operations centre in first year.
Perform approximately 300 hours of emergency ambulance placements with SA Ambulance Service in the second and third years to consolidate your clinical and theoretical understanding in real-life situations.
Clinical placements will be performed with SA Ambulance Service regional teams at nominated locations in regional South Australia. Availability may vary from year to year, but core locations include:
- Murray/Mallee
- Mid North/Yorke Peninsula
- Limestone Coast
- Port Lincoln

What you will need

To complete clinical placements you must:

undertake and pass a medical and physical fitness assessment
complete a manual handling training program
apply for a Department of Communities and Social Inclusion screen at the beginning of semester one
complete all SA Health mandated immunisations against infectious diseases.

ATAR and Student Profile Information

ATAR and Selection Rank profile

The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2024. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published

ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds	ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors	Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors
Highest rank to receive an offer	99.90	99.95
Median rank to receive an offer	93.55	96.97
Lowest rank to receive an offer	80.25	83.75

Student Profile

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2024 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Applicant background (Semester 1, 2024)	Number of students	Percentage of all students
Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course)	111	47%
Vocational education and training (VET) study	10	4%
Work and life experience	6	3%
Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points)	99	42%
Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test)	7	3%
Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways)	<5	<5
International Students	<5	<5
All students	238	100%

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Additional Entry Requirements

This course is only available to applicants eligible under the remote and outer regional subquota. Applicants will be ranked for admission based on academic merit.

Remote and outer regional sub-quotas

This course is available for applicants from remote and outer regional areas. To be considered for the remote and outer regional subquota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.

Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they currently reside in remote or outer regional areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA3 to RA5). In addition, the Statutory Declaration must confirm that applicants have lived in remote or outer regional areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA3 to RA5) for at least two years out of the past six years or a total of five years since starting primary school in a remote and or outer regional areas (RA 3 - RA 5). This is assessed based on an applicant’s primary residential address.

A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded here.

Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.

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Admission pathways

Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study or TAFE/VET qualifications.

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English language pathways

If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through Flinders University Academy – or our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through Flinders University Academy. With a range of diplomas, foundation and English language courses, students can find a direct pathway into the destination degree of their choice.

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Bachelor of Paramedicine (Regional External Program)

Study Paramedicine via our Regional External Program

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