BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Erie County Department of Health says 16 students have completed its first Paramedic Academy course, a 10-month program that recently earned state and CoAEMSP Letter of Review accreditation. The graduates are now eligible to take the state and national paramedic certification exams.

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“Just as our county’s Ambulance Service strengthens the network of available transportation, our Paramedic Academy is building a pipeline of qualified, certified and motivated professionals to the regional workforce,” said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz in a release. “These initiatives are making our local pre-hospital transport and medical care in the field more efficient, more

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