Student Spotlight and Outcomes
Student Spotlights
Already with experience as a firefighter, Pearce Bernstone (27C) graduated the Combined EMT/AEMT Course in 2025 and continues to serve his community and volunteer with Emory EMS as an AEMT.
A 2024 graduate of the EMS Education Program, Joy Hsieh (25C) has since worked as an AEMT in 911 EMS and in hospital emergency departments in both Atlanta and New Jersey, accumulating over 1,000 clinical hours before beginning physician assistant (PA) school in 2026.
Dylan Germain graduated the Combined EMT/AEMT Course in 2025 and has since served an AEMT in New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. He now attends Dartmouth University as a student on the pre-med track.
Simeon Williams (27C) graduated the Emory University EMS Education Program in 2024 and is a Human Health major at Emory. He has served as an AEMT in Alabama and as supervisor with Emory EMS during the 2025-2026 school year.
Outcomes
Course Outcomes by Graduation Year | 2025 | 2024 |
Programmatic Retention Rate | 94% | 94% |
EMT: National Exam Pass Rate (First Attempt) | 100% | 100% |
AEMT: National Exam Pass Rate (First Attempt) | 85% | 77% |