Medavie HealthEd is a private, for-profit clinical education provider focused on training paramedics in Canada.
Medavie HealthEd is the operating name for EMT Emergency Medical Technology Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medavie Health Services. It is a private, for-profit institution. Its vision is to become the world's leading clinical educator of paramedics. Its mission is to provide clinical education programs, with a focus on paramedicine, that generate paramedic practitioners of the highest calibre.
Medavie HealthEd was established in 2012 by consolidating two professional training institutions that previously operated independently but shared common resources. The former Atlantic Paramedic Academy was acquired by Medavie Health Services in 2008 from the St. John Ambulance New Brunswick Council. The former Maritime School of Paramedicine was acquired from the St. John Ambulance Council for Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 2010.
Medavie HealthEd offers Advanced Care Paramedic, Primary Care Paramedic, Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, and Paramedic Refresher programs. The Primary Care Paramedic and Advanced Care Paramedic programs are aligned with the National Occupational Competency Profiles of the Paramedic Association of Canada and are accredited, the highest level of accreditation awarded. Its programs use a learning management system, specially designed applications, and a virtual classroom. The school states its simulation equipment is state-of-the-art, making its labs as realistic as possible.
Programs are primarily delivered from two main campuses, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Moncton, New Brunswick, along with satellite delivery sites across these provinces. The Nova Scotia campus is located at 50 Eileen Stubbs Avenue, Unit 154, Dartmouth, NS, B3B 0M7. The New Brunswick campus is located at 210 John Street, Suite 202, Moncton, NB, E1C 0B8.
Medavie HealthEd is the key training partner of the Department of National Defence for the Canadian Armed Forces. It has also become the preferred provider of training for the Canadian Armed Forces.