海角直播

Publish Date: March 14, 2025

海角直播 graduated its 105th Paramedic Program in front of a small but lively crowd inside the Finkelstein Performing Arts Center on March 14.

Thirteen program participants varying in ages completed the weeks-long program to earn the title of graduate, all with their class mascots, a scorpion, embossed to their uniform patch and each other鈥檚 support to guide them along the way. 

Class 105鈥檚 graduation celebration marked an end of an era for the program graduation ceremony as it would be the last to have its ceremony in the soon-to-be demolished PAC after 海角直播鈥檚 new performing arts center is completed. The class is also the last hybrid class to complete the program after the course offering was paused. The hybrid option allowed students to take a shortened version of the program in both an online and classroom setting.

Each graduate鈥檚 family and friends did not disappoint when program faculty asked them to not limit their celebrations. 鈥淭his is an accomplishment for you as it is for them,鈥� said Glen Thronson, an emergency medical services instructor. 鈥淲e want it to get loud in here.鈥�

Program highlights included time-honored traditions: the presenting of the class plaque that will hang in the program鈥檚 headquarters; remarks from Dr. Phong Nguyen, 海角直播鈥檚 medical director, who performed a take on Josh Groban鈥檚 hit 鈥淵ou Raise Me Up鈥� to laughter from the crowd; and words of encouragement from Class Speaker Tyler Lloyd and Guest Speaker John Grounds, a cardiology professor with the College.

鈥淭his profession is not just about medicine. It鈥檚 about helping people and being the light in their darkest moments,鈥� he said. 鈥淕o forward with confidence. Serve with humility and lead with courage. And above all, remember, you are ready. Congrats, Class 105.鈥�

Before the event ended, loved ones were invited to the stage to take part in a pinning ceremony where a program pin is placed on each grad鈥檚 lapel. The evening graduation celebration also included the following recognitions of students鈥� accomplishments:

• Medical Director鈥檚 Award Recipients: Marc Camilo and Dwight Jones
• The Yucaipa Rotary Scholarship and Clinical and Director鈥檚 awards: Marc Camilo
• Tony Giordano Memorial Scholarship and Cardiology Award: Angel Gonzalez
• Field, Pharmacology and Patient Assessment awards: Sergio Quiroga
• Theory Award: Tyler Lloyd
• Skills Award: Riley Patterson

海角直播 Hills鈥� paramedic program is broken down into three key sections: classroom instruction, lab participation, and 600 hours of field work with preceptor support from safety agencies across the Inland Empire. To learn more about the program and its requirements, go to craftonhills/paramedics.edu.