06/23/2026
From the classroom to career pathways 🚑📚
We’re proud to see UConn ECE instructor Mary Narwid featured as part of Connecticut’s new career pathways initiative led by former U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. Through UConn ECE’s AH 4092: EMT Training course at East Lyme High School, students gain hands-on experience while earning 4 UConn credits — building real-world skills that prepare them for careers in healthcare and emergency response.
Students in the course receive instruction in:
🩺 Basic life support skills
🩸 Bleeding control and shock recognition
đźš‘ Trauma and medical emergency care
👩‍⚕️ Supervised practice experience and hands-on clinical instruction
The course also includes a 10-hour observation experience and meets the performance requirements for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification exam.
Programs like this show the power of concurrent enrollment to connect academic learning with meaningful career preparation across Connecticut.
Read more from WFSB: https://www.wfsb.com/2026/05/13/former-us-education-secretary-leads-new-connecticut-career-pathways-program/