IN PICTURES: Paramedic students make history at Derry campus of Ulster University

By Brendan McDaid

Published 23rd Aug 2024, 15:47 GMT

Pictured are students gathered with teaching staff, NI Ambulance Service staff and guests at Ulster University’s Derry campus on Friday to celebrate becoming the first BSc Hons Paramedic Science students to complete the course.

Photos by Brendan McDaid / Derry Journal.

L-R: Gary Jones, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service lead practice educator, with students Katie Durey from Derry, Sarah Graham from Ballyronan, Magherafelt and Megan Hazelton from Dungannon with Stephen Carlisle, NIAS.

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L-R: Gary Jones, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service lead practice educator, with students Katie Durey from Derry, Sarah Graham from Ballyronan, Magherafelt and Megan Hazelton from Dungannon with Stephen Carlisle, NIAS. Photo: Brendan McDaid

Students, staff and guests gathered at Ulster University’s Derry campus on Friday to celebrate becoming the first BSc Hons Paramedic Science students to complete the course.

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Students, staff and guests gathered at Ulster University’s Derry campus on Friday to celebrate becoming the first BSc Hons Paramedic Science students to complete the course. Photo: Brendan McDaid

Some of the students who will graduate this winter.

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Some of the students who will graduate this winter. Photo: Brendan McDaid

Students giving a demonstration on Friday.

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Students giving a demonstration on Friday. Photo: Brendan McDaid

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