CQUniversity's new suite of Health and Medical Sciences degrees have been prepared by people with specialised industry experience - they are even able to draw on a career full of 'crash courses'.

New associate lecturer Anthony Weber was the first on the scene to a roll-over crash recently while on his way to Rockhampton Campus to discuss the new Bachelor of Paramedic Science degree.

Mac, Deb and Prue Farquhar from Walkerston and QAS Intensive Care Paramedic and CQUniversity associate lecturer Anthony Weber. Prue has applied to study the Bachelor of Paramedic Science as an internal student at CQUniversity Rockhampton in 2011

It's lucky for the seriously injured occupants that he drives an ambulance and has years of experience with the Queensland Ambulance Service.

"During school I wanted to become a teacher but could not get into teaching so I got into Nursing at CQUniversity and thoroughly enjoyed the degree," Mr Weber said.

"I did a first-aid course with the Ambulance Service and experienced going out with lights and sirens and got a taste for it ... I became a volunteer with the Ambulance Service while finishing nursing and when I finished my degree went across into training with the QAS.

"I've come full circle as my CQUniversity role involves teaching, which is what I originally intended to do."

"Right now I'm an intensive care paramedic and clinical support officer based at the Port Curtis area around Gladstone. My role is to treat patients out on the road and I'm also a clinical supervisor for the other paramedics. I go out and see how they're performing and audit their cases and I do education and professional development for them.

"I've recently been seconded to CQUniversity as an associate lecturer for the Bachelor of Paramedic Science degree, developing the new programs."

Paramedic Science is among a range of new health and medical options

CQUniversity's expanded range of Health and Medical Sciences degrees for 2011 includes Medical Imaging, Medical Sonography, Medical Science and Paramedic Science.  For details contact 13CQUni (13 27 86).

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark Burton said research supports the need for new health and medical science programs in regional Queensland.

"The data clearly proves that if you take in rural or regional-sourced students from a regional area and provide enhanced curriculum then 60 - 70 percent will stay in the region to work for at least 3 years afterward," he said.