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  1. I don't either If that's what they want then go for it My issue is with the guys/gals that have no interest in medicine other than passing the EMT-P exam to get the ticket and then never think about it again
  2. Sounds like about 3/4 of my medic clas The common phrase is " i just wanna fight fires, this medic crap is so i can get hired" That's just the mindset I want in my prehospital providers !
  3. As a former EasCare employee, I would avoid them There is a good reason they are called "SleazeCare" Their interview process, if you can call it that, is to see if you are alive and breathing. No drug tests, no lift tests etc
  4. Professional EMS is EMS that is not part of the fire department Part time is not professional Imagine if the ER nurses and Docs worked one week/month/shift in the ED, then the next as janitors or in the cafe
  5. Dust You may call me one of you disciples, I already looked for an nationally accredited program here in the Bay State after seeing one of your posts, and came up with the same dry well. I would have already gone the medic route, were it not for the wedding, so I already know I learned next to nothing in EMT class, and most of what I know now has been from books I've bought and read on my own. The NU program looks good, but its full time, and costs a fortune. And I cant afford to pay for that and work and earn enough to support myself, let alone a wife, our cars, the house etc. The part time route is my plan. The problem is there are so many courses here, that they all sound the same. And you cant distinguish quality from a website. I dont want a patch. I want a career based on a super solid foundation I could order a freakin patch of e-bay, and be a useless whacker like anyone else I want more
  6. Truer words have never been written Of my EMT class of 30, there were THREE of us that wanted to work in medicine in some degree, the rest were all FD wannabes. Which is fine, but the class is geared more towards those that want to punch something off on the FD hiring list, and not for those that really want to learn something That being said as a Basic I make $12.33 an hour. Thank god I found another full time gig that pays a ton more and lets me use the barebones medical knowledge I have. Otherwise I'd have to give up. It's a shame really that it makes it hard for people who really want a career in this field, the current system of needing your Basic first is indeed a hinderance
  7. Hey all Had my EMT-B since October and have planned all along to make the leap to medic. Would have done it sooner but I'm getting married in June and the thought of being in medic school and trying to deal with the bride was a bit too much. So I am looking for a program here in Mass starting in the fall. I know what programs there are out there, I want to know your thoughts on what the good ones and the bad ones are, and why. I plan on visiting the ones I've heard good things about to do some hands on research, and even take a con-ed class with each to see just how they really are as teachers. But any other input would be much appreaciated.
  8. Sure there are downright nasty nurses. But really think about all the knuckleheads that you've worked with over the years and imagine that the nurse sees you as one in the same until you prove yourself otherwise. My favorite nurse story has to be the triage nurse who because my patients name is Jose, talked LOUD and asked him over and over "SIR DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH", even after he had answered her several times. He wound up looking at me and saying "Can you take me somewhere else......I don't trust this b**ch"
  9. I took my test ( NREMT-B ) yesterday and it also stopped me at 70 and I passed The proctor at the test site said most people told him they seemed to hit around 70 and stop as well Feels good to have it done. Living in Mass I didn't need it, but as it was out there I figured I should go for it
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