Paramedic specialist

[EMT412]

What is the difference between paramedic and paramedic socialist?

[nypamedic43]

Socialist or specialist?

Google is your friend...this link is one of many to colleges that offer this course. And it is ADDITIONAL to being a paramedic.

https://go.dmacc.edu/programs/health/paramedic/Pages/aasdegree.aspx

edited to add link

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Edited January 28, 2012 by nypamedic43

[EMT412]

Specialist. Sorry iPad auto correct fail.

[nypamedic43]

HAHA!! I have one as well...yeah I have auto correct fails everyday

[Kiwiology]

There isn't one; it's just what Iowa calls their EMTP

In Canada an ALS person is called an Advanced Care Paramedic, in the UK they're called a Paramedic, in AU and NZ they are called an Intensive Care Paramedic and in South Africa they are called an Emergency Care Practitioner; whilst there may be vast differences in education, operational modality and other such things they are all recognised as being the same thing generically.

[paramedicmike]

In what context are you referring to a paramedic specialist?

[Asysin2leads]

Specialist is generally a rank term used in military or paramilitary organizations, and in some civil service titles. A specialist is basically someone at the bottom who has training or a skill set in a certain area. So I would say the difference between a paramedic and a paramedic specialist is who they work for.

[P_Instructor]

In Iowa they utilize the 1999 Intermediate curriculum that meet enough state standards to be classified as a Paramedic (only in Iowa). The current Paramedics in Iowa were then titled Paramedic Specialists as they were licensed at that level. This is all going by the wayside with the new Standards. They will only have the EMR, EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic levels. The 85I's will have to transistion to AEMT and test or fall back to EMT level. The 99I's will have to transistion to Paramedic or fall back to AEMT.

In essence, the Paramedic Specialist is really a Paramedic on the national level.

[DwayneEMTP]

Actually, I thought that he was right when he typed Paramedic Socialist....

Dwayne

[paramedicmike]

The guy's profile lists his location as Cali. How did Iowa get pulled into this?