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I'd expect that this is more the norm... and done right, at some point, the difference between the two provides becomes more a legal one than a knowledge/education one...I'm intricately familiar with the process (lets leave it at that)
3 years is usually the minimum, however this has to be in a system that is forward thinking protocol wise, progressive, and BUSY! It is usually good to see medics coming from systems with longer than 5-10 minute transports because those transports dont require much beyond the basics of the protocols.
Usually CCEMTP and FPC are NOT at all required before hiring. It would be nearly impossible to pass the FPC without flight experience (although some have done it).
The rest of the alphabet soup is ACLS, PALS, PHTLS/ITLS/BTLS, NRP, AMLS.
To make yourself ACTUALLY competitive you need all of the above plus instructor certs in the above classes.
THEN it comes down to who you know, the reputation that you've made for yourself in EMS and anything that you've published in the trade mags/journals. Most programs like to see a BA/BS with advanced science courses.
For most programs, the nurses and paramedics are expected to know the exact same things. For a paramedic, this is much more of a learning jump (from initial training) to get a grasp on the complex pathophys, acid/base, med tech, and everything else that is required on a high complexity team.