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I just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced something similar. One of my EMT instructors doesn't have much teaching experience at all and has only been a medic for 5-7 years. Many hours of the class are spent with her using classroom time as a kind of "therapy" for herself, in that she only fills us in on the horrors she has experienced, how little sleep she gets, the trauma and counseling which she has sought, and how much she dislikes medic students because they "think they know everything" and "have no desire to learn" as a result.
She has gone into grand detail about her on-duty injuries and fellow crewmates illnesses, how unsafe a job it is and how hard she is to work with because she is controlling and OCD (self proclaimed), and how she thinks EMT's should do EVERYTHING because the medic has more important things to do.
My classmates are literally on the edge of their seats with eyes bugging out because of the explicit gory details she feels the need to share.
My other two instructors are nothing but encouraging, telling us what to prepare for but also helping us to overcome any apprehensions and assist in accepting the realities that people get hurt and sick. Most importantly, they stay on topic and address what we're actually going to be tested on.
Is this... unusual?
I don't understand why one would want to instruct EMT's if they are going to end up trying to scare the pants off them before they've even hit clinicals.
As a girl myself I am concerned. I get a vibe that her over-confidence and dominance is just compensation for really just being weak.
I haven't met many female medics before so I am just hoping that this one is a little off kilter and it's not just my misinterpretation.
Thanks guys!
She has gone into grand detail about her on-duty injuries and fellow crewmates illnesses, how unsafe a job it is and how hard she is to work with because she is controlling and OCD (self proclaimed), and how she thinks EMT's should do EVERYTHING because the medic has more important things to do.
My classmates are literally on the edge of their seats with eyes bugging out because of the explicit gory details she feels the need to share.
My other two instructors are nothing but encouraging, telling us what to prepare for but also helping us to overcome any apprehensions and assist in accepting the realities that people get hurt and sick. Most importantly, they stay on topic and address what we're actually going to be tested on.
Is this... unusual?
I don't understand why one would want to instruct EMT's if they are going to end up trying to scare the pants off them before they've even hit clinicals.
As a girl myself I am concerned. I get a vibe that her over-confidence and dominance is just compensation for really just being weak.
I haven't met many female medics before so I am just hoping that this one is a little off kilter and it's not just my misinterpretation.
Thanks guys!