40 Years of NREMT Certification

[Rubicon Bob]

Today I received my certificate for 40 Years of NREMT Certification

Seems to be much hatred for NREMT by EMS folks, which always amazes me

I received my

NREMT-A in 1983 and

NREMT-P in 1984

 

[MMiz]

That's really impressive! What state mandated NREMT back in 1983?

 

[Rubicon Bob]

That's really impressive! What state mandated NREMT back in 1983?

Thank you!

I'm from PA, it was not mandatory, it was voluntary.

I've never regretted obtaining, and maintaining it

When I went to NJ in 1990, for a Part-time Medic gig (was there for 27 years), NREMT made it very easy to get my NJ MIC-P cert

 

[FiremanMike]

I don’t hate NREMT per se, but I think it’s a needless organization. State scope of practice and education curriculums remain unique to each stare, and NREMT certification does not automatically grant state certification.

The board of nursing got it right. National curriculum and scope of practice and when I got my RN license I clicked a box and was automatically licensed in like 40 states.

Until NREMT brings everyone onto the same page, it really serves little purpose other than exam generation.

 

[Rubicon Bob]

I don’t hate NREMT per se, but I think it’s a needless organization. State scope of practice and education curriculums remain unique to each stare, and NREMT certification does not automatically grant state certification.

The board of nursing got it right. National curriculum and scope of practice and when I got my RN license I clicked a box and was automatically licensed in like 40 states.

Until NREMT brings everyone onto the same page, it really serves little purpose other than exam generation.

I'll attach my response from 2020 about NREMT, I think it covers this

 

[FiremanMike]

I'll attach my response from 2020 about NREMT, I think it covers this

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I passed it originally and then I passed it without studying again in 2012 without cracking a book when I needed to get it back for AirEvac. Again, I don’t hate it, but it’s really nothing more than a badge of honor.

To address your side point, if we really want to make ourselves more professional, we’d have an actual national accrediting body with teeth and standard scope of practice. Instead the registry bows to the states meaning they really don’t serve any purpose.

 

[Rubicon Bob]

I passed it originally and then I passed it without studying again in 2012 without cracking a book when I needed to get it back for AirEvac. Again, I don’t hate it, but it’s really nothing more than a badge of honor.

To address your side point, if we really want to make ourselves more professional, we’d have an actual national accrediting body with teeth and standard scope of practice. Instead the registry bows to the states meaning they really don’t serve any purpose.

Fair enough, everyone is entitled to their opinion.

But I am curious, if it's so useless, why did you need to take it AGAIN for AirEvac?

Sure sounds to me like it has some use, and it CERTAINLY has had use for me, for over 40 years........