You know what, I am just going to come out and say it! I usually will not speak ill companies or people on the internet, but I am getting fed up right now. AMR Northeast sucks!
From an outsiders point of view, over the past two years or so (and possibly longer), they seem to be falling apart, in terms of their contracts, the quality of their street crews, and it seems they have lost the support of their national management. Partially as a result (or a cause) of losing the Partners contract, they have started to lose metro Boston 911 contracts, longtime excellent employees have flown the coop (or been transfered to Siberia involuntarily), and it seems local management has made some poor mistakes. Several good friends of mine who work there tell me horror stories and I see it in the crews I interact with on the road (on a personal and professional levels).
I have seen colleagues mainly local medic mill (NCTI) students tell me stories of how their training is disjointed, poorly coordinated, or how sometimes, they just sit in class with no lecturer. I have, however, heard good things about their local Basic programs, and know one of their Basic I/Cs personally, and I think is brilliant.
My bias and distrust is clearly personal, so you need to form your own sense of the company, their employees and the training they provide. Before taking classes, ask about their faculty, support staff, lab instructors, facilities, ride time or clinical time, state exam pass rate, graduate employment possibilities, grading policies, etc.
Good Luck!
Dan
