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Hello Emtlife,
I was taking an EMT course the past 3 months, Unfortunately, I failed my final exam recently with a 66 therefore I was dismissed from the course. I just wanted to know does anyone knows If I have to pass the course in order to take the new york state exam. I have confidence of my abilities and skills as an EMT, not a book smart person and I failed due to the excess amount of classes that I'm taking during this semester in college. Is there anyway that I could take the state exam without the course?

Also if it isn't possible, I would have to take the course over again, so does anyone know anywhere that offers an EMT class in a short period of time? I feel like I just wasted 3 months, despite the knowledge I received from my previous course.

Thank you so much.
 
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I'm 99.9% confident that it is a prerequisite of every state to pass a state regulated course before being allowed to test for certification. A 66% does not show you being knowledgeable in what you have to be, whether you believe you are or not.


Go ahead, take the class again, and pass the test. If you know the material like you claim, another 3 months should be a breeze. :)
 
1. Yes, it is pretty much a certainty that you will need to successfully complete the course before being eligible to test. If you really want to be sure, perhaps you should contact your state's dept of health and ask them.

2. How do you know you are competent to work in the field and that your abilities are up to standards? You've never done it and are unable to pass a very easy class. That's a bad sign.

3. There are no "book smarts" in an EMT-Basic class. Not trying to be rude, but it is a very, very easy course with minimal information given that you need to remember.

4. If you were taught something, it was because you need to know it to be able to function as an EMT, not because it's "book smart" stuff. So far, you have shown that you are unable to retain the needed info.

5. There are many, many places that offer a quicker EMT course. The question is, is it worth it for you to take that type of course? What I mean is that even with a relatively long time to go over a small amount of info you were unable to retain/understand it. Cramming all of that into a smaller period of time will not help with that.

Just a few things you should consider before making your next move.
 
Linuss said:
I'm 99.9% confident that it is a prerequisite of every state to pass a state regulated course before being allowed to test for certification. A 66% does not show you being knowledgeable in what you have to be, whether you believe you are or not.


Go ahead, take the class again, and pass the test. If you know the material like you claim, another 3 months should be a breeze. :)
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100 percent agree with linus. and imo 3 months is a short amount of time
 
According to the New York State Department of Health's student resource guide, one of the general requirements for certification is that you enroll in and complete an original EMT-B course. The relevant document is here in PDF.

I would agree with the others - if you didn't have the material down the first time, the best thing to do would be to take the class again.

I do hope that you were remediated and given a second crack at the exam (well, at the final, with different questions), unless things are totally different in NY than they are here.
 
Some state fire academies offer accelerated residential courses that only run a few weeks. These EMT-B programs are much more rigorous but they have higher pass rates from what I have been told. Unfortunately I would assume you would need to be a member of an FD to be eligible for courses there. I got my ticket in MA but I volunteer in NY near my college and they offer a 3-4 week EMT course at the NYS fire academy in Montour Falls.
 
I am going to suggest you speak with your instructor or program director about this directly. SPeak to them about what areas you missed on the exam. Had you shown prior problems with those areas? Had you sought help outside of class? How had you done on your quizzes along the course? What preperations could you have made differently? What can you do differently if you were to take the class again.
If you had trouble learning the material, taking an accelerated course may not be the best idea...
 
Lots of good advice. I differ in two points:

1. If you are motivated and it isn't affecting yor life negatively, pursue it, but never underestimate the knowledge you pick up even if you don't make it.
2. I think I undestand your mention of "book leaning". The material is valuable in the book, learn it by all means (lterally). I think you were referring to the abilty to regurgitate during exams. That is a separate issue, don't downplay content because you may not do well in exams.

I'd follow Dan's advice, if the faculty will do it; they might if you do not try to argue wtih them, and they might even appreciate your seeking knowledge versus just the certif.
 
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