Going from Canada to the USA
Hello,
I am a Primary Care Paramedic from Ontario Canada. I have been looking into working in another country - however I am encountering difficulty in the reciprocity process. My first and foremost dream is to work for the FDNY as a Paramedic(second is a Paramedic in the london ambulance service), now I know my scope as a PCP will only afford me the position of EMT-B/I -even with two years of college education, but just to work there is what I'm after! I make enough money investing to support myself in Manhatten - and Im in the process of applying for a working visa - so don't need help/advice with that. I have called our Ministry of Health, but they only deal with those coming into Canada, I have called the reciprocity board for the DOH in NYC - but they only deal with inter-state emt's. No one knows who to call or how to make it happen?! I even called the NREMT, but they can't help - besides FDNY doesn't accept NREMT reciprocity only. To make an already long story short I need help for anyone who knows something about this process, without me going back to school and/or taking a degrading emt weekend course... I am, however considering taking the Paramedic course at one of the colleges in NYC - but still need a NYC emt-B+ status as minimum requirement. Please help me!
Hello,
I am a Primary Care Paramedic from Ontario Canada. I have been looking into working in another country - however I am encountering difficulty in the reciprocity process. My first and foremost dream is to work for the FDNY as a Paramedic(second is a Paramedic in the london ambulance service), now I know my scope as a PCP will only afford me the position of EMT-B/I -even with two years of college education, but just to work there is what I'm after! I make enough money investing to support myself in Manhatten - and Im in the process of applying for a working visa - so don't need help/advice with that. I have called our Ministry of Health, but they only deal with those coming into Canada, I have called the reciprocity board for the DOH in NYC - but they only deal with inter-state emt's. No one knows who to call or how to make it happen?! I even called the NREMT, but they can't help - besides FDNY doesn't accept NREMT reciprocity only. To make an already long story short I need help for anyone who knows something about this process, without me going back to school and/or taking a degrading emt weekend course... I am, however considering taking the Paramedic course at one of the colleges in NYC - but still need a NYC emt-B+ status as minimum requirement. Please help me!