Hey Everyone

Aidey said:
I'm honestly shocked any program would allow someone under 18 to start medic school. How on earth does that work with insurance, clinicals and ride alongs? I can't see a hospital allowing a 17 year old paramedic student to do clinicals.
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Insurance is covered, hospital is fine with it and ems is good with it too
 
What I don't understand is the benefit a paramedic refresher course would have at the end of medic school?

Typically any decent medic program will take between one year and two years (AAS) to complete, for example our program is 6 months didactic, 7 weeks clinical, 4-5 months internship.

Medic mills scare me.
 
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SanDiegoEmt7 said:
What I don't understand is the benefit a paramedic refresher course would have at the end of medic school?

Typically any decent medic program will take between one year and two years (AAS) to complete, for example our program is 6 months didactic, 7 weeks clinical, 4-5 months internship.

Medic mills scare me.
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i thought it would be good for me to do myself because it would help me make sure i understood everything
 
marcus2011 said:
Trust me i understand that being a medic does not mean being a hero. But if you look at the length basic is 6 weeks fast track. And the paramedic portion is 26 weeks all together. A normal paramedic class is around this length right?
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No, not really, my program is a two year AAS program, the medic portion itself is around 9 months and then we have a 3 month internship. Fast track really isn't the way to go when it comes to medic, at least in my opinion.
 
*Brown climbs aboard the helicopter and prepares to fly far, far away

Anybody else want to come with?
 
MrBrown said:
*Brown climbs aboard the helicopter and prepares to fly far, far away

Anybody else want to come with?
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I keep telling you to come pick me up.. We can throw my chemo pumps on the bird and be off to never never land away from these crazy kids that are trying to get done to fast.
 
Throw that chemo pump away, Brown told you green and phytochemicals cure cancer!
 
Well i can see that any fast track program is not liked by anyone and anyone that has done it is just a dumb medic to all of you...so thanks no need for further discussion
 
No one said that dear. They were just simply saying you are so young.. And inexperienced. You should go out and see the world as a basic and play with some living breathing patients before medic school. Not that you can't handle it, it's just that no amount of class prepares you for the real thing.
 
Sumredhead86 said:
No one said that dear. They were just simply saying you are so young.. And inexperienced. You should go out and see the world as a basic and play with some living breathing patients before medic school. Not that you can't handle it, it's just that no amount of class prepares you for the real thing.
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very well put!!!
 
marcus2011 said:
Well i can see that any fast track program is not liked by anyone and anyone that has done it is just a dumb medic to all of you...so thanks no need for further discussion
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Nobody said that, however, if that's the way you took it maybe your subconscious is saying something. :P

Disclaimer: the above is intended for the lulz
 
Congrats on finishing basic and goodluck with the NC state test, it truly isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

However, I was 17 when I took the NC EMT class, and I was 18 before I finished. I state tested at the age of 18 and I have been working in EMS ever since. I will warn you that class is NOTHING like the real job & things you go over in class will HELP prepare you for what you may see in the field, but you must be able to mentally and physically meet the demands for the job. I am not saying that you are not capable, I think you are. I just think you should take things slowly and a fast-track medic course is not always the option!

Paramedic class, depending on where you take it...can be anywhere from 10-18 months long and 32 weeks is a veryyyyy short time for such a large and copious amount of information. I understand you want to get things finished quickly, but before you make a good intermediate, you must FIRST be a great basic, and before you can make a good medic you must make a GREAT intermediate. That is just how it goes. Good luck to you and your endeavors.
 
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