We chronically complain about the levels of education (and/or training) in EMS, and how providers need more than just 110 hours of Basic class and a thousand or so of medic classes to be good providers. There have been many suggestions here that providers need courses in psychology, sociology, literature, English (composition, etc) in order to be competent.
When I started at the company I work for, it seemed that all of the field providers had at least a college degree, and very few of our supervisors or managers. Is that still true?
To that end, I'm proposing a quick survey-- looking at what level of higher education (EMS or otherwise) YOU have.
Your choices are:
HS Diploma/GED
Some Undergraduate (AS/BA/BS) education, not yet completed
Undergraduate degree (BA/BS)
Masters-level Graduate degree, not yet completed
Masters-level Graduate degree completed
Doctoral-level, not yet completed
Doctoral-level, completed
Other post-graduate certificates or degrees
Please check ALL that are applicable.
When I started at the company I work for, it seemed that all of the field providers had at least a college degree, and very few of our supervisors or managers. Is that still true?
To that end, I'm proposing a quick survey-- looking at what level of higher education (EMS or otherwise) YOU have.
Your choices are:
HS Diploma/GED
Some Undergraduate (AS/BA/BS) education, not yet completed
Undergraduate degree (BA/BS)
Masters-level Graduate degree, not yet completed
Masters-level Graduate degree completed
Doctoral-level, not yet completed
Doctoral-level, completed
Other post-graduate certificates or degrees
Please check ALL that are applicable.