Medic Students!!!

Took second quarter final yesterday and ACLS monday and tuesday. Passed both. Now got a break until April 6.
 
I finish in August and I'm excited. It's flown by! Next week I start field internship and that will last up until I graduate. Actually being in charge is both exciting and scary as Hell.
 
hey, just curious. How long is medic school in other states? Its two years here in jersy and im only in my second semester :-(
 
Anywhere from 10 weeks :eek: to two years in Texas.
 
We're two years full time in our program finishing with an associate degree. I'm a little more than half way. I'm beginning to wonder if two years is enough for the amount of material that we cover.
 
Only one more term left until I start my internship...and it feels like the closer I get to it, the less I feel that I know, is this normal? :sad:
 
Im about half way through the diploma program (2.5 years) to become a qualified paramedic. The knowledge and learning content is great, but my problem is that i dont think im getting enough exposure to ALS/trauma. I have been working full time for around 15 months, and I have had 1 serious MVA trauma and 4 cardiac arrests in that time. Never had a STEMI, severe asthma, anaphylaxis, broken femur, spinal injury, serious head injury or imminent birth.

I fear that in15 months or so time when its just me and a student, I wont have enough exposure and experience with these sort of cases.


Ce la vie
 
I will be posting here come August

Turning my application in tuesday. No reason I shouldn't get accepted.
 
Panel interview Thursday at 0930. Did the EMT-B and TEAS last week, and was told I scored very well.

Never been through a panel interview, so I'm a little nervous. People keep saying I'd have a problem if I wasn't so I'll take that as a good sign...

:D
 
Just got accepted into a program starting in June.

It's just over a year June - August, 8 Hours once a week.

This is the first time my system has run a B-P class. They have been running an B-I then I-P back to back for several years. I'm told the paradigm shift is to eliminate learning things 3 times all different ways.

We have to do about 10-15% more of every skill compared to B-I-P students, I think it will make us better practitioners.
 
the_negro_puppy said:
Im about half way through the diploma program (2.5 years) to become a qualified paramedic. The knowledge and learning content is great, but my problem is that i dont think im getting enough exposure to ALS/trauma. I have been working full time for around 15 months, and I have had 1 serious MVA trauma and 4 cardiac arrests in that time. Never had a STEMI, severe asthma, anaphylaxis, broken femur, spinal injury, serious head injury or imminent birth.

I fear that in15 months or so time when its just me and a student, I wont have enough exposure and experience with these sort of cases.


Ce la vie
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That is what Intensive Care, CareFlight and Dr Rashford are for :D

Brown has had one cardiac arrest who was DOA and one severe asthma but has had a shyteload of STEMIs, pick one up every shift there abouts.
 
Officially 4 weeks away from finishing Medic class.
 
2 weeks to go until my first day in medic school.

I've been mentally X-ing the days off my list for over a month since receiving my acceptance letter.
 
Got my phone call today I'm in!!!! Class starts July 5 with a pharm test. Studystudystudy
 
NVRob said:
Got my phone call today I'm in!!!! Class starts July 5 with a pharm test. Studystudystudy
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If you want pm me or something and I can send you all the drug sheets i have on the indications contraindications dosages etc that we use for my class.

Just started trauma and will finish that up the beginning of may then do PHTLS. Then on to an entire summer of cardiology.
 
I started medic class in February of this year. We have spent the last two course periods on ECGs and have a third day coming up. B) Should be starting clinicals in the next couple of weeks. Good stuff.
 
Cardiology final in week and a half and brain fried, start clinicals in June, done with classroom in another 5 months. Ready to be done, already have 2+ years invested in full time school.
 
Semester final today and overall program final at the end of this week to wrap up completing the national paramedic program. The unfortunate part is we have over a 5 week gap before our practical testing is in our area....it's going to drag.
 
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