Thriceknight
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Hello all. First I'd like to say you guys on here really know your stuff and offer great and varying suggestions/opinions!! Gives me much to think on.
So here's my situation: I'm a new-ish EMT-B. I got my NREMT last July and have since been working with my local volunteer fire dept. Its been a blast and I'm really loving it all. My problem is that the local private ambulance company usually beats us to the call and I get little to no hands-on experience. And when we do get there I'm often relegated to scribe/Gofer. I do know that scribing is helpful in knowing my way around a PCR and getting to observe the lead EMT doing their assessments is also helpful. But my goal is Medic. I don't feel confident yet to foolishly enter medic school but I'm seeing/reading/hearing a lot of people doing this! I don't know what to do. I have been applying all over California but haven't got but 2 interviews. My last one went really well and with my volunteer experience I thought for sure this IFT company would go with me. But nope.
So I guess what I'm getting at is this: Am I not doing something right? Do I just go into Medic school even though I think its a bad idea without some real experience? Do I go back to school and tackle some Anatomy&Physiology classes? Other classes??
Any suggestions/encouragement/Constructive Criticism would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
So here's my situation: I'm a new-ish EMT-B. I got my NREMT last July and have since been working with my local volunteer fire dept. Its been a blast and I'm really loving it all. My problem is that the local private ambulance company usually beats us to the call and I get little to no hands-on experience. And when we do get there I'm often relegated to scribe/Gofer. I do know that scribing is helpful in knowing my way around a PCR and getting to observe the lead EMT doing their assessments is also helpful. But my goal is Medic. I don't feel confident yet to foolishly enter medic school but I'm seeing/reading/hearing a lot of people doing this! I don't know what to do. I have been applying all over California but haven't got but 2 interviews. My last one went really well and with my volunteer experience I thought for sure this IFT company would go with me. But nope.
So I guess what I'm getting at is this: Am I not doing something right? Do I just go into Medic school even though I think its a bad idea without some real experience? Do I go back to school and tackle some Anatomy&Physiology classes? Other classes??
Any suggestions/encouragement/Constructive Criticism would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!