Hello Fellow Medics and Paramedics,
I recently finished EMT-B and got registered (just waiting on my state license) and I was thinking about doing all the way to Intermediate, HOWEVER, talking to some coworkers, they encouraged me to either stay as basic or go all the way to Paramedic, since there's no point in staying as an Intermediate.
I'm not sure of which path to follow. I'm a pre-medical student, but I'd like to get experience and work as a pre-hospital emergency provider throughout medical school, but i'm not sure what to do now.
My final question is, how long is paramedic school? I've heard some classmates say there's a straight I-P program that is about 8 months. Then, at SAC (where i got my Basic) has it per Phases (P-1 = intermediate, P 2,3 = Paramedic) which makes it 3 semesters... I'm a bit confused
Would some one offer some good advise please?
I recently finished EMT-B and got registered (just waiting on my state license) and I was thinking about doing all the way to Intermediate, HOWEVER, talking to some coworkers, they encouraged me to either stay as basic or go all the way to Paramedic, since there's no point in staying as an Intermediate.
I'm not sure of which path to follow. I'm a pre-medical student, but I'd like to get experience and work as a pre-hospital emergency provider throughout medical school, but i'm not sure what to do now.
My final question is, how long is paramedic school? I've heard some classmates say there's a straight I-P program that is about 8 months. Then, at SAC (where i got my Basic) has it per Phases (P-1 = intermediate, P 2,3 = Paramedic) which makes it 3 semesters... I'm a bit confused
Would some one offer some good advise please?