I also would argue that the school does have something to do with the quality of student they put out. Maybe not as much as the internal drive of the student. In either case that's a topic for another thread.
Most definitely this^^^, but I stand by my remark. I have no clue what they're charging these days, and the internship fiasco is everywhere, even here.
Could it be the quality most programs, wait for it... and therefore the entire education (or lack there of) of the DOT curriculum coupled with a current shift in workforce generations plays a factor?
In other words, there are possibly no preceptors because no one wants to do it, or gets burned by the "quality" of students being produced regardless of the program in question.
Also, when I went through NCTI there were knobs in it just like anywhere. Our then primary instructor was also the primary at Crafton. She allowed to us voluntarily sit in on their mega-code finals so that we would know what to expect, and/ or anticipate when ours came around.
Something unique to NCTI that it was doing then (again, no clue where it is now) was incorporating all certs with their modules (i.e., PALS/ pediatrics, ACLS/ cardiology, ITLS/ trauma, etc.).
I do agree it's sad how dollar-driven especially private schools such as NCTI are. The whole "my school is better than your school" implies nothing to me. It's all the same watered down material until proven otherwise in the caliber of squared-away and driven professionals on the whole in one particular program.
Mt. Sac used to pride themselves on such, but then people pissed and moaned they were "too hard" on their people.
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