What certifications do you hold?

DPMedic said:
I held no certificates, and do not plan to have any. They are expensive, have no value whatsoever, and expire after a while. Noone even cares about them here.

I wonder how does the situation look abroad. It seems that majority of users here are from the USA, and some of you have a lot of certificates. Is it compulsory for you to have them? Does your employee sponsor you them?
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Certain certs are required by most agencies, such as ACLS, PALS/PEPP, and PHTLS/ITLS/BTLS. Otherwise they help make you stand out from other potential applicants. "Hey, look, I've been through this extra training that this other guy hasn't." While it won't make them hire you on the spot, it could help you stand out a little more amongst a large pool of applicants. I certainly won't judge somebody for spending a little personal time and money for professional development and increasing their knowledge...

Where are you from that certs hold no value and none are required?
 
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gotshirtz001 said:
DPMedic sounds like has more fun than DEMedic. #mindinthegutter


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STXmedic said:
Where are you from that certs hold no value and none are required?
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Poland. With unemployment that high, there are 100.000 [number is fake, but is to show the amount of potential candidates] others to take your place. You can get job easily as a paramedic. Mainly those who are willing to work for less, are hired. It is not the quality that is important here.

Some paramedics do it, for themselves, I thought of that, but I rather buy books, and study them at home alone.

*LPR known as HEMS might require some, but I do not know for sure. That is the only place I can think of, but it is very hard to get in to begin with.
 
DPMedic said:
Some paramedics do it, for themselves, I thought of that, but I rather buy books, and study them at home alone.
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I agree completely. I've learned considerably more from reading various reference books than I have from any card class. Unfortunately that's kind of hard to qualify on a resume. Here in the US, employment is hit or miss. If you just need a job, it's usually pretty easy to get hired at some private, IFT ambulance company. Those generally aren't desirable places to work, though. For the more competitive agencies, it can be nearly 20:1 or more for candidates vs openings.
 
DPMedic said:
I held no certificates, and do not plan to have any. They are expensive, have no value whatsoever, and expire after a while. Noone even cares about them here.

I wonder how does the situation look abroad. It seems that majority of users here are from the USA, and some of you have a lot of certificates. Is it compulsory for you to have them? Does your employee sponsor you them?
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Some credentials are almost universally required. BLS, ACLS, and PALS are required by most agencies and while they are far from perfect, they ensure that at least all of us are on pretty much the same page when it comes to resuscitation.

There are lots of other "extra" credentials that aren't required by most EMS agencies, but may help you stand out against other applicants and may be required by more competitive agencies, such as positions with HEMS agencies. In my opinion, these classes are generally worth taking, but since they usually don't require or provide any focused clinical experience, their return (vs. the investment of $$ and time) is pretty limited.
 
Remi said:
Some credentials are almost universally required. BLS, ACLS, and PALS are required by most agencies and while they are far from perfect, they ensure that at least all of us are on pretty much the same page when it comes to resuscitation.
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In addition to those 3, every place I have worked for also required either PHTLS or ITLS.
 
DPMedic said:
It seems that majority of users here are from the USA, and some of you have a lot of certificates. Is it compulsory for you to have them? Does your employee sponsor you them?
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I have many of these as well. Some required by employer and others for my own additional education. Some you can obtain by just taking a test, no classtime required.
 
rogue893 said:
Hello,
I am curious to certifications other paramedics have out there. I'm referring to certifications such as neonatal resuscitation program, ACLS, PALS, etc.
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Not currently a medic (currently a medic student), but:

ACLS, BLS for HCP, PALS, RN, PEPP, PHTLS, ICS/NIMS
 
RN, ACLS, BLS, NREMT-P

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NUEMT said:
PHTLS was a bit of a dissapointment. Kept waiting for it to turn the corner. Just was never all that worth it.
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TCCC is better. Especially with live-tissue labs.

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