Recent content by buttery1

It is definitely a very competitive county to be a medic in but if you can get in man the experience you come out with...

Yea i'm pretty sure it is much easier to land a spot as a medic if you are an emt for them. I talked to a couple LA AMR guys the other day and they were saying that a lot of the LA guys are going to Riverside because it is suppose to be better. I know that as a medic in Riverside your scope of...

@ terrible one. I didn't know apps were only suppose to last 6 months, but no I applied just at about a year ago. When I applied I had to turn in a hard copy of of the app and take a written (which was pretty tough). My buddy just applied to AMR Riverside and side the app was online, so I'm not...

I agree, definitely start squatting some weight. This is America... hahaha most of the 150lb people aren't sick.. Haha it's the big ones!

@ terrible one. I understand what you are saying, but medic school for me is looking like Rcc in September 2011. I'd like to give myself enough time to get a solid bls foundation. @socal medic. I just interviewed with AMR the other day and there manager told me during the interview that I...

The reason I would risk my job is that AMR riverside is the place to work once your a medic waiting for a job. I love cares shifts, how the company is run, the people.. etc, but my biggest fear is that I graduate medic school and I don't have any where to keep my skills fresh until I get hired...

San Fran hires emt's too..

Thank you for the reply. No I am not a medic right now. I love the fact that as an emt I can interact with the medics in the ambulance and watch how they do things vs at amr you don't really get to see as much because your a driver. The biggest fear i have is that i go to medic school next year...

Hey guys, i have been reading on here for quite a while and have read quite a bit of very helpful information. I finally decided to post seeing that I am in a bit of a predicament. For you that are familiar with Care in Orange/La County, that is where i am working right now. I have nothing but...