Recent content by FutureParamedic12

Are you serious or joking? When has a primary care pediatrician ever had to lift a patient? I know MANY physicians who have my same metabolic condition and work fine at their job. I find it funny that some of you would find me useless for not be able to load a stretcher into an ambulance by...

I wouldn't mind two person lifts, especially since I live in the fattest city in the nation.

I don't personally think it will be a problem, just because I know many volunteers that do absolutely no lifting. In all honesty, it was probably just that paramedic. Honestly speaking, if I would have acted like an "insecure" EMT rather than approaching everything with confidence, I...

What if I volunteer at public events (like triathalons), or would it be possible to volunteer in a hospital?

Well, you are getting a paycheck, I'm not. I feel like I'm still helping out the crew substantially by volunteering, seeing the only thing I cannot do is load a patient into the back. I understand your point though, if I did not have a metabolic condition that would place me into the hospital...

It might have just been the paramedic I rode with as well. I have some friends that volunteer and have never had to perform lifts. The paramedic wanted to essentially make me a part of his crew; he said that many medics would just let me sit and only jump in when I wanted to but he wasn't going...

Sorry about the username, it's from high school. I'm premedicine in college now. I don't think it will be extreme to ask them to take over lifting seeing I was completely prohibited as a student and it still worked out well. There are a minimum of 3 EMT/Paramedics when I ride. I don't think it's...

So, I'm volunteering as an EMT for a 911 service for clinical exposure. The company I'm volunteering for always has 2 paid-employees and usually one or two volunteers per truck. They had me doing a hefty amount of patient loading, which I should have probably refused due to previous medical...

Well I faxed it in about two weeks ago (in the hopes that it would speed up the process...but I didn't know it was required), but I've been certified for over four weeks. It wouldn't be so brutal if I didn't have job offers.

Still nothing :(

While the PA school you are applying to may not require a degree, you bes' get one. Like stated above, getting into any professional school (no matter MD, DO, PA, etc.) is extremely difficult. I'm one of those full-time students with no job experience, but at least at Duke, every year at least...

What time does the online system generally update?

I do understand, but I feel as if there has to be a faster way to process applicants. In addition to working as a volunteer, I attempted to apply to several EMS services for jobs. Out of the few that would hire me due to my young age, most were weary to do so since I'll only be home for three...

This is insane. I also applied for a license in Georgia and had my state certification within a week. I understand Texas has a larger population, but I don't see how there could possibly be this many applicants. Are they processing one person per day?

So I'm currently 18 and a sophomore at Duke. I took the NREMT two days after my birthday (May 6) and submitted my application to the state the day I arrived back in Texas (May 12). I also sent off my fingerprints that Monday (May 14) electronically. I've been bored at home for most of the past...