Recent content by user2415

damn, why do schools still use it if it's so bad? Is it just filled with misinformation or what? I'll likely avoid it but what would you recommend otherwise?

The textbook is required for my upcoming EMT class, but the workbook is optional and it's $63, and I don't know much about it. Navigate Testprep and FISDAP are the two other things I was looking at as recommendations from another thread, and both are cheaper and seem like better options to study...

So are you saying get the certificate but finish the degree online? I really don't know what to do. I'm looking at two year AAS schools in NY now but I'm not convinced a degree from a CC with no experience would land me a job as a paramedic in two years. Who knows what the job market will look...

In terms of: -the job market (is it a lot tougher to get a job with just a cert vs an AAS) -reciprocity (any States I would not be able to work in? Oregon?) -quality of education (specifically from a CC) -flexibility to move to another position in healthcare if I choose (I assume I could...

So I would apply for a job in WA without an affiliation or state certification, and whoever would be hiring me would take care of it? What if I'm not applying for a job and just want to go to school there but need to be affiliated, would anyone just bring me on? Would I have to work for them to...

I am 19 years old living in NY, and have signed up for an EMT - B class. I want to work in Washington or Oregon as a paramedic, but hear the process isn't as easy as it should be. The original plan was for me to complete this class, find work as an EMT for a year, then sign up for paramedic...