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Hey AK. Excellent information, mate. I respect your input and agree that the industry is changing. There are a lot of paramedics out of work. In Oz there are degree paramedics looking for jobs that a diploma paramedic could do. Here in Malta there is a company hiring paramedics for €140 per...

BCCTPC (or IBSC) does not offer basic paramedic qualifications. They only do advanced paramedic board certifications. That is probably why they have not "cashed in on this yet".

AK, you are correct that the Australians have moved to the Bachelors degree paramedic. The Diploma is still getting jobs in the mines, Middle East and Africa. But for the 999 service in first world countries the international standard is for a degree paramedic. Except in the US of course. For...

Good point. But looking as US accelerated paramedic programs there are some that are $9k that don't include accommodation. And they don't include the AAS degree. The Wilderness Medicine specialties do have a lot to offer the paramedic in regards to training for the remote setting. The...

If you are not interested in getting the NREMT registration there is an Industry Paramedic course and EU registry that is designed for the Remote Paramedic. This qualification is used for expeditions, disaster relief and for work in the Middle East and Africa. It is online training with one...

PERCOM has a testing centre in Malta. You can to the online work for your NREMT Paramedic then do your skills testing in Malta. You still need to go to Texas for your final clinical placements. 384 hours is the minimum requirement but everyone takes longer than that. You also have to do your...

Wow..that looks comprehensive... Will have to look into that... Thanks for the link.

What is module a and module b? I have the book and didn't see anything like that.

+1 on the Tactical Medicine Essentials textbook. I am using that and the online course through Merit.

It includes the exam, mate. That costs $475 here in the EU.

I am going through an online course to train up for the exam. These guys also run a two day review course in Malta. http://www.merit-training.com/courses/tactical-medicine-review/

BCCTPC recently changed the affiliation requirement. Now any registered paramedic, doctor and physician assistant can sit the exam. I took it in Malta. There are not many places in the EU that run the Tactical Paramedic but it is gaining notoriety. They also just started a board certified...

Here in the EU, Middlesex University offers the Masters in Science that can be taken by anyone with at least five years experience at the paramedic level. No prior degree or university experience required. It is a work based learning option that uses your experience on the road as...

That is not the case here in the UK. The full masters degree is only £6110. There is no masters degree in the US that can come close to that tuition price. Plus you don't have to have any college prior to taking this degree. It is not expensive. It will pay for itself if you are looking to...

The masters degree will benefit paramedics if they choose to join the academic community. Paramedic trainers with graduate level work will get teaching jobs much faster than non academic paramedics. Thankfully here in Europe there are master's degrees that are affordable. There is a MSc...

Do you know what they call the guy who passes with the lowest score? PARAMEDIC!!!! Keep yer head down, mate. It is worth the effort.

Do you know what they call alternative medicine that works?????? MEDICINE!

This is a fantastic reason for the blended learning option. Few people can take a year off from work to earn their paramedic. The PERCOM seems to be the golden standard for training. It is not a "16 week short course" but fully a thorough programme. I read on here somewhere that it took...

I completely agree, mate. Paramedics should have a fundamental understanding of the biochemistry and medicine behind the skills. BUT Academia is not the answer. Here in Ireland and the UK they have moved to the university degree system. In Ireland the "Paramedic" training is 16 weeks...

Don't give up, mate. We all had to go through the crucible in order to earn the Paramedic. If it was easy then everyone would do it. It is important to have a good understanding of the sciences. We may not use those sciences on a day to day basis but the medical knowledge that we do use...