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No answer to Q1. Q2. Yes, too long (for me anyways). Q3. Complex, but it realy involves changing the entire medical education structure as it exists now. Q4. I don't. I want it to become closer, though. See note on P.A. Q5. Not sure about what shortcuts have been taken, and about what...

You know, why don't we just say nobody is good enough, and drop the whole medical field all together? I mean, it seems like everyone thinks education for doctors should be 100 years before ever getting an M.D. I agree. I mean, think of how smart a doctor would be who attended school for 100...

>>why would someone whose final goal of becoming an MD stop at PA? why not stop at RN then? Not sure I follow, but I think nursing should be incorporated into a complete medical education. There's the old saying that nurses know more about medicine then doctors. My sister is a CNA at a...

Maybe I should re-state. Perhaps most come from a different thinking of the education of "Paramedic." First Responder: 1 Month education EMT-Basic: 3 Month education EMT-Paramedic: 2 Years education EMT-Paramedic P.A.: 3 Years education EMT-Paramedic P.A. Residency: 2 Years Education...

Wow, I'm surprised at how negative everyone is.

I worked for a Wisconsin police deprtament, getting my LE degree right now, and am in EMT School. Very, very, very often the police are going 5-10 over the limit on routine driving - just like most civilian drivers. If we have a priority, we go fast. As Fire, EMS, and Police are all a part of...

I'd like to have a bridge for EMT-Paramedics to take 2 years of extra school, do a 2 year residency, and gain board certification as Emergency Physicians. Thoughts?