pbjsammich
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Hello all,
For the past few years, I've been looking to change careers. I have a BA in Business, worked a few years in HR/payroll, and am currently a CAD Drafter/Designer. This line of work isn't cutting it for me, and I've been feeling a pull towards medical/health services. I live in SoCal.
I took some psych classes last year, thinking I wanted to get into mental health counseling. I looked at a MS program in Counseling, but didn't get in due to my lack of psych education and experience. Seemed like the ideal situation for that would be to get BA in Psych and go straight to MS. I'm still amazed that Cal States don't allow students to register for 2nd bachelor's.
So I volunteered at a local hospital in ED for a few months. It was pretty slow, but when the paramedics brought someone in on a gurney, it was pretty exciting. So I looked into an EMT program. That was a while ago, and I'm back looking into EMT as a spring board into something else.
I found a weekend program at Pasadena City College for EMT-1, and will probably sign-up for Spring 2015. I don't think I'd want to be a career EMT, but just have the basic knowledge, seeing as I have no medical experience at all. What career options are available that would begin with EMT? I always thought I'd make a good PA, just based on personality. I have no objection to going back to school if necessary.
For the past few years, I've been looking to change careers. I have a BA in Business, worked a few years in HR/payroll, and am currently a CAD Drafter/Designer. This line of work isn't cutting it for me, and I've been feeling a pull towards medical/health services. I live in SoCal.
I took some psych classes last year, thinking I wanted to get into mental health counseling. I looked at a MS program in Counseling, but didn't get in due to my lack of psych education and experience. Seemed like the ideal situation for that would be to get BA in Psych and go straight to MS. I'm still amazed that Cal States don't allow students to register for 2nd bachelor's.
So I volunteered at a local hospital in ED for a few months. It was pretty slow, but when the paramedics brought someone in on a gurney, it was pretty exciting. So I looked into an EMT program. That was a while ago, and I'm back looking into EMT as a spring board into something else.
I found a weekend program at Pasadena City College for EMT-1, and will probably sign-up for Spring 2015. I don't think I'd want to be a career EMT, but just have the basic knowledge, seeing as I have no medical experience at all. What career options are available that would begin with EMT? I always thought I'd make a good PA, just based on personality. I have no objection to going back to school if necessary.