Online EMS degree w/ credit for cert

[TransportJockey]

Eastern Kentucky University if I remember correctly.



From my understanding you're going to have to carry a lot of credits into UTHSCSA's program. I can't remember if you need an AAS or not but I know there's a fair amount you have to have finished already before you can even apply.


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It says you need the Texas common requirements, but that you can take them concurrently and that they must be done by entry into the final semester.

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[VentMonkey]

I'm in agreement with you. The UTSA program appeals to me in a smilar ways in that you can customize the focus of your bachelors with a wide variety of science courses. If I decide to pursue a 2nd degree BSN or go to PA school, I can tailor it to that. And the list of EMS related courses for the BS is pretty nice looking

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Agreed, this is what I would love in an EMS degree as well. I was pretty upset when I read into the CA stipulation regarding their degree program, but can't say I am the least bit surprised. I would like to enroll in a program that dabbles into some the advanced, or advancing topics applicable to paramedicine, and not just EMS administration.

I guess since theses types of degrees are so limited though, you really have to look around, and/ or compromise. Or you can switch careers altogether. Still, that doesn't appeal to me for some reason. I would rather learn a little bit more about the clinical aspects of the job, or even refresh on such topics to keep my clinical thought process somewhat keen, than to rather just have a degree to say I am ready to pencil push. Managing a group of individuals, who oftentimes, lack the mental maturity to be behind the wheels of a fleet full of ambulances hardly has its appeal, however, coordinating, training, and keeping paramedics up to par on their clinical standards in a system does...at least to me.

 

[ExpatMedic0]

Also good call on "tailoring it". Pay attention to your electives and prereq's you can tailor many of these EMS degrees to PA school, grad school, management MBA/MPA, MPH, or whatever you like if you want to futureproof yourself, a backup plan, or a different career path. I am not a very smart guy when it comes to natural science and math... I can still remember counting on my fingers for lidocaine when I was an EMT-I... yet somehow I made it to grad school at a worldwide top 50 ranked University. I am not first in my class. Even as a medic, many of you are probably better clinicians than I am without a degree. I find most people just don't have the willpower and the patience to follow up with a long-term goal. A lot of the medics I know are like this; I think it maybe our personality types or an industry filled with ADHD I am not sure. Anyway... moral of the story is, even if you enjoy doing this job, any of us could be injured or fall ill at any moment. It's a lot better to fall back on a degree than a certificate and "ANYONE" can do it, you just have to stick with it and be determined