Helping you plan for success in your EMS career.
Let’s face it; most of us live pretty busy lives these days. We’re short on time and we’ve got plenty of hypertension to show for it. We’re always interested in getting things done as quickly as possible and in the most efficient manner possible. But should this mentality be applied to career training and development? [...] Read More
There are many reasons that EMS professionals may choose to leave the field of pre-hospital care. We covered these reasons extensively in the article “How Long Will Your EMS Career Last”, however, the motivations to seek a professional path beyond EMS can include physical fatigue, long and irregular shift hours, and limited advancement possibilities. However, [...] Read More
If you’re hoping to get started in a career in emergency medical services, but are concerned about the costs associated with enrolling in an EMT training program, you may very well be able to find EMT scholarships and grants available to help you ease the financial burden. While EMS programs typically aren’t as costly as [...] Read More
Many truly motivated EMS professionals aspire to move to the highest levels of the field, and begin dreaming of careers as flights medics. However, it’s an incredibly demanding profession with very limited employment opportunities and once you begin researching how to become a certified flight paramedic, it may seem like an insurmountable task. In this [...] Read More
With over 85 million U.S. Households connected to broadband internet, educational providers have kept with the times by providing increasingly high-quality training programs in a strictly web-based environment, including online EMT training courses for the didactic phase of instruction. In the earliest days of online courses, students logged in to an environment which functioned as [...] Read More
It’s no secret that many medics enter the EMS industry because they are active individuals who thrive in demanding situations which offer the unique challenge and thrill of facing different types of calls day in and day out. They may also appreciate the non-traditional work schedule and ability to have multiple consecutive days without work [...] Read More
Sections of This Page: 1. Introduction and History of EMT Training 2. EMS Careers at a Glance (Infographic) 3. First Responder Training and Certification 4. EMT-Basic Training and Certification 5. EMT-Intermediate Training and Certification 6. Paramedic Training and Certification Enrolling for an approved EMT training program is your first step in beginning a career in [...] Read More
