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Since the OP has an interest in attending an EMT-B class (a health care field! ), one would logically conclude that a 'health care specific course' like Anatomy & Physiology would be an obvious requirement. Since EMT-B is the very 'foundation' that your EMS education is built upon, again, the need for A&P at this level is a 'no brainer'... Additionally, how many people have started their careers in EMS, and then moved on to working in the hospitals and such as nurses, PA's and even Doctors? I find it ironic that there are many people who bristle about being referred to as 'ambulance drivers', yet do not advocate higher educational requirements. How can we expect to become recognized as true health care professionals if we do not stand united about increasing our educational requirements for EMS beyond the bare minimum standards that are in place today? Almost every RESPECTED healthcare provider profession requires an Associates Degree as the minimum requirements for employment, yet EMS still wants to hold their patient's lives in their hands with minimal education and a mere certification.... Don't you find it 'odd' that the following information is true? NAIL TECHNICIAN The Nail Technician program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers as Nail Technicians. The program emphasizes specialized training in safety, sanitation, state laws, rules and regulations, nail diseases and disorders, skin and nail care, and work ethics. The curriculum meets state licensing requirements of the State Board of Cosmetology. Program graduates receive a Technical Certificate of Credit in Nail Technology. 114 Admissions Requirements: Must be at least 16 years of age. No high school diploma or GED is required. Minimum test scores for regular admission: COMPASS: Reading – 49; Writing – 15; Pre-Algebra – 21 ASSET: Reading – 33; Writing – 31; Pre-Algebra – 32 NUMBER COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS COS 100 Introduction to Cosmetology Theory (5) COS 112 Manicuring and Pedicuring (3) COS 117 Salon Management (4) COS 118 Nail Care I (7) COS 119 Nail Care II (9) TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (28) EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN Our mission is to provide quality training and education to our students. The field of EMS is one of excitement and constant change. As a graduate of our program, the student will be highly skilled and ready to meet the challenges presented in the pre-hospital environment. Admissions Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age. A high school diploma or GED is required. Minimum test scores for regular admission: COMPASS: Reading – 70; Writing – 23; Pre-Algebra – 26 ASSET: Reading – 38; Writing – 35; Pre-Algebra – 35 Must be current on immunizations before clinical rotation begins EMT Basic Level The Basic EMT certification level has been reintroduced by the State Office of EMS to address primarily the needs of fire departments to meet NFPS requirements for the training of firefighters. Students who successfully complete the course will be eligible to take the National Registry Basic EMT Examination and receive certification at the basic level. NUMBER COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS EMS 1101 Introduction to EMT Profession (4) EMS 1103 Patient Assessment for the EMT (2) EMS 1105 Airway Management for the EMT (2) EMS 1107 Medical & Behavioral Emergencies for the EMT (3) EMS 1109 Assessment & Management across the Lifespan for the EMT (2) EMS 1111 Trauma Emergencies & WMD Response (4) EMS 1113 Clinical Applications for the EMT (1) EMS 1115 Practical Applications for the EMT (2) TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (20) How can you expect to be considered a COMPETENT healthcare provider and QUALIFIED to treat life threatening injuries and conditions when your education is LESS than that required to take care of someone's nails? How can you be taken seriously as a 'health care professional' and assist with medications with such a MINIMAL education? * http://www.savannahtech.edu/assets/Catalog.pdf Pages 106/113 (Both courses listed above are for the 'Certificate Level)

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." Can I say turd here ?

LOL yup we have less training then a beautician. That was actually what my precptor in school said on day one... "So you all understand what is ahead of you, after this class you will be thrust upon the world a Medical Technician. You will be assumed to have the knowledge to save lives, treat injuries, and be the one at the center of an emergency that knows what to do. All this in less time then your barber or manicurest(sp) had to go through. So to be clear hair and nails are more important in the eyes of the State then you with someones life. By the end of this course you will know just enough to kill someone." It resounded in my so much I remeber it verbatum. That is why I try and take as much education in as I can. I am not just talking CEUs. I am talking lectures, classes, expert training details, ect. I am an advocate for better education, I want us to be seen in the same light as other healthcare professionals. We need a paradigm shift from the top to facilitate this, but as long as the ones in charge want to make it "easy" to fill the ranks our educational requirements will still be geared twords the lowest common denominator. Ahem... point proven. It is apparent that after you go through Basic and still want to do the right thing YOU need to step up and do the work yourself. Not just the 48 CEUs to maintain the liscense but actually go and forge ahead with college level courses and educations. Wish things were different but alas they are not.

The reason for so much more ed than emt. Remember, you have someones nails in your hands, that's so much more important than having someones life in you hands. How many times have you heard from a little old lady that she can't go to the er because her hair doesn't look good? Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

Yet the entire population of the Jewish people in Europe was 9.7 million according to a holocaust website I visited tonight. The Jews were 1.8% of the entire European population. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005161 Quite a interesting website. I'm not debating the figures. But I don't think that comparing Hitler's treatment of the jews to the treatment of gays in the US is applicable to this discussion. just sayin.

Perhaps we should be?

Can someone remind me about when the heterosexual pride day and parade was again ? I personally have had enough of this "special rights advocates" for ALL these organized militant groups demanding fair treatment and that have been so "persecuted", they will receive 1.8 % of my concern. Using ones sexual preference to define ones own persona is just a tad pathological .. IMHO. Get over yourself PLEASE and the flamingEMT call sign is quite indicative.

OK, then, I won't invite a second copyright violation case.

Your dream? What is your dream? If your dream is to have an EMT card in your wallet, then go to the three-week course in California, If your dream is to be a competent medical provider, that won't look stupid when asked the most basic questions about the human body that you are supposed to be a certified "technician" of, then spend this summer taking both semesters of A&P. You NEVER get a second chance to build a foundation. It's not something you can just go back and do later. If you get ahead of your foundation from the start, you will forever be less of a medic than you could have been. Anyone who tells you different is ignorant, and possibly just plain stupid.