EMT licence from foreign country

[gsbkv]

I have EMT licence from South Korea.

Also, I graduated 2-year college of EMT in South Korea.

I'm looking for work in US.

Despite my licence, do I have to go community college in US and do everything all over again?

[Just Plain Ruff]

What state do you want to work in?

Once you figure that out let us know and we can point you to the right location to get your answer.

One good link is here. It's a google search. You will have to do more investigating via each link.

http://www.google.com/search?q=EMS+requirements+by+state&hl=en&source=hp&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

One other search - Go to google type in EMS licensing in florida or type in ems licensing in missouri

Here is the result for missouri http://health.mo.gov/safety/ems/index.php that is directly to the state of missouri EMS department.

You now have the tools above to get what info you need, it's up to you to follow through.

[Vorenus]

Just a question to the US members, that may help the OP.

Is there an organisation, that may help one to transfer his/her qualification into an US context, similiar or like this UK agency -> http://www.naric.org.uk/

Edited August 30, 2011 by Vorenus

[Just Plain Ruff]

Not that I'm aware of. With every state having different requirements and nothing being standardized across states, it's hard to say.

I would add on to the above discussion by looking into the National REgistry of EMT's and contact them. They could help you determine what they require from out of country EMS training.

I hate to say this but it's a hell of a lot harder to get licensed in a country other than the US than it is to license here. Most other countries have much higher educational and training standards than we do.