So 2 year degree is good idea, what's your level of edu?

[melmedic06]

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i also support a two year degree- i could not believe the way assignments were presented to the instructor in EMT class but even more so in Medic school- i realize the education standards are a bit lower here in Florida but some of the spelling for our on-line discussion assignments were shocking!! and we even had spellcheck how did they make it through A & P and still spell like 3rd graders? oops- sorry- i am off topic here-

EMT/B diploma

Paramedic certificate

AS nursing

[Ridryder 911]

We hope she reciprocates your affections.

me too..!

R/r 911

[stever]

BS in Paramedics

I think Oregon has the right idea requiring AA degrees for their medics. I think increasing educational standards will have to start at state level first, then go national.

[zippyRN]

personally -

'advanced' DipHE Nursing Studies ( adult Nursing) ( the advanced bit is becasue you do some levle 3 stuff in the programme as well as the DipHE)

BMedSci (hons) Nursing Studies

I would certainly advocate DipHE / foundation degree level preparation for any Health Professional role - which is whatthe Uk is currently going towards with Paramedic programmes ... and along with it making sure that Paramedics are treated as proper health professionals with their onw scope, own powers to hold and adminster their meds and undertake the core set of invasive procedures

[ERDoc]

personally -

'advanced' DipHE Nursing Studies ( adult Nursing) ( the advanced bit is becasue you do some levle 3 stuff in the programme as well as the DipHE)

BMedSci (hons) Nursing Studies

I would certainly advocate DipHE / foundation degree level preparation for any Health Professional role - which is whatthe Uk is currently going towards with Paramedic programmes ... and along with it making sure that Paramedics are treated as proper health professionals with their onw scope, own powers to hold and adminster their meds and undertake the core set of invasive procedures

Zippy, excuse my ethnocentrism, but what is a DipHE? As far as I know, we don't have any here in the US.

Just so I can say that I didn't take yet anther thread off topic, I have a BS in Biochemistry, MD in doctor-like studies, 3 years of residency training and 100 hours of EMT education (with a few refreshers).

[DwayneEMTP]

Zippy, excuse my ethnocentrism, but what is a DipHE? As far as I know, we don't have any here in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma_of_Higher_Education

"A Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. It is awarded after two years full-time study at a university or other higher education institution. They certify that a student has achieved a minimum standard in 1st and 2nd Year courses."

[ERDoc]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma_of_Higher_Education

"A Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) is a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom. It is awarded after two years full-time study at a university or other higher education institution. They certify that a student has achieved a minimum standard in 1st and 2nd Year courses."

Thanks Dwayne. I guess I could have googled it too, but I'm at work and didn't get a chance. Again, thanks for the info.

[Ridryder 911]

I guess nothing could be more said than reading posts from this thread : http://www.emtcity.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.ph...94&start=60

This sums it up on the need of education.. thanks Chicagambo, you just proved our point !

R/r 911

[zippyRN]

Thanks Dwayne. I guess I could have googled it too, but I'm at work and didn't get a chance. Again, thanks for the info.

Uk (non clinical ) Bachelors degrees are 3 years long

so it breaks down into 'certificate' , 'diploma' and 'honours' levels

a DipHE is 2/3rds of the content of a Bachelors - and in the case of Nursing DipHE it's actually 3 years long - 4600 hour programme 50/50 split between practice and theory

the 'advanced' bit comes from doing 60 of the 12O honours/ level 3 credits in that programme (leaving a 20 credit module and 40 credit dissertation to do )

thanks for the googling dwayne

[CBEMT]

BA in Political Science. The original Plan was for law school.