<p>if you apply to a b.s./m.d. program or any school and say your going to get an EMT license upon turing 18 would that help........because im only 18 after i graduate........so i was wondering if i could say " im GOING TO get a EMT license"??</p>
<p>I've been telling med schools that I'm going to cure cancer. It's been working out great so far.</p>
<p>haha no seriously</p>
<p>lol focus on what you've done...</p>
<p>I don't think it would hurt you to say that you will be getting your EMT license, but since many applicants do that, I don't think it would make a HUGE difference. But ANY medical experience is always something that will help you.</p>
<p>many applicants do that???
and do they actually work as a paramedic for a while??</p>
<p>Well, I know quite a few people who got into various medical programs (Miami, UT/Baylor, Rice/Baylor, Brown, Boston) who were certified EMTs. The course requires that they spend a certain amount of time as a paramedic in the ambulances, so yeah, they worked as paramedics for a while.</p>
<p>While many people have taken EMT classes, don't worry if you haven't taken them by the time you apply/interview. Heck, I never took the EMT class but I still got into the 8 year BS/MD program I wanted to get into. Concentrate on the stuff you have already accomplished.</p>
<p>I think you're confusing paramedics (EMT-P) with EMT-B (basic, the most common) and EMT-I (intermediate).
Most of the people you know who are EMTs are probably EMT-Bs, which is usually like a 140 hour course or so. I'm pretty sure all EMT-B courses require that the student spend a certain number of hours in an ambulance during the course (for me it was 8).<br>
Becoming a paramedic, on the other hand, is very involved, and they may train for up to 2 years or more.</p>
<p>Just wanted to clarify.</p>
<p>On a related note, I think it's pretty useless to become a certified EMT if you don't actually plan on using the license by joining an ambulance corps. or fire department or something. Just having the license is pretty pointless, as you don't actually put to use any of the skills you learned. You could probably learn a lot of that stuff elsewhere too, without taking such a course.</p>
<p>You wan't to be a doctor, not a paramedic...getting an EMT licence and basically asking all of us whether you think it would look good means you are doing it b/c a lot of others do..do it if your really want to</p>
<p>alright thanks for the response</p>
<p>the colleges emts b/c they lose people on their squads after they graduate...you only have to be an EMT-B for the on campus squads (they usually don't have their own paramedic trucks)... I'm taking a EMT-B course right now and I'm 17...here's a link for campus squads... <a href="http://www.ncemsf.org/resources/links/showlinks.ems?category=999%5B/url%5D">http://www.ncemsf.org/resources/links/showlinks.ems?category=999</a>... if you don't want to take EMT courses then apply to more the med programs w/o EMS squads...if you do want to take the class...take EMT-B course... EMT-I is not allowed in certain states...the class is bad...it 110hrs (and you can sleep)...you take practicals in the class and a state exam and a national registry test if you want...good luck</p>
<p>The age depends on the state. In CT, you can take the test at 16.</p>
<p>However, you need to be 18 for the national registry. Anyone who plans on going to college out of state should take the NR exam, because that way you can work while you're at school and while you're home (if you want to).</p>