Why is becoming an EMT a good way to enter the medical profession?
Becoming an EMT allows you to see medicine in action on a first hand basis with relatively little training. Although many EMT-1 graduates volunteer their services as part of their paramedic training, many also are paid to help at a hospital or with a fire department crew. The experience you acquire as an EMT will give you the sort of knowledge of the everyday functioning of a hospital that is perfect for someone studying nursing. Many EMTs are nursing students during the day. Many hospitals and programs have set themselves up to standardize this process so that students can earn a living while studying nursing and so the hospital has yet another pool of candidates from which to draw. Most of those who are serious about becoming EMTs also go on to become paramedics. Paramedic pay is higher than EMT pay. Becoming an EMT may seem like a good job while studying to be an MD, but most medical students just don’t have the time to put in during medical school. However, while you are an undergr
