[westopher]

Depends on the level. To be an advanced care paramedic you basically cram med school into 3 years lol. The thing that's really fucked about it is they don't have as big of a scope of practice as a doctor, but they end up operating outside that scope so often as the goal is to keep people alive. It can create a lot of difficult decisions and situations where you are essentially "breaking the rules" to properly do your job. I went to school to be an EMT but called it quits after one day of practicum. The biggest roadblock for me was the idea of unbiased care. Could I really treat an injured drunk driver to the best of my ability after he kills someone in an accident? Absolutely fuck no.