Emergency Response Team in college vs working as an EMT with an outside company

[mathlegend]

I'm planning on getting my EMT-B certification in college. What is the different between being on the college emergency response team (like here http://groups.wfu.edu/wfert/) versus working in an ambulance company or hospital, part time?

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[Tots]

I would think the response team situation would be ideal. Probably more flexible with your class schedule and its on campus.

I tried to get a transport job with a private company my freshman year after I got my EMT-B certification but it was hard to work into my schedule with 12 shifts and very few shifts outside normal business hours and on sunday. This would be very variable on the area and what you wanted to do though.

 

[mathlegend]

In that case, the school response team does sound better. I guess I can figure that out when I get to school? And how tough is it to get certified in multiple states? Since I live in CA, I might get my certification before college then if I go to college in a different state, do I just take another test?

 

[schrizto]

Some schools don't have their own volunteer EMT response team. Mine doesn't, but nearby Carnegie Mellon does.

 

[Shinobiz11]

Do med schools see EMT as a "+1" or do they see it as something every pre-med tries to do?

 

[MilkmanAl]

It's mostly something everyone does, but it won't hurt. If you get the certification, you need to use it for it to be of any use.