Paramedic Courses and Science GPA?

[aspiringphysician19999321]

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Hi, I am taking a paramedic course at the moment, two year course and I am wondering if the courses I am taking as a paramedic factor into my science gpa. Here are the following courses: Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, Intro to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Pre-Hospital Medical Emergencies, Pharmacological Intervention, Emergency Cardiac Care and theres also the clinical practicum, which are hands on clinical. Please let me know and thank you for your time!

 

[ontiquicuo]

Except for A&P, those look like Health Sciences not BCPM.

 

[deleted1017120]

No.

Source: I'm a paramedic. AMCAS didn't count them as science courses.

 

[aspiringphysician19999321]

not even the A&P classes?

 

[deleted1017120]

not even the A&P classes?

I already took A&P for my bachelor's prior to becoming a paramedic, so I can't comment on that one.

I would think they would be counted, but that'll be the best that you could hope for.

I also had some pharmacology count as science courses from a different degree (since it was all biochemistry anyway) and therefore didn't take it during my paramedic education, but I'm skeptical that a paramedic class would count. Paramedic courses are quite light on the hard science and are geared towards clinical application.

 

[aspiringphysician19999321]

Okay, thank you all for replying. The course is Bio 111, a class in a community college but its a requirement for a paramedic certification. I am not sure if thats classified as being tailored to the paramedic curriculum but it is part of the curriculum albeit being a bio class. All the others, from what everyone said, is a health science gpa, just unsure on A & P

 

[Mojotheburrito]

75 of my credits were emt to paramedic and contributed to cGPA and not science

 

[aspiringphysician19999321]

@Mojotheburrito that's disappointing to hear, I understand some courses in the EMS curriculum don't count as science but an EMT cert should atleast count for something. I became an EMT before doing paramedicine but now I know that doesn't count for science either :/ anyways thanks

 

[Mojotheburrito]

It will absolutely pull interviews though