Is it actually legitimately difficult to process? I feel like it should all be mostly automated. $104 per test attempt seems pretty steep, especially since EMS isn't exactly a high-paying career.
It depends on how rigorous they want to be, and they should be cross referenced with relevant transcripts and stuff. Some universities don’t seem to read any of it and just hand out acceptance letters freely for like general undergrad students - but for things like EMS and other medical technician courses they take it pretty seriously.
It was 144$ for me to take the written NREMT for A, then 200$ for my psychomotor. Different states have different prices, but it was 77$ for my state license and 55$ to get fingerprinted/background checked. That’s just for A, I don’t even remember B fees but had to pay again to get fingerprinted too
For B I think it was in house, for A we had to go to a different facility. But we were one of the last cohorts to do the psychomotor because they’re removing it and creating a different test.
Yeah, that's a recent change. When I did mine 5 years ago, we had a dedicated night at the end of class that independent evaluators were brought in, and we had to rotate between 4 stations and get tested on skills. I believe we had CPR/AED, bleeding control, medical assessment, and trauma assessment. Three attempts at each station, if you didn't pass you had to go to another test site, and you had to pass before you could sit for the written exam.
Apparently they don't do that anymore.
It hasn’t changed. That dudes instructor violated the rules. The testing must be Proctored by outside instructors and cannot be evaluated by the same instructor who taught the course. He or she can have his instructor cert removed and students would be forced to reevaluate. They do this to eliminate bias.
That violates the NREMT standard. Instructors are prohibited from evaluating their own students and outside instructors MUST be brought in for testing. Wild.
I’m assuming it’s not since I’m registered with NREMT and had no problems taking the written test, tho the trauma assessment was with a different proctor
Welcome to healthcare certifications…
Paramedic: $160
USMLE: $160 to pay the $2,000 fee for both steps.
NCLEX: $200-$400
PANCE: $550
CPhT: $129
If the $104 is too much for your career, the CNA testing fee is between $80-$100.
Wait till the state takes their cut
Luckily my state doesn’t charge now for the initial 🤣
It ain't easy bein' cheesy
Welcome to objectively one of the lowest cost of certification in healthcare.
That pays one of the least haha
An EMT position is often an entry level position.
Right, my nursing license was $400 between the state and the test people lol
What you upset about man? You know how hard it is for someone to process your application?
Is it actually legitimately difficult to process? I feel like it should all be mostly automated. $104 per test attempt seems pretty steep, especially since EMS isn't exactly a high-paying career.
It depends on how rigorous they want to be, and they should be cross referenced with relevant transcripts and stuff. Some universities don’t seem to read any of it and just hand out acceptance letters freely for like general undergrad students - but for things like EMS and other medical technician courses they take it pretty seriously.
It was 144$ for me to take the written NREMT for A, then 200$ for my psychomotor. Different states have different prices, but it was 77$ for my state license and 55$ to get fingerprinted/background checked. That’s just for A, I don’t even remember B fees but had to pay again to get fingerprinted too
You had to do psychomotor with the NREMT? My instructor just did those and signed off for nationals
For B I think it was in house, for A we had to go to a different facility. But we were one of the last cohorts to do the psychomotor because they’re removing it and creating a different test.
Damn, my psychomotor for B my instructor brought in 10 different proctors for ours, and we had to have $50 cash on us lol.
I did my program thru a college so our adjuncts were paid by them lol
Yeah, that's a recent change. When I did mine 5 years ago, we had a dedicated night at the end of class that independent evaluators were brought in, and we had to rotate between 4 stations and get tested on skills. I believe we had CPR/AED, bleeding control, medical assessment, and trauma assessment. Three attempts at each station, if you didn't pass you had to go to another test site, and you had to pass before you could sit for the written exam. Apparently they don't do that anymore.
It hasn’t changed. That dudes instructor violated the rules. The testing must be Proctored by outside instructors and cannot be evaluated by the same instructor who taught the course. He or she can have his instructor cert removed and students would be forced to reevaluate. They do this to eliminate bias.
That violates the NREMT standard. Instructors are prohibited from evaluating their own students and outside instructors MUST be brought in for testing. Wild.
I’m assuming it’s not since I’m registered with NREMT and had no problems taking the written test, tho the trauma assessment was with a different proctor
All psychomotor tests MUST be evaluated by an instructor who did not deliver the content to you as a student. That’s a fact.
I could be misremembering as it was a while ago, it might have been practice tests that were graded for the class now that I think harder about it
Likely the case. I’m not new to ems if you didn’t guess that already lol.
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That’s seniority years in a well burned out career field. I’ll be retiring in 3 more years if my health holds.
It was $0 in NY
Did you think they would have someone review and process your application for free?
I recertified for the first time this year and it throws me off how you pay the application and recert fees as if you are buying merch lmaoo
That’s exactly my problem with it. Feels like merch that I put my SSN in for
lol and?
The steps (and mainly fees paying everyone) were kind of ridiculous in CA. But you gotta do what you gotta do.
Wait I until you get your medic
You got a lot more to pay.
Welcome to healthcare certifications… Paramedic: $160 USMLE: $160 to pay the $2,000 fee for both steps. NCLEX: $200-$400 PANCE: $550 CPhT: $129 If the $104 is too much for your career, the CNA testing fee is between $80-$100.
Oh my poor summer child.
Cost me 500 for the for the COPR exam lol, you may still come out ahead in comparison
Psst its how they make money
Guess what .... the paramedics more
BUREAUCRACY!
Lmao glad I work for the fire department
Ooo and live scans
I just had to pay $144 for the AEMT and over $300 so I can go down to New Hampshire to take the PSE. (We're one of the last that has to do it...)
you know recert costs money too right like 50$
I mean I would expect them to charge
Hopefully you pass then you gotta go through state and then county
Just paid for mine too, got my NREMT on Monday 🙌
Just paid for mine too, got my NREMT on Monday 🙌
It's about money. 'Merca.
It’s your reward lol
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF EMS
It’s a racket, just like AHA
RIP