Re: Higher pay with LIC-P.

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That was very well said. I have been in EMS for over 19 years, raised a

child by myself and worked on a average of 70 to 80 hrs per week. Every time

I tried to go back to school the overtime (mandatory) would kick in and I

would end up having to drop out of class. I always said I would be a medic

until I died but that may not happen now. I have had more CE over the past

19 yrs that should have earned me a degree plus I took my intermediate and

my paramedic at a college and got no credit for it, because they didn't do

that back then. I am with you on the oldtimers, the pioneers of the EMS

should be grandfathered in.

[texasems-L] Re: Higher pay with LIC-P.

>

>ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

>OK so some think that Lisensure is Better or not as good or or or or

>STOP beating this horse and let's get to something else.......

>I left the list server because of this very thing....ON and ON and

>ON....

>Geez.............

>

>

>

>---RaaEMS605@... wrote:

>>

>> In a message dated 3/2/99 1:00:27 PM Central Standard Time,

>> annparam@... writes:

>>

>> << After attending an instructor course last night, I find that I

>am very

>> much offended by the attitude of the people that made up the laws

>regarding

>> Licensure. I understand that education is very important, but what

>about the

>> pioneers in this field. Oh, you say wages will increase, get real,

>with this

>> new balanced budget, the cut-backs by Medicare and Medicaid do you

>really

>> thing that if our employers are going to be hurt by this new

>situation we are

>> going to make more money. No we are only going to hurt our own

>profession.

>> There will be less Paramedics in the State of Texas after September

>1, 2002

>> than there were 10 years ago. I am deeply offended that the

>PIONEER'S of this

>> profession are not going to be grand-fathered into licensure. You

>can say

>> what you want to about going after the education. It is not always

>possible

>> due to family obligations or financial reasons. What the State is now

>> proposing is for the NEW paramedic, the Paramedic of the future,

>what about

>> the Paramedics that have suffered thru this adversity, we are the

>ones that

>> have fought for and earned the respect of the physicians, nurses,

>and health

>> care providers. We have done that thru competency and caring. WE

>DESERVE

>> LICENSURE, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE OBTAINS IT. WE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE

>PASSED

>> THE TEST'S EVERY FOUR YEARS, COMPLETED THE CONTINUING EDUCATION

>REQUIREMENTS

>> REPEATEDLY. We are now the ones that will be mistreated.

>>

>> Ann Crabtree EMT-P

>> annpara@...>>>

>>

>>

>> Negativism

>>

>> Why are people who do not have higher education, be it because they

>do not

>> want to or because for some reason, possibly beyond their control, so

>> negative? I just do not understand this at all. Can education hurt

>you? Is

>> education negative? Can the profession be helped by additional

>education? I

>> THINK NOT.

>>

>> Come on, peoplel. Let's quit bickering among ourselves and all work

>together

>> to promote our PROFESSION and to improve the profession so that our

>patients

>> receive better and possibly even more professional patient care.

>>

>> , AAS, BS, EMT/P

>> DFW Airport DPS

>>

>>

>>

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