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 * Category:** (** example, Physician, Nursing, Allied Health) **


 * Career**: ** (example, Surgeon, Flight Nurse, Paramedic) **


 * Job Description:** ** (example, Paramedic) ** A **paramedic** is a medical professional, usually a member of the [|emergency medical service], who primarily provides [|pre-hospital] advanced [|medical] and [|trauma] care. A paramedic is charged with providing emergency on-scene treatment, crisis intervention, life-saving stabilization and, when appropriate, transport of ill or injured patients to definitive emergency medical and surgical treatment facilities, such as hospitals and trauma centers.) **Source;** [|Wikipedia article on Paramedics]


 * Educational Requirements:** ** (example, Nurse Practitioner) ** Most Nurse Practitioners have already completed their baccalaureate training in nursing, attained their Registered nurse license, and have practiced as an RN for at least 1 to 2 years. Of course, as with most educational opportunities, there are exceptions. Programs do exist for non-nurses to complete all levels of education in one multi-year curriculum.)

[|Baylor College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program] [|University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Physician Assistant Program] [|University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Physician Assistant Studies Home Page] [|Duke University Physician Assistant Program]
 * Colleges or Universities Programs of Study:**
 * (example; Physician Assistant) **

[|Academy of Neonatal Nursing] [|Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses] [|National Association of Neonatal Nurses]
 * Professional Organizations:**
 * (example; Neonatal Nursing) **

A rewarding job with good pay, that's what x-ray technicians can expect from a career in radiology. According to a recent survey by The American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the national median salary for x-ray technicians exceeds $58,000 annually. Read on to learn more about your potential x-ray technician salary. **Source:** [|X-Ray Schools.com]
 * Salary Range:** ** (example X-Ray Technician) **


 * Future Job Outlook**: ** (example: Physical Therapist) **
 * Employment is expected to increase much faster than average.
 * Job opportunities should be good, particularly in acute hospital, rehabilitation, and orthopedic settings.
 * Physical therapists need a master’s degree from an accredited physical therapy program and a State license, requiring passing scores on national and State examinations.
 * About 6 out of 10 physical therapists work in hospitals or in offices of physical therapists.
 * Source:** [|Bureau of Labor Statistics]

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I think that becoming a [|paramedic] would be an exciting and rewarding job. Being able to help patients when they are very sick or injured and need assistance just to get to the hospital by ambulance would be a great career. In order to become a paramedic, you must first be an [|EMT-Basic] and then continue on to a college that has a paramedic program such as [|Amarillo College Division of Allied Health EMSP program].
 * Personal Thoughts of the Page Author:** Anna A.- 5th Period
 * (example: Paramedic) **

One of the reasons that I am interested in [|Emergency Medicine] is that a few years ago when my younger brother was 6 years old, he fell out of a tree in our back yard and broke his leg. My mother called 911 and an ambulance came to help. They put my brother's leg in a splint and then put him on a cot and put him in the ambulance and took him to the emergency room at the local hospital. My mother and I followed behind the ambulance in our car and when we got to the emergency room the EMT and Paramedic who took my brother were talking to the doctor and getting him ready to go take an X-Ray of his leg.

I was very impressed with the way the EMT's took care of my brother. Even thought he had a broken leg and he was hurt a lot, they explained to my brother that he was going to be alright and that they would take care of his injury. That is why I would like to become a paramedic.

I have looked at some research from the [|Bureau of Labor Statistics about EMTs and Paramedics] and think that I will be able to get a good paying job first as an EMT and then as a paramedic. I think that you can make a good living as either an EMT or a Paramedic and it would be a Health Care Career that I would be very interested in choosing.