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Hello Ladies and Gents,

firstly let me tell you,that I think this is one of the most "professional" forums out there. It's nice to see how people help each other out here and how polite everybody is.

I am a newbie here ( suprise) and just finding my way. My plan is to be out there and gather as much experience as possible to become sooner or later (I'd rather sooner but time is a funny thing..) a really good medic(there is really no point in aiming for average - especially in this profession,is there?). I am faaaaaar from that goal now. But hey - I am young,eager and willing...the able should follow.
Currently I was mapping out my way of how to get there and it went somehow like this...(COURSEWISE..I need to start somewhere) FPOS - Medicine in remote areas 1+2 - Remote Medic Course -PHTL - Offshore Medic Course - Nebosh certificate etc etc...
I KNOW I will need LOADS of exposure and experience - I am not saying that I am taking the short route...I just thought that these courses would be a good starting point...I def will volunteer then as well - one has to get out and get down and dirty.
I must add that I am a RGN(backgound in general surgical ward) and waiting for my registration over here(UK) to be completed. I also hold the CIEH Level 4 Food Hygiene award and a general trainer certificate - which I think could be useful later on. Ever since I moved over to the UK I have been out of the game ( I was working offshore and still do sometimes) so this is why I need to build up my confidence again in the medical field and brush up my skills.

NOW MY QUESTION : Do you think the Medicine in remote area course would be ok for me to master ( I know u dont know me and bla bla)..? My way of thinking was - if you can do it after the FPOS I(without any medical knowledge before) then I should have no problems? Not speaking of breezing thru it - just being able to pass, as you must have guessed it English is not my first language.

I would be more than happy to hear your thoughts on this!

Many thanks,
Kravmaga
 
KM you will need five postings to be able to Personal Message people.
Why not complete an intro sheet on our intro's section.
Also use our search bar, top right, to search out archived Q&As on the subjects you are interested in.
Other than that welcome.
 
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Thought the easy way would be get your pin, then work in AnE, experience and all the little courses, ALS, ACLS etc and extras you can volunteer for when established.

Get paid and save your £s
 
Hello Kravmaga,
Welcome to the forum. While it takes time to get into remote medicine, your RGN experience will be of big help. I'm hoping to get into remote medicine however I know it will take a while. I've mapped out a rough plan of how im going to get there. Everyone start's from somewhere.

I'm currently a Class 1 Combat Med Tech in the TA and im trying to become a paramedic. It is proving difficult to get a place into university but I have to just keep on trying. I'm hopefully getting mobilised late this year to Afghanistan which will be excellent experience.

Get all your PHTLS, ALS, FPOS courses under your belt while your doing nursing job. Just don't rush into remote medicine. Get as much clinical experience as possible.
 
Thanks oddjob for the information and the welcome, appreciated. I am already browsing thru this whole forum which is more than interesting. I just haven't figured out how that intro sheet thing works

Thank you also to robster! Yes I was planning on going in this direction as soon as all the paperwork is thru. I just thought that I could do something in the meantime. I am currently waiting on my certificate of prof.status and the lady on the phone told me,that it can take up to 4 months(!!) til I receive this bit of paper. In the meantime I cannot do any medical job ... just thought the odd course now and then would keep me busy in the meantime and update me....

Cheers,
KM
 
Welcome to the forum, there are plenty of healthcare professionals here (and equally professional non HCPs) who will be able to help and advise you.

Above all, the best bit of advice I can give you is to stay away from alphabet soup courses such as PHTLS etc until you have researched the market and decided that the courses will benefit you.

Many job adverts ask for courses such as PHTLS and ACLS but some employers won't employ you without first being a paramedic or USA EMT.

A colleague for example is an ODP but runs into difficulties because they aren't a paramedic despite being professionally registered with the HPC and possessing the same skills. It is very political and any number of courses won't improve your employment prospects if you don't have the other elements an employer is looking for and more importantly the experience.

Another colleague who is an RGN with an extensive pre-hospital care background also struggles with politics in the pre-hospital environment due to the brainwashing that goes on in NHS ambulance services.

As an RGN you are in a far better position than me (a paramedic) for future employment as a remote medic as nurses have a more general education in elements other than emergency care and the HSE and employers prefer nurses to paramedics.

Good luck and if you keep your ears open and your finger on the button you will be able to get a lot of advice from here.
 
Welcome

If you are really interested in this area you need to get initially into A/E and get the best experience you can.


All advanced courses will just follow naturally as you will be doing it every day.

If you work in a major center you will see more acute medicine/trauma in one week that a first aider / medic sees in 5 years.

Everything major casualty in your area comes to you.


Forget the courses get the experience the rest will follow.

Remember alot of medics have to pay even to get A/E experience

Good look and again welcome

Remember a good A/E nurses should know something about everthing and everything and something.


NN
 
Hello there,

thank you very much for the warm welcome and your thoughts on the subject matter. It really does help me. I am curently in the process of gathering as much information as possible. I do not doubt that I will get there to be honest, it's just a matter of how and when. I realize that my profession has already given me an advantage. I will try and make the best out of it. Anyway no matter what follows, this is a really great profession and kudos to all the people here! Loads of hard workers with a sense of humour - just how I like it :-)

Have a nice week boys
KM
 
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