Comments on: Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun http://studentdoctoruk.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/doesnt-time-fly-when-youre-having-fun/ the journey to graduation Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:38:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: studentdoctoruk http://studentdoctoruk.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/doesnt-time-fly-when-youre-having-fun/#comment-133 studentdoctoruk Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:12:01 +0000 http://studentdoctoruk.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-133 I don't think pre-hospital medicine will ever be part of the medical cirriculum, especially with paramedic training going down the university route now. We barely get any first aid training as an undergraduate - in fact in the first 4 years all we get is 2 hours on basic life support. Scary isn't it. I do agree though that a knowledge of pre-hospital medicine is invaluable though and I'm glad I did my placement with the ambulance service - I'm hoping to do more too this year with paramedic practitioners. The dissertation limit is suppose to just be a guide but realistically we are expected to do almost that much. Suppose I should get on with sorting out exactly what it is I'm doing! Current plan is service evaluation of a paramedic practitioner scheme. I don’t think pre-hospital medicine will ever be part of the medical cirriculum, especially with paramedic training going down the university route now. We barely get any first aid training as an undergraduate - in fact in the first 4 years all we get is 2 hours on basic life support. Scary isn’t it.

I do agree though that a knowledge of pre-hospital medicine is invaluable though and I’m glad I did my placement with the ambulance service - I’m hoping to do more too this year with paramedic practitioners.

The dissertation limit is suppose to just be a guide but realistically we are expected to do almost that much. Suppose I should get on with sorting out exactly what it is I’m doing! Current plan is service evaluation of a paramedic practitioner scheme.

]]> By: Kingmagic http://studentdoctoruk.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/doesnt-time-fly-when-youre-having-fun/#comment-132 Kingmagic Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:07:59 +0000 http://studentdoctoruk.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-132 Glad the pre-hospital training has been useful. I think that all med students should under go our Paramedic course as part of their medical training. It may add a few months onto the degree but it will save a lot of heartache and embarrassment later on in a doctors career. 30,000 words!!! I,ve just sent in one of my essays which I struggled with, and its only 1500 words! I,d have thought shorter dissertations would have meant quality work rather than a 30,000 tome. Quality instead of quantity and all that stuff! 150 references!!! Best of luck....Kingmagic. Glad the pre-hospital training has been useful.

I think that all med students should under go our Paramedic course as part of their medical training. It may add a few months onto the degree but it will save a lot of heartache and embarrassment later on in a doctors career.

30,000 words!!! I,ve just sent in one of my essays which I struggled with, and its only 1500 words! I,d have thought shorter dissertations would have meant quality work rather than a 30,000 tome. Quality instead of quantity and all that stuff!

150 references!!!

Best of luck….Kingmagic.

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