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Parts of the medical field are done in a similar manner. We call them nurses, PAs, and paramedics. And every single one of them has a training program already
by slumdev 7y ago
Parts of the medical field are done in a similar manner.
We call them nurses, PAs, and paramedics.
And every single one of them has a training program already more rigorous than most bootcamps.
- _JC_Denton 7y agoYou are right, and even doctors learn most of their practice on the job. It makes you wonder about the value of 4-year medical school relative to the high cost.
- gowld 7y agoEntry-level Emergency Medical Response training is 90 hrs. https://www.emergenthealth.org/ems-education/ems-licensure-courses/emergency-medical-responder-emr-course https://www.emergenthealth.org/ems-education/ems-licensure-c... This is equivalent to coding bootcamp.
- slumdev 7y agoAn EMT-Basic's scope of practice is so small, there isn't an analogy applicable to software. If a doctor is equivalent to a software engineer, than an EMT is equivalent to a business analyst who can only work on 3% of your projects and is only present a few hours per week. I have nothing against EMTs. I earned an EMT-Basic license a number of years back.
- jki275 7y agoNurses get BS degrees, PAs go to med school. EMTs don’t have a high bar to entry, but their scope of work is very limited.