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Started Dec 10, 2010
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Mike Rubin replied to Dalela Manning's discussion Advance in paramedicine ..."If you begin working as a medic for Agency A at $40K, add all the CE that's offered, get raises of 3% a year (very generous) and stay with Agency A with the same certification in the same position, it would take about 10 years…"
Mike Rubin replied to Dalela Manning's discussion Advance in paramedicine ..."Yes, there are courses you can take to widen your scope as a medic, although they don't necessarily improve your earning potential. What is it about paramedicine that makes you think you want to do that? Have you considered other careers…"
Mike Rubin replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Did I Really Hear Him Say That???? EMS personnel as disposable employees???"Interesting. I think some of that perceived disposability of EMS workers has to do with the way we view seniority in our own industry. How do we react -- I mean inside, for real -- when we meet an EMT or a medic who has been on the streets for more…"
Mike Rubin replied to Nicole Reino's discussion Partner Pranks"Who, me? Nothing, ever...especially anything to do with unscheduled visitors who might, possibly, have been misrepresented -- accidentally, of course -- as federal inspectors."
Mike Rubin replied to Ahmed Abdullah AL Harbi's discussion How to keep our EMTs and paramedics motivated?"The best motivation I've experienced is wanting to work for particular people within particular companies. Those companies excelled by doing a lot of little things well. Management excelled by demonstrating -- not just verbalizing --…"
Mike Rubin replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Ethical Issues in EMS - the non-clinical side???"The primary goal, I think, is to treat patients the way we would want our families treated. The challenge is to itemize the steps needed to accomplish that, then determine how we can best implement those steps safely and…"
Mike Rubin replied to Jamie Syrett's discussion The Curse of the Medical Doctor - Is substandard care better than no care?"I don't think substandard care should ever be an option. I agree that a sense of entitlement can be a contributing factor to substandard care. I think EMS agencies, in general, need to do a better job of measuring quality of care, so that…"
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- Paramedic/EMT-I/EMT-D
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- Industrial
- Primary Department/Agency Name
- Gaylord Opryland
- Years in EMS/Public Safety
- 19
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Suffolk County, NY
- My Training:
- BS in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University, 1974
Paramedic certification, Stony Brook University, 1995
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- Married
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 11:09pm on July 7, 2010,
Jad Walther said… - Mike,
I am a subscriber to EMS Magazine (as well as JEMS) and enjoy reading many of your articles. I was wondering if you could take a look at a post I wrote in the ambulance vehicle category about ambulance vehicle grants? I am looking for some help on how to obtain grants and funding for the purchase of a new ambulance. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Jad T. Walther NREMT-P
- At 8:27pm on May 30, 2010,
Heather Tucker said… - Ah, if it was the art of sarcasm 'asysin' was aiming for, then someone appeared to be off the mark or needs more skill in the practice. I took it as rude, but if 'asysin' believes it was otherwise, than I will truly be more than happy to apologize. Taken, it is hard to "read" the feelings behind something typed on the internet :)
Heather
- At 10:34pm on August 19, 2009,
Katherine Fuchs said… - Yes, 93-96.
- At 11:19pm on August 11, 2009,
Trek Medics Intl said… - Hi Mr. Rubin,
My name's Jason Friesen and I'm writing an article for JEMS in which I think one of your past articles "By the numbers" could prove a valuable resource. Problem is: I can't find it anywhere online. I was wondering if perhaps you might have a .pdf version of it you'd be willing to share. If not, perhaps you may have some other ideas.
I appreciate your time (and your article "Provocative Protocols" which has become an invaluable teaching tool for my paramedic students.")
Best Regards,
Jason Friesen
trekmedics@gmail.com
www.trekmedics.org
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