I'm a 68W who is an NREMT-P, and I'm currently stationed in Vicenza, Italy. Any advice on recertifying my paramedic while overseas?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:21:54 -0400

Response by TSgt George Rodriguez made Aug 18 at 2021 3:45 PM

TSgt George Rodriguez — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:45:28 -0400

Write the National Registry and inform them of your situation. See if they can submit your recertification test to the base education office to allow you to take it, or to your educational department at the hospital. The other alternative is to send you TDY state side for you to take the test.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 18 at 2021 4:05 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:05:21 -0400

Contact the MTF and see if they are able to offer any recertification. They were doing it at Landstuhl when I was stationed there 2014-2017. Try to contact the training department, but if it’s being run by another section, ask OPS and they can figure it out.

Response by CW3 Kevin Storm made Aug 18 at 2021 4:07 PM

CW3 Kevin Storm — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:07:47 -0400

I am a former NREMT-P, if you work to keep your ACLS, PALS, Trauma courses and other things that meet National Registry Criteria (check their website and or reach out to them.

Response by CSM Michael Chavaree made Aug 19 at 2021 2:39 AM

CSM Michael Chavaree — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 02:39:08 -0400

If you do ACLS, BLS, PALS, and TCCC you should be able to add them to your education profile on the website and manage your certification by assigning the hourse from each to your recert. All those should satisfy.

Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 19 at 2021 11:21 AM

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:21:23 -0400

Ems-ce.com
CE Solutions offers multiple different options for recertification.

Response by SSG Dave Johnston made Aug 24 at 2021 10:49 AM

SSG Dave Johnston — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:49:45 -0400

You could be hosed until such time as you PCS stateside... When MEDCOM first instituted the EMT/EMT Certification in the early 1980's as the actual MOS for medics it did not take into account:
1. Overseas assignments and NREMT requirements for certification
2. MEDAC/MEDCOM homesteaders and medics being assigned to CBT Arm units on back to back PCS moves
3. MEDAC and CBT Arms Commanders not rotating their medical personnel for continuing education of both sides of the 91B/68W MOS.
4. CBT Arm Units training schedule and mission deployments

Don't know if US-A HRC/MEDCOM/MEDAC has fixed any of the early issues but... one can only hope..
On the plus side... review TM 8-230, that, and what ever knowledge our PA imparted, was our guidance from Vietnam era until the 1990's, the competency testing was by your PA and if you screwed up... yeah, reclass...

Yes, I'm whining, but when a medic does 3 back to back CBT Arms assignments and you watch MEDAC personnel reenlist PDA; and when they finally get assigned to a CBT Arms unit as an E-5/E-6 they have no concept of how to interact within the PLT or the unit and many times it's a very long learning curve...

Response by CPT Christian Weems made Sep 11 at 2021 11:38 AM

CPT Christian Weems — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:38:34 -0400

Should be able to recert with distance learning courses this cycle. Otherwise get with your local MTF and see if they have table 8s etc.