Welcome to EMS-Tutoring!!
I am a Nationally Registered Paramedic. I am also a Paramedic and Paramedic Instructor licensed in the State of Georgia.
My full-time job is a Lead Paramedic Instructor of a class of 22 students. I have been in EMS education for nearly a decade. I have taught EMT, AEMT and Paramedic classes.
Early in my EMS career, I also found that I had a knack for tutoring folks. It is one thing to learn information and take a test on it. It is another to be able to teach the information and have others pass a test.
My style of teaching contains a lot of dry humor. I truly try to make this information fun to learn. Humor is a great way for people to remember concepts. My goal is to keep your attention, and provide you with the best one-on-one tutoring experience you can get. Learning EMS information is not a one-size fits all situation. Different people have different learning styles, and have a different base of information. Sometimes we know information that is wrong! Now, that sucks!
Or, we think we know something, but in reality we only think we know it. A great example of that is START Triage. Most people I ask just roll their eyes and say, “I got that, next subject.” However, when I ask them detailed questions about it, they don’t know it.
My job is to find out the areas of EMS Education where you are weak, then reinforce those areas. By the way, finding those areas is not meant to be painful or embarrassing. Rather, this is meant to highlight areas that need further work. If we can identify problems, we can fix them. Then your next attempt has a much greater chance of success.
In our first hour meeting on Zoom, I will want to know how many times you have taken the National Registry Exam, and what the results were. I will go over the results with you and it may help us to come up with a plan of action. (I will also go over why the results may not be helpful!)
For EMS-Tutoring, I want to work with individuals who have had at least one unsuccessful attempt at the National Registry Exam. First, I want you to follow any and all instructions from your EMS Instructor on preparing for the exam. Why waste money on a tutor if you are going to pass on the first attempt?
The other reason I want at least one unsuccessful attempt is to ensure that you have completed an EMS program or are otherwise eligible to take the National Registry Written Exam. I am not trying to provide Initial EMS Education here. I am taking the information you have already been taught in an appropriate EMS Class and reinforcing it.
To be clear, there are many concepts that we may go over that you may not have in your brain. If you were taught something, but just don’t get it, that’s okay. Sometimes it takes another perspective to make it click. But, being eligible for the exam is the best way for me to know that you are truly at that stage of the process.
I am not employed by, nor am I a contractor, for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. I am a Nationally Registered Paramedic. If National Registry requires you to have a refresher course after a third unsuccessful exam attempt, I will contact NREMT once you have completed the required hours. However, I receive no compensation from them.
Fee Structure
At this time, this is the anticipated fee structure. Initiation of this fee structure will take place soon. I am working through some issues prior to launching this.
Pricing is the same regardless of level (EMT, AEMT or Paramedic). The pricing listed is depends upon how many attempts you have made for the exam. That price will then be frozen until you pass the exam.
First attempt at NR Written Exam Unsuccessful: $200
Second attempt at NR Written Exam Unsuccessful: $250
Three or more attempts at NR Written Exam Unsuccessful: $300
I ask for a starting payment of $50 for First and Second attempt students and $100 for Third or greater number of attempts students.
The remainder of the fee is due after you pass the National Registry Written Exam. If you are unsuccessful on your sixth and final attempt, the remainder is no longer due.
Seriously, Clark?
Yes. You have a stake in being successful. I have a stake in you being successful. And, if I am able to help you be successful on your very next attempt at the NR Written Exam, then I get my payment sooner. If I have to go through several attempts (including any refresher course that NR requires after the third attempt), I’m with you every step of the way.
I do have one more issue. I have a 120 day clock that starts after you pay the starting payment. I am convinced that too many students do not follow through and take the exam in a timely manner. Being scared and procrastinating is probably the real reason for it. So, I want an incentive for you to take the exam in a reasonable time frame. So, if you have paid the starting payment, taken a couple of Zoom sessions, and never take the NR Written Exam again, I will ask for the remainder of the fee in 120 days.
Review Workbook
I do have a Review Workbook that is available through this website. The cost is approximately $15. It is not a requirement; however, I find that it is the best way to work through the Zoom sessions and the best way to study. This cost is in addition to the course fee. The Workbook is called “Paramedic Review Workbook”. It is a print on demand item from www.Lulu.com. They take care of the fee and provide the shipping.
The Workbook is something that I give to all of my in-class students before they take the NR Written Exam. It highlights many topics, words, phrases and concepts that we have to know in order to be successful on this exam.
Studying for the exam on your own can be an onerous task. The textbook in your class may have been more than two thousand pages long. The worst piece of advice I ever got was “Just know everything in the textbook and you will do well.” While that is true, it is also pretty unrealistic. The Workbook is designed to hit the key concepts and allows you to focus on what is truly important.
If you purchase the Workbook, we will use that as a guide through your tutoring. If you do not purchase the Workbook, I will still use it as the guide. However, you may not know exactly what we will be covering in a Zoom meeting except for a broad category (like Cardiology).