TYLER, Texas — UT Tyler School of Medicine students in partnership with UT Health East Texas are riding along with certified EMTs and paramedics in ambulances to earn their certification.
This credential is optional for all School of Medicine students as part of their first-year curriculum. This is to give students true hands-on experience along with serving the East Texas community early on in their medical journey.
Keri Dean, UT Tyler School of Medicine student, said it's helpful to learn about different perspectives as the students gain knowledge about being an EMT.
"If I would have skipped this stage of learning and in the future, when I was a physician, I wouldn't have this point of view of the paramedics and EMTs," Dean said. "I think it's really important to know everyone's role and learn how To better work with others in situations such as this.”
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