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Inside EMS Podcast: What to consider when choosing your first EMT job

There are pros and cons to working in a big and small organization; which do you prefer?

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In this Inside EMS Podcast episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson answer an email from a soon-to-be EMT asking for advice on how to pick the right organization for his first job. Chris and Kelly break down the concerns of a bigger system, where it can seem that patient care and treating employees equally is not always a priority. They also look at a slower system, where you may not gain as much experience.

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