Medical Assistant - Reserve
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MedTech said:
They weren't licenced before, according to MediPea, her group was the first to become fully licenced PCPs
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Just a small correction folks, our course will not be the first to be licensed PCP's. We are just the first Anglo 6-month PCP course out here in Chilliwack. (used to be just over 3 months) I'm not sure when they started licensing the PCP's, but I know it was at least a few courses ago.
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I was told today that in 3-4 months Med-Techs with a PCP diploma would be getting specialist pay! Any talk about this one?
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MediPea said:
IIRC, the first attempt at licensing was in early spring last year - a friend of mine was on that course while I was stil on Phase 1.
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Civvymedic said:
I think you (or the recruiter) may be thinking of the current recruiting allowance for semi-skilled medtechs.
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I wasnt aware of a recruiting allowance, actually I was told that there wasnt one. My PLAR came back with some nice write off's towards Med-Tech. PCP, Prov cert. etc but no rank or wage incentive. Med-Tech is definately the route I want to pursue but Im looking at a 60k pay cut to go to Privates pay so Im now looking at the Reserves. It was during this conversation after turning down both Sar-Tech and Med-Tech that the Spec pay for Med-Techs with a PCP diploma came up.
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As it stands:
1) Those current med techs that don't hold a PCP license will revert back to Med Assistants. Those med techs in reserve units that hold a PCP license (and have been certified by the area surgeon) will remain med techs. Reserve units are now allowed to recruit personnel for both trades. (Recruting freeze on Med A type pers ended last fall, and full time recruiters rehired)
2) Indeed there has been movement on the spec pay file for med techs. It has not yet been approved but has met with approval within the HS CoC. Of course these things must be approved much higher than the HS to be made gospel. In the end though it is another step in the right direction.
1) Those current med techs that don't hold a PCP license will revert back to Med Assistants. Those med techs in reserve units that hold a PCP license (and have been certified by the area surgeon) will remain med techs. Reserve units are now allowed to recruit personnel for both trades. (Recruting freeze on Med A type pers ended last fall, and full time recruiters rehired)
2) Indeed there has been movement on the spec pay file for med techs. It has not yet been approved but has met with approval within the HS CoC. Of course these things must be approved much higher than the HS to be made gospel. In the end though it is another step in the right direction.
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Civvymedic said:
You may want to have look at this CANFORGEN "CANFORGEN 146/08 CMP 059/08 061550Z AUG 08" (The text of which I already posted in another thread).
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HCA said:
So how will the MedA pers be employed then? How will their duties and roles be changed? How will their scopes of practices be limited?
Will the PRes MedAs be allowed to become MedTechs once their PCP has gone through the long chain?
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So how will the MedA pers be employed then? How will their duties and roles be changed? How will their scopes of practices be limited? These details are still being worked out but as of right now some of the roles envisioned are: Bison Ambulance Drivers and backfill in clinics for deployed reg force members. There scope of practice will be as per the training they receive which is the same minus PCP.
Will the PRes MedAs be allowed to become MedTechs once their PCP has gone through the long chain. Yes they will and the "long chain" is not very long at all any more. We regularly send the paperwork off to be reviewed and it does not take that long.
Will the PRes MedAs be allowed to become MedTechs once their PCP has gone through the long chain. Yes they will and the "long chain" is not very long at all any more. We regularly send the paperwork off to be reviewed and it does not take that long.
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Be interesting to see how all this works out as I'm in the same naval reserve unit as the first post by wamoine. I 'retired' as a sgt after +24 reg service (infantry, then LOTPed to med a) in Aug 06 to follow niner-domestic here on her last posting for her 20 regs. I'm class A at the unit doing the the med adm, conducting medical exams for the unit and recruiting. I did the 'old' 6A (six months v/s a few weeks).
Not that it matters ( to me anyway), but be interesting to see if I'm a med a or med tech.
Not that it matters ( to me anyway), but be interesting to see if I'm a med a or med tech.
Hello. I've been thinking about a medical technician for more than a year now, and I even thought of postponing my involvement with the army until later. A medical technician needs to be done high school, and I am only turning 16.
I would just like to ask, as a Infanteer, what jobs can I pursue? Am I able to become a Combat Medic, a Support Gunner, or something like that? Can anyone tell me?
Thanks in advance.
I would just like to ask, as a Infanteer, what jobs can I pursue? Am I able to become a Combat Medic, a Support Gunner, or something like that? Can anyone tell me?
Thanks in advance.
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A an infanteer, you will do BMQ & SQ (or whatever we're calling it these days). You will recieve some First Aid training during the BMQ.
Then you will do BIQ (Basic Infantry Qualification). Everyone in the infantry, in theory, should be able to fire every infantry weapon, including the C9 and C6.
As for medical training, some of the infantry take the TCCC course. I don't know all that much about it.
Then you will do BIQ (Basic Infantry Qualification). Everyone in the infantry, in theory, should be able to fire every infantry weapon, including the C9 and C6.
As for medical training, some of the infantry take the TCCC course. I don't know all that much about it.
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In the Reserve it shouldn't be impossible to change trade to Med Tech (or anything else) as you progress in education. I've seen it happen a fair bit, though mostly people going from other trades to infantry because they move to our area and there's no other trades really.
As an infanteer, the closest you can become to a medic is TCCC qualified, which at least at the current time is not something a reservist is likely to get, it tends to be just those going overseas that are able to take the course.
Your basic job will be as a rifleman, but you will be qualified on all infantry weapons, and could be assigned to be a C9 gunner, a C6 gunner, to other positions in the weapons det like the 84 or mortar, etc.
As an infanteer, the closest you can become to a medic is TCCC qualified, which at least at the current time is not something a reservist is likely to get, it tends to be just those going overseas that are able to take the course.
Your basic job will be as a rifleman, but you will be qualified on all infantry weapons, and could be assigned to be a C9 gunner, a C6 gunner, to other positions in the weapons det like the 84 or mortar, etc.
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Just to be clear, joining the army doesn't make you an Infanteer. The army revolves around the Infanteer, but you don't have to be an Infanteer to be in the Army. Med Tech is a separate job. If you want to do medical stuff, join as a Medic. There are many posts in here about medics: http://forums.army.ca/forums/index.php/board,45.0.htmlon that. If you want to create work for medics, join the infantry.
