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Jacob's Road to Becoming a Paramedic
Prepare for a career in Paramedicine
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Jacob Faoul
Paramedicine's always something I wanted to do. Helping people is, I think, second nature to me.
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Choosing VU Polytechnic
Jacob Faoul
So I chose Victoria University Polytechnic because at the time in 2018 when I studied, it was the only provider of the Diploma of Paramedical Science. They had large simulation spaces. It was a really pratical course, and I think it was just a no brainer for me.
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Real-world learning experience
Jacob Faoul
Some of the things I really enjoyed about being a student with Victoria Polytechnic would have to be the practical classes and how easy it was to get along with the teachers. Them sharing knowledge with us was like having a conversation. It wasn't that uni stule of learning, it was very practical.
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Our state-of-the-art facilities include:
- clinical practice rooms
- self-directed learning laboratories
- life-like mannquin technology
- simulation suites.
Dual sector pathways
Jacob Faoul
VU opened up the pathway of jumping straight into my second year of the Bachelor of Paramedical Science, which isn't available anywhere else in the state. So finishing my diploma and attaining that allowed me to jump straight into the bachelor, but also having the qualification allowed me to work on road. So I finally left hospitality and working in non-emergency patient transport whilst completing my bachelor, it was very flexible.
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Pathway to becoming a paramedic
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Student support services
Jacob Faoul
So Victoria University and Victoria University Polytechnic have a range if support services that's located in VUHQ, anything from counselling service to 24 hour phone support. And they also help with monetary things such as when you buy books or equipment.
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Sessional teaching opportunities
Jacob Faoul
So I'm a clinical educator with the National Patient Transport as well as working at VU Polytechnic as a sessional teacher. So my role at VU revolves that largely around teaching and parting knowledge with the students. So they'll come in and what they learn in theory or what they learn online, they'll come and put into practise here, and so that's largely my role. So I try and keep it fun and interactive, which is what VU's all about.
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Kick start your career
Jacob Faoul
With the qualification of the Diploma of Paramedical Science, it's allowed me to work on road and gain years of experiences seeing different patients with different medical conditions, but also VU allowed me to jump into my bachelor and hopefully becoming a qualified paramedic on road with Ambulance Victoria.
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Job opportunities include:
- paramedic
- air ambulance paramedic
- ambulance community officer
- clinical instructor
- MICA paramedic.
Jacob Faoul
However, keeping my foot in this clinical space and this education space that we're in at the moment, and continue providing my knowledge to the students that come therafter.
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