Mathis EMS Workers Training to Become Paramedics
Several Mathis EMS station workers attend a state-sponsored paramedic school covering books, tuition, and the initial national registry exam fee. "I truly didn't have the funds for these expenses, but the program covered it all," said EMT Amanda Vickers. Vickers is training to become a paramedic under the Texas EMS Recruitment and Retention Funding Program. After completing a nine-month course, she and her peers will finish by the end of...