I am currently taking the EMT Original 139 accelerated course with this agency, and the academic…read morestructure is phenomenal, with online learning and interactive lectures. Marisol, Benny, and Ze are the best instructors while Patrick Meyers is not so good. Instructor Patrick Meyers who is new to B&H the last two days has not been able to get fully through the complete chapters on time. Patrick has shown a little disrespect towards me while showing his dislike of me by disregarding my comment when he asked what some kinds of airway obstructions and I listed Hyperoxia, and he never acknowledged my comment to confirm or deny if that was one but he did acknowledge everyone else's response. Later in the day, when discussing airway assistive devices, I asked if NPA's are required to be sterile, and Patrick chose to address two other students' questions first when I asked my question before everyone else. Regardless if he likes me or not Is moot because I really don't care enough about his petty behavior.
Some other issues I have are the lack of organization during class, there are 31 students in this class, and when answering or asking questions, students are over-talking one another because they are not raising their hand, and it's very distracting while showing a lack of regard for classroom etiquette. As per the course schedule for this class, we were supposed to have our first quiz on chapters one through 5 today, but because other students are not prepared and don't have the materials, the students who are prepared, like myself have to pay the price, and now we will have two quizzes on Monday instead of one which is not fair at all. B&H and its EMT course need some restructuring regarding testing procedures and communication adjustments.
I sent an e-mail on Tuesday August 12th a day after the first day of class and I had requested promises to be swapped out of this accelerated EMT program and into the non-accelerated program that starts in October after realizing that between work, attending college and attending this class Monday through Thursday from 9:00 to 5:00 I'm having a hard time finding study time and am struggling to retain and process some of the information as a result of that.
I have not received an email from B&H in almost 48 hours, and there is nothing in the contract that I signed regarding the payment of the program that says I can be switched to another program or cannot. It is often very hard to get a hold of anyone from this office, whether you're calling them or sending an email, and I am not the first person to say this. Despite these minor operations and testing issues, which are fixable, B&H is one of the best training locations to take your EMT Original Course in NYC!