My time working with RC Health was the absolute worst educational experience of my life.
I completed RC Health's EMT Program during the pandemic, which meant the majority of class time took place over Zoom. The instructors did not teach, but instead read directly from the PowerPoints or textbook. The few in person skill labs were the only opportunity to learn how to conduct patient assessments, how to use a blood pressure cuff, listen for a pulse, etc. This type of environment leads students to memorize information rather than understanding the material.
There were many mistakes made by instructors during the duration of the course. Instead of taking responsibility for mistakes, the instructors would often pass blame and at times pass it off to their students. For example, the students did not have a direct phone number to call instructors after class time. The only way to contact an instructor after class was via email. It would take days to receive a response back. When provided that feedback, the instructor (Tim) stated there was not enough time to read emails for over 300 students unless the email subject was labeled "URGENT."
Since completion of this course is required to be able to apply for many fire departments, I made sure I turned everything in on time and completed to avoid delaying course completion and missing a potential career opportunity. Since the majority of interactions occurred online, we often had to send our instructors paperwork via email. At one point, I was informed I could not proceed with course completion because I failed to turn in paperwork. I promptly responded back to inform the instructor (Lynn) I had in fact turned in all the required documents. I had to wait anxiously for days to find out if I could continue on because they did not respond to emails timely. When I finally received an answer, the instruct advised me that I was disrespectful for stating their information was incorrect.
After the poor leadership displayed in the above interactions (along with other examples that I have not provided), I decided to file a formal complaint with the educational and course directors. They were both contacted twice and I never received a response back from either.
I moved on from the issues since we had completed our class final on August 11th and the end was in site. Virtual oral boards and virtual clinicals were the last items to complete to finish the course. I chose RC Health's EMT Program because it was expected to be completed more quickly than the courses offered at other colleges. After my final exam, it took three weeks for RC Health to set up virtual oral boards and virtual clinicals. My original instructors (Lynn and Tim) did not set them up, but instead a different RC Health employee. She instructed that I complete the paperwork required for the oral boards and clinicals and submit them. They were submitted on August 27th. A week later, I had not received confirmation that I was eligible to register for the National Exam, so I sent an email for a status update. At that point, Lynn advised that the instructor who conducted my oral boards and clinicals did not conduct them correctly and it was my fault for not following up sooner. Obviously, I was upset by this information. I had completed my oral boards and clinicals as I was directed by the instructor. That instructor quit a day or two after my oral boards and clinicals. RC Health and Lynn accepted ZERO responsibility for the actions of their instructor.
At this point, I've been delayed from completing the course multiple weeks. I find a number for RC Health and finally find the Operations Manager, Jason, who is willing to listen. Unfortunately, he has to give me the news that they cannot accept virtual clinicals now and I would have to wait longer to do live clinicals since not all ambulances were accepting student clinicals. I was delayed 6 weeks because an instructor at RC Health did not perform their job correctly. At no point did anyone offer an apology.
Finally, after completing my clinicals I turned my paperwork into Lynn with a request to be processed ASAP so I could move on with my life. Her response was that I was owed nothing from her and it will get done when she felt it necessary.
Long story short, this is possibly the worst organization and education I have ever had to experience. I suggest that you find your EMT classes from some other source. read more