<p>Last summer, I did an EMT course. I had a special situation that prevented me from taking the NREMT exam. During the course, I called the director of the state to have special permission to take the certification exam, which he granted. About a week and a half after completion, I saw that many people enrolled in my course had successfully passed their certification exam. So, in curiosity of why I still had not been cleared to take the exam, I emailed my coordinator. Her response was: </p>
<p>“When I did approvals you were not listed as having applied.”</p>
<p>I responded and explained to her that I had to take a specific assessment. I explained that the documentation had to be sent to the state for approval. 3 days later–no response. 4 days later–no response. </p>
<p>So, I decided to call the director again and make sure that I was correct with my statement. He advised me to give him my coordinator’s number so he could contact her to fax him the documentation. He seemed very irritated that she didn’t already do this. The next morning my application was approved to test. </p>
<p>Today, I received an email from my coordinator. It was about a page long and to me it seemed threatening. Simply, she stated that by me angering people with power, I can make it harder for myself when I’m looking for jobs. In addition, she stated that I should follow the proper chain of command. Next, she critiqued my previous email, saying it was inappropriate to send to a professor. I was slightly confused, because the email she critiqued was sent over two months ago–at what time she took no offense. </p>
<p>Anyways, I’m pre-med and I don’t know what she meant when she said she could “make it harder for me in the future”. I really have no idea how I should respond to her email, or if I should even respond at all. The thing is, I meant no harm when I called the director. I didn’t have the slightest clue that he would be irritated by her. I just called him to verify I was correct in the certification process. What should I do?</p>
How soon they forget you once they are big shot medical students. <sniff></sniff></p>
It’s far from forgetting, I’m far from a big shot (just a lowly M1 after all), and my typo’s definitely because of a lack of sleep! My apologies!</p>