Does being an EMT help you skip a class or two when becoming a trauma Doctor?

Look up books written by Norman McSwain MD (Trauma Surgeon) He wrote basic EMT and pre hospital books. He was also a certified paramedic at the same time he was a trauma surgeon. My basic EMT teachers were trauma surgeons. I know a trauma surgeon who was a paramedic prior to his residency. What I have witnessed in my paramedic career, is that a great deal of trauma patients make it to the operating table, based on the basic care given prior to their surgery. So keep your basic skills sharp even in paramedic school. If you want to be a trauma surgeon, start studying trauma surgery books before you even go to medical school. Being a paramedic can do nothing but help you get into that residency.