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I'm interested in the sizes of the different schools' classes and also when different schools start their clinicals? I think this information may help some decide where to apply.

Wayne State - 15 students, clinicals start 1st semester.

Texas Wesleyan - 120 students (in the beginning)

1st full year all didactics, 2nd year (and 3 months) all clinicals

Phoenix

Bradley University/Decatur Memorial Hospital(IL)-15 Students

Program length - 33 months

First year all didactic as well. Last 2 years all anesthesia

Georgetown University

27 month program.

40 students (16 of those Navy) (there is talk of expandingthe number of civillians)

24 civilians start Clinicals in August after three semesters of didactics.

Clinicals last 15 months civillians

17 months for Navy (they do theirs in other states)

Villanova:

Not sure of class size, but it is less than 20. Clinicals begin in 1st semester. 27 months with a part-time option.

Medical College of Georgia:

Now admitting 16 students,

didactic first two semesters,

clinicals last five semesters.

Minneapolis School of Anesthesia. 27 month program, 30 students, clinicals start the third month after you start.

Gonzaga University, Spokne, WA.

7 students, 28 month long program, intergrated program. Clinicals start in 3rd month.

Albany Medical College

15 students,

26 months,

clinicals 6months after start (sept, 02, 2003)

Newman University

11 students this year

24 months, clinicals start 2nd semester

Can do all lines/blocks etc.,

Resident competition not a problem

UT-Houston: accepted 20 this year. 16 months of didactics, 16 months clinical rotations. Clinical does not start til completion of didactic portion.

Southwest Missouri School of Anesthesia

5 students Fall Semester, 5 students Spring Semester

30 month program - clinical begins after first semester

All clinicals are done at St. Johns Medical center - 866 bed level I trauma center.

No anesthesia or surgical residents.

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