Hamot/Gannon school of nurse anesthesia

I have several friends who have interviews there in august for the jan start, cheap cost of living, cheap tuition, nice to work with is what i've heard, right on the lake. rolling admissions.

have worked at hamot sicu for a long time. very political admissions. they tend to overuse the students in the heart (cabg) rooms and have had poor passing rates because of it. ob rotation usually in punxatawney, not erie. fairly low cost of living, but gannon's tuition is really high.

I know nothing about the school...but I do know the area...previous posters are right about the cost of living being low. Winters are harsh, summers are great and the lake is the best place to go and relax while you study!

Besides the weather that sucks (I lived three years there), what you should know is that Hamot as a whole focuses on Cardiothoracic cases - you should expect to be overqualified in this field, and with probably less exposure in other areas.

I live in Erie and I am attending Hamot's anesthesia program. I am in my first year and really like the program. Clinicals start your first semester, the classes are taught by CRNA's and the staff MDA's. It's a very clinical based program. I have not worked in the heart rooms yet, but I haven't heard anyone complain that they are overworked...(as someone commented on this earlier). I went to school to learn and the more experience, the better. The graduating seniors of this year averaged about 800-900 cases....I think. Erie is cold in the winter, but it's not that bad. The hospital/school overlooks Lake Erie, it's a nice area.

Oh yeah, tuition for the 28 months is around $23,000 (give or take a little), which is cheap compared to some other schools I have looked at in the past.

mbrian46....you DID conveniently forget to mention all the snow! LOL! and the wind off the lake! LOL!

CNM2B: Your avatar looks like me crossing State Street mid-February. The wind funnels up from the dock!

LOL...it's how I feel pretty much every day except my wind is my three kiddos under five years old! LOL!