SRNA Discrimination

sonessrna · Apr 1, 2005

I've heard that in some hospitals that have Anes residents and SRNAs, the residents are given preference in cases/procedures, etc. Is this common? I've always felt that if the choice was between a resident and a CRNA/NP, that there should be a little preference (although not total) towards the resident because they are there to learn, whereas an APN is "finished" with their education (I don't believe that you're ever DONE, which is why I say that they should still get some of the interesting procedures and cases), but when it comes to students (SRNAs), why should they be different than residents?
What schools are out there where this doesn't happen/doesn't happen often?

I can tell you it definitely happens at many anesthesia schools, mine included.

BigDave · Apr 1, 2005

that is one of the good things about the uncc program...attached to large hospital with no residents. the hospital is the only level one trauma center in charlotte and has something like 30 ors, plus surgicenter ors, plus cardiothoracic ors.

the program is also relatively inexpensive--around $30k

(first year out-of-state, last 15 months in-state)

the down side is having to go on the road for regional experience and weak central line experience...hey, you can't have everything!!

http://www.health.uncc.edu/academic_programs.cfm?pname=msn-na [/url]

http://www.carolinas.org/education/nurseanesthesia/

sonessrna · Apr 1, 2005

that is one of the good things about the uncc program...attached to large hospital with no residents. the hospital is the only level one trauma center in charlotte and has something like 30 ors, plus surgicenter ors, plus cardiothoracic ors.
the program is also relatively inexpensive--around $30k
(first year out-of-state, last 15 months in-state)
the down side is having to go on the road for regional experience and weak central line experience...hey, you can't have everything!!
http://www.health.uncc.edu/academic_programs.cfm?pname=msn-na
http://www.carolinas.org/education/nurseanesthesia/

ask that question at any school you attend. no one will volunteer that information in an interview process. i wish i would have known. while i am overall very happy with my school, this is a topic that just gets under my skin. anyway. good luck.

BigDave · Apr 1, 2005

Thanks,

Good luck to you as well!

A workmate of mine interviewed at Mayo a couple of years ago and kinda got in their face during the interview about the lack of central line experience. Needless to say, he did not get in. (He is almost done in a program here in Texas though). I'm told that central line time is something that you can get by OJT if that is a big thing where you end up after graduating.

Funny, I was listening to an anesthesiology audiodigest cd in the car this morning. The lecturer stated that she did not get much regional experience in her MDA program...said something about only getting one femoral block and one brachial plexus block in her whole program.

air · Apr 1, 2005

I've heard that in some hospitals that have Anes residents and SRNAs, the residents are given preference in cases/procedures, etc. Is this common? I've always felt that if the choice was between a resident and a CRNA/NP, that there should be a little preference (although not total) towards the resident because they are there to learn, whereas an APN is "finished" with their education (I don't believe that you're ever DONE, which is why I say that they should still get some of the interesting procedures and cases), but when it comes to students (SRNAs), why should they be different than residents?
What schools are out there where this doesn't happen/doesn't happen often?

Yes that whole issue also disturbed me some.

I can assure you, my program does not cater to residents.

We HAD a program director who saw to it that our clinical sites have no competition.

University of scranton, PA.

It was one of the key points i deliberated upon before accepting admission here. I am spending too much money to obtain this education. I am not sure how i would be comfortable with the idea of being displaced from complex exotic cases/procedures.

zrmorgan · Apr 4, 2005

down here at Barry in Orlando. No residents. No doubling up on cases. Excellent regional experience (mostly epid/sab). More than double amt of AANA required cases and hours.

http://www.barry.edu/snhs/MSprograms/anesthesiology/default.htm