[schway]

I'd have to agree with you about MUSC, I don't think they are attracting as strong of an applicant pool. They have a new director who has had some obstacles to overcome, but I think in a few years(w/o any major setbacks) the program will be solid....

[Nitecap]

NOt sure but i think that article is pretty old have def. read it a few times. AS far as supply and demand evening out. Im sure eventually it will as all professions do but here are a few things to ponder.

-21% of CRNA's are ages 50-54
-15% are 55-59
this means that in the next 15-20 years we loose 36% of the CRNA work force. New Programs have opened up and established programs have increased their numbers to combat this.

as well the US has a growth rate of approx. 1% per year. (12% new peeps, 11% die) That means that in 25 years we will have about 80 million more peeps. The US population is expected to grow by even more. SO where there is peopel there are pts, and where there are pts there are jobs. Yeah when the baby boomers die off all markets will be effected but this country is not by far shrinking

[subee]

Originally Posted by ma kettle

I surprised that if there are demands for CRNAs that more hospitals don't open more schools. There is money to be made on their part for each paying student. Also, you would think that the hospital then would be able to romance a perspective graduating students of their choice.
I kinda agree with the comment above. When I graduated from school. They were hiring anyone with white shoes. Then about three years later, they were actually laying off and offering early retirements. Now again they claim they are short. But I feel like everything else there are pendulums. They swing. So I am hopeful that I will get into school and graduate in the time frame that allows for a good choice of jobs and pays. But I cannot help be a little sceptical.. Anyone else?
PS. For all those heading off to school this fall and this summer, the anticipation must be exciting, like waiting for Santa Claus...lol
Cheers all
Sandy

And where will the teachers come from?

[Ekklesia]

Originally Posted by meandragonbrett

Nurse anesthetists in short supply

It's not that there isn't interest in joining the field. The 85 nurse anesthetist graduate programs around the country report having to turn away students because they are full.

Umm, how can there be a shortage if...

"On average, there's about 23 qualified applicants for every open position," says Betty Horton with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

[Nitecap]

Originally Posted by Gaylord Focker

Umm, how can there be a shortage if...

1- Limited spots
2-Limited instructors
3-Limited clinical sites
4-Soon will have more CRNA's retiring than graduating
5-MOre facilties, out pt surgery centers popping up all over the place
6-More people living longer and enduring more medical problems
7-New and different inovative procedures created everyday
8-Exanded role during non operative procedures = MAC cases for radiology, cardiology, GI, GU.

[Ekklesia]

Originally Posted by Nitecap

1- Limited spots
2-Limited instructors
3-Limited clinical sites
4-Soon will have more CRNA's retiring than graduating
5-MOre facilties, out pt surgery centers popping up all over the place
6-More people living longer and enduring more medical problems
7-New and different inovative procedures created everyday
8-Exanded role during non operative procedures = MAC cases for radiology, cardiology, GI, GU.

I understand that.

I am questioning what the article says:

"'On average, there's about 23 qualified applicants for every open position,'" says Betty Horton with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists."

[soliant12]

Originally Posted by Gaylord Focker

I understand that.

I am questioning what the article says:

"'On average, there's about 23 qualified applicants for every open position,'" says Betty Horton with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists."

dude there are 23 qualified applicants for open position IN CRNA SCHOOL not for jobs.

[Ekklesia]

LOL, I get it now.

[tieggrayson]

In tulsa where I am from a nurse anesthetist on average will make $200,000 with a 50,000 sign on

[platon20]

The article said that there are 23 applicants for every open seat.

I'm calling BS on that. If that were true, every single CRNA would have a 4.0 GPA and 95th percentile GRE scores.

23:1 is by far more competitive than any undergrad, medical, or PHD program on the face of the earth.

If it were really that high, then noway does anybody get accepted with less than a 3.8 GPA