Interested in CRNA International student

[sreddy16]

Hi,

I have got admitted to the University of Maryland, Clinical Nurse Leader program. This program is for students who have a bachelors in another discipline and want to enter the field of nursing. The program is of the duration of 16 months and upon completion I will be awarded a MSN in CNL and will have to take the NCLEX-RN exam and can work as a nurse. My aim is to become a CRNA. My academic background is, I went to Medical school in Russia and after doing Medicine from russia, I worked for a couple of years as a Senior House Officer in a hospital in India and then changed careers. I went to Uited Kingdom(London) and did a Masters in Computer Science and am since working in the Information Technology area for almost 5 years. Now I want to get back to the healthcare profession and am interested in becoming a CRNA. I wanted to know if I could get admission into a CRNA program with MSN in CNL. Most of the program I have gone through, say the admission criteria as RN , 1 year experience in Critical care nursing, GRE scores, degree in nursing or another health related field. I guess more priority is given to people from nursing background and with more experience in critical care nursing. What I want to find is if my MSN in CNL will be eligible for admission into a CRNA program. Just for your information, I have a green card. I will be very thankful if anyone could advise me on this issue.

I am posting the link of the course which I am admitted to at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. http://nursing.umaryland.edu/programs/ms/accel.htm.

Please give me your advice.

Regards,

Sreddy

[ok2bme]

Wow! You have a lot of education and international experience behind you! I don't have any advice, just encouragement. Go for it! Good luck!!

[sreddy16]

Thank you for the encouragement. I need it a lot.

[INFIDEL, CRNA]

Hi,

I have got admitted to the University of Maryland, Clinical Nurse Leader program. This program is for students who have a bachelors in another discipline and want to enter the field of nursing. The program is of the duration of 16 months and upon completion I will be awarded a MSN in CNL and will have to take the NCLEX-RN exam and can work as a nurse. My aim is to become a CRNA. My academic background is, I went to Medical school in Russia and after doing Medicine from russia, I worked for a couple of years as a Senior House Officer in a hospital in India and then changed careers. I went to Uited Kingdom(London) and did a Masters in Computer Science and am since working in the Information Technology area for almost 5 years. Now I want to get back to the healthcare profession and am interested in becoming a CRNA. I wanted to know if I could get admission into a CRNA program with MSN in CNL. Most of the program I have gone through, say the admission criteria as RN , 1 year experience in Critical care nursing, GRE scores, degree in nursing or another health related field. I guess more priority is given to people from nursing background and with more experience in critical care nursing. What I want to find is if my MSN in CNL will be eligible for admission into a CRNA program. Just for your information, I have a green card. I will be very thankful if anyone could advise me on this issue.

I am posting the link of the course which I am admitted to at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. http://nursing.umaryland.edu/programs/ms/accel.htm.

Please give me your advice.

Regards,

Sreddy

The MSN will mean nothing. The NCLEX is the important part. As long as you have the critical care experience and the hard sciences ( Which it appears you do.) You should have no problems.

One important question is; How are your English conversational skills? When I sat on admission boards, we had to turn down some sterling applicants... who were, like yourself, physicians from other countries, due to communication skills.

I do not think you have a thing to worry about. Relax..

[sreddy16]

Thank you very much for the information. I think my conversational skills are pretty good. Thanks a lot once again. That gives a lot of encouragement.