Advice needed for crna prep

[Anmay]

Hi everyone, I worked in SICU for 7 Years from 2000- 2006 in india and started in surgical floor in Dublin for another 7 years and now am in neuro ICU for about 6 months. My question is with my surgical experience outside US will be considered and presently Iam in neuro icu in Maryland , I have a good Gpa of 3.8 and planning to take pathophysiology, ccrn and GRE. I greatly appreciate inputs from you guys regarding me applying for crna program. Thanks a million.

[Anmay]

Appreciate all the inputs.

[offlabel]

Not on an admissions committee, but I can't see any reason your experience wouldn't be considered as valid for admission. If anything, practicing in India, then Europe, then the US it would be even more valuable. Were I you, I would not hesitate to go forward with what I had.

That said, the adcomm of whatever schools you apply to, of course, have the last word.

[CCRN_CSC_0710]

Just a SRNA here but you have far more experience than some applicants I've seen. A few of my classmates have less than 2 years as an RN (let alone ICU). The minimum is 1 year and you'd have that in the US when you finish the GRE, CCRN, and prerequisites. I feel like your extra international experience will help.

I'd suggest calling the schools you're interested in to confirm.

[Anmay]

Thank you so much, really appreciate it..

[Anmay]

Thank you so much.

[Anmay]

Thank you so much.

[rabraham11287]

Hey Anmay,

My case is similar. I trained in India and moved to London England.worked there for 6 years and now got a job in Trauma ICU PA. I am planning to apply for CRNA 2018 batch so prepping my GRE now and trying to get my GPA converted. Hopefully our international experience will count. how are you preparing and when do you intend to apply ?

[Anmay]

I send my transcript to WES and preparing for ccrn, stroke cert and GRE . It's super hard with little kids , but I say to myself, hey if you don't work hard now then when? I like studying and learn new skills . í ½í¸†