Best clinical rotation

[Anmay]

Hello aspiring SRNA and awesome CRNA s,

I am planning to apply for CRNA program next year, is there anyway to figure out regarding clinical rotation in the school, I want to apply to schools which are going to prepare me to do A lines, central lines, spinals, regional blocks, ASA 3 or 4 under a CRNA... I have heard there is lot of competition between MDs and SRNAs in managing or assigning cases...how would you know before applying which is best and the ranking of schools has nothing to do with clinical exposure ������......please share your thoughts......TIA.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Moved to SRNA forum

[BigPappaCRNA]

Go to a school that is not attached to a school of medicine and a large university hospital. In general, avoid the Northeast, and in general, look towards the west coast. Of course there will be some exceptions, but big name Universities are not out there to make their name or reputation on CRNA students.

[Shanimal]

...is there anyway to figure out regarding clinical rotation in the school, I want to apply to schools which are going to prepare me to do A lines, central lines, spinals, regional blocks, ASA 3 or 4 under a CRNA... I have heard there is lot of competition between MDs and SRNAs in managing or assigning cases...how would you know before applying which is best and the ranking of schools has nothing to do with clinical exposure...

Perhaps the best way to find out is to contact each school you're considering and ask.

[PresG33]

My advice is to go to a school that sends you to multiple different sites as opposed to having a primary” clinical site. There are no perfect sites: completely independent sites may have lower acuity patients, you may do liver transplants at another site but under a ACT model. Some clinical sites have CRNAs do all OB, but docs do all nerve blocks, and it may be the opposite somewhere else. By having a variety of sites you get exposure to different areas of anesthesia and different ways of doing things. My school sends us to 5 or so different sites and by the end you are comfortable walking into any OR with any machine and any surgeon and giving anesthesia.

[Anmay]

Thank you so much.