Bryan College of Health CRNA Program 2020

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Starting this thread for people that are applying and for general information. Last year they had a record number of applicants.

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On 9/11/2019 at 6:31 AM, CowboyMedic said:

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The Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice started in May of 2014 and graduated the first class in May of 2017. The May 2020 class that we are applying for will be 6th class admitted to the DNAP program.

I put Friday but will be in town tomorrow through next Sunday.

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I got my email from Stacey about the interviews. I will be interviewing in the Saturday morning session between 0745 and 1130. Introduction and orientation will begin at 0745 and they want you there 15 min early to check in.

I wonder if means everyone for that session will arrive then have to wait for their allotted time to interview?

Where will everyone be selecting as their home hospital, Lincoln or Omaha?

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It also looks like they will accept up to 23 this year per the home hospital placement document.

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3 hours ago, CowboyMedic said:

I got my email from Stacey about the interviews. I will be interviewing in the Saturday morning session between 0745 and 1130. Introduction and orientation will begin at 0745 and they want you there 15 min early to check in.

I wonder if means everyone for that session will arrive then have to wait for their allotted time to interview?

Where will everyone be selecting as their home hospital, Lincoln or Omaha?

I scheduled mine for Friday it lists 11:45 to 3:15, I am unsure of which hospital to make my “home hospital,” anyone know anything about either hospital ? It looks like omaha may be larger ?

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1 minute ago, Nemo21 said:

I scheduled mine for Friday it lists 11:45 to 3:15, I am unsure of which hospital to make my “home hospital,” anyone know anything about either hospital ? It looks like omaha may be larger ?

You'll be one of the first to interview. Omaha is the larger city. I have family that is in Bellevue which is a suburb of Omaha. If I get into the program I will more than likely select to stay in Lincoln. My wife is from Nebraska so living in Lincoln would be heaven for her since she is a Cornhusker at heart.

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You will interview in 15min blocks in about 4-5 rooms throughout the morning, and have one or two 15 min blocks where you are free and can talk to students. So there are 5 rooms going at once with people interviewing, and a couple people free.

Home hospital in Omaha is Nebraska Medicine. Large teaching hospital, many complex sick patients. They do have residents there though. Students who do clinical here must pre op the night before (takes several hours each night) and call their CRNA the night before and discuss plans for the next day. Doing 12h shifts each day is normal.

Lincoln home hospital is a different. Community hospital, still sick patients, but not as sick at Omaha usually. Little to no residents. Most days you find out what you are assigned to the day before. You look your patient up here if possible the night before, but do not have to formulate a "plan"(you should have an idea of what you want to do and WHY and why you would do these things for your patient) but there is no formal call to CRNA to discuss plans. Shift time here varies, sometimes it's 12h, sometimes it's less depending on the schedule.

Both have pluses and minuses to them. You do 'pick' the day of your interview, but you have time to talk to students in between interviews and ask for specifics of each. There will be current students there from both Omaha and Lincoln sites and you can ask whatever you'd like.

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21 minutes ago, GBRrn1 said:

You will interview in 15min blocks in about 4-5 rooms throughout the morning, and have one or two 15 min blocks where you are free and can talk to students. So there are 5 rooms going at once with people interviewing, and a couple people free.

Home hospital in Omaha is Nebraska Medicine. Large teaching hospital, many complex sick patients. They do have residents there though. Students who do clinical here must pre op the night before (takes several hours each night) and call their CRNA the night before and discuss plans for the next day. Doing 12h shifts each day is normal.

Lincoln home hospital is a different. Community hospital, still sick patients, but not as sick at Omaha usually. Little to no residents. Most days you find out what you are assigned to the day before. You look your patient up here if possible the night before, but do not have to formulate a "plan"(you should have an idea of what you want to do and WHY and why you would do these things for your patient) but there is no formal call to CRNA to discuss plans. Shift time here varies, sometimes it's 12h, sometimes it's less depending on the schedule.

Both have pluses and minuses to them. You do 'pick' the day of your interview, but you have time to talk to students in between interviews and ask for specifics of each. There will be current students there from both Omaha and Lincoln sites and you can ask whatever you'd like.

Would you say the interviews are more behavioral based or clinical?

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Anyone know how long after interviews you are notified of acceptance ?! Also is there a fee to hold your place ?

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1) It felt like interviews were roughly 25% behavioral and 75% clinical when I interviewed.

2) You will find out soon after interviews. Less then a week. It is 1k to hold your seat. Usually due by the next month. Most of that fee goes toward tuition though.

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14 minutes ago, PropofolForAll said:

1) It felt like interviews were roughly 25% behavioral and 75% clinical when I interviewed.

2) You will find out soon after interviews. Less then a week. It is 1k to hold your seat. Usually due by the next month. Most of that fee goes toward tuition though.

I saw that in last year's thread that they found out the Monday after the interview.

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FYI:

It looks like 50 of you are being interviewed this year.

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How's everyone doing? Nerves hitting anyone yet? I'll finish up my 3 days at 7 am and then I'll spend Wednesday night, all day Thursday, and Friday morning reviewing everything for the interview. 8 hour drive Friday evening with the wife which be spent with her asking interview questions. Then interview on Saturday morning. If all goes like last year then we should know on Monday or Tuesday, hopefully!!!

Who else is interviewing on Saturday morning?

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