I interviewed today and was offered one of six resident positions. I lost it. The panel laughed and said my reaction was the best one so far. ?
I was asked nine questions. They were along the lines of "Tell me about yourself; How will you contribute to VA care; Flexibility and describe a time when it was required; Career goals; Rate yourself 0 - 10 in the following aspects, etc.". I was sweating the whole time, but displayed a cool (I think) exterior.
It starts towards the end of September, so plenty of time for me to go over all my material from school and beef up my knowledge so I don't look like a total dunce.
I will periodically update this thread with all my trials and tribulations for those who are interested in applying for a spot in the future and want to know what the year will look like.
Unfortunately, you are on your own if you apply from out of state. One of the current residents moved from New Jersey and is moving again to Kentucky next month to work for a VA.
My home site is in a little town. The sticks. The hospital is 45 miles west. The other clinics are about 45 to 50 miles north. Good thing is that I get gas mileage reimbursement.
No matter. I will enjoy and take full advantage of each second. The training will place me head and shoulders above NPs who have no experience when I start job hunting. I will be able to easily step in and work to my fullest ability with minimal hand-holding.
Thank you for the clarification.
At what point of the process did you know your home site? I'm thinking it would be nice to know, in advance, to find housing either in the middle of the general area of where you are assigned or at least close enough to the home site.
we learned the VA residency programs are all different. For example, we got the full vacation allowance (all holidays, 24 days PTO, 12 sick) but another VA only got 2 weeks PTO total for all residents.
we learned the VA residency programs are all different. For example, we got the full vacation allowance (all holidays, 24 days PTO, 12 sick) but another VA only got 2 weeks PTO total for all residents.
we also did Friday didactic
The stipend probably varies depending on location. As you mentioned, they seem to be different sometimes. For example, the San Francisco Bay Area offers a little more than what you mentioned, but they have to. Rents are $3k and up, so they have to pony up extra for people to be able to afford to live in the Bay Area and/or surrounding areas and for extras like parking or transportation, etc...
Today, I finally received the tentative job offer, accepted it, and officially started the onboarding process. I imagine it won’t take more than two weeks(?).
Lucky you! I haven't received my offer yet or onboarding and we start in 15 days.
Received a verbal very informal offer from the director 3 days later
Then I heard nothing from HR months
The director was in communication with myself and other residents though
Completed E-quip background check end of July
Received a tentative offer pending that background on August 10th
Sept 2 received and accepted formal offer
Start date is September 12
Definitely cutting it way close. I live in the area though so it was not a inconvenience to me. Although I did not seek other employment so if this didn’t work out, then I would have been back to job searching and all my classmates have job offers or have started working at this point. It would be very difficult, I think, to move out of state for these positions.
Just got my tentative letter Thursday. Accepted and I am starting the onboarding process. The HR person said there was a glitch with the computers and that's what took so long. She said it set them back about 3 weeks in getting everything out. My start date is 9/11/2022.
I interviewed today and was offered one of six resident positions. I lost it. The panel laughed and said my reaction was the best one so far.
I was asked nine questions. They were along the lines of "Tell me about yourself; How will you contribute to VA care; Flexibility and describe a time when it was required; Career goals; Rate yourself 0 - 10 in the following aspects, etc.". I was sweating the whole time, but displayed a cool (I think) exterior.
It starts towards the end of September, so plenty of time for me to go over all my material from school and beef up my knowledge so I don't look like a total dunce.
I will periodically update this thread with all my trials and tribulations for those who are interested in applying for a spot in the future and want to know what the year will look like.
Thank you for starting this post as there isn't much information out there about the VA NP residency experience. I was also selected and started this week. I am just getting through the orientation process so haven't had much information as to how the program is structured. I am so eager to get started. I would love to hear how your experience is. Are your doing the primary care or geriatric extended care residency?
I will also share my experiences as I progress through the residency. I am doing the geriatric extended care residency. I received my official offer last Thursday and started 9/12. Wishing everyone the best!
I love reading about the information you have received for your program in FL @Freckledkorican. I emailed my supervisor about receiving my final firm offer letter. I was told HR was out and I will get it soon. I would like to know what I'm doing, where to go on the first day, I want to feel prepared. I hope it better organization once we get started.
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Thank you for the clarification.
At what point of the process did you know your home site? I'm thinking it would be nice to know, in advance, to find housing either in the middle of the general area of where you are assigned or at least close enough to the home site.