Florida State University Panama City Nurse Anesthesia Program

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Hello,

I am new to this site and so glad to have found it!

I applied, interviewed on Saturday, May 2, 2015, and received a verbal notification on Friday, May 8, by the Program Director that I did not get accepted but instead was put on the alternates list, a.k.a., the waiting list, and if accepted, to start this Fall semester 2015.

Just wondering if anyone out there has heard, applied, or been accepted/waitlisted (or denied) to this nurse anesthesia program. Fairly new, it became affiliated with Florida State University Panama City just recently, and will start its first class of 24 students this coming August 2015. It took over Gooding Institute of Nurse Anesthesia after voluntary closure in 2013.

Stats: 60 applicants interviewed in the span of 2 days, Friday and Saturday, May 1 & 2, 2015. 24 accepted in the first round. Among the 36 not accepted, unknown number of how many were placed on waiting list.

As a current Gooding student (class of 2016), I meet with my classmates once a week for didactics from 8am-4pm. I also do clinical rotations at both hospitals in Panama City. I am there 10-16 hours a day, 4 days a week. I spend ALOT of my time with CRNAs, SRNAs, anesthesiologists and many others in the medical field. With all this time spent in class and at the hospital, you would think I would've heard about the big buzz around town”. The truth is, I have NOT heard a single concern about the future of the school. I have NOT heard any of my classmates say how they are on edge”. Maybe I'm out of the loop? It's possible. Maybe it really ISN'T a concern for those of us who really know what's going on? DEFINITELY!

When I got accepted into Gooding last year, I knew there was a possibility that the class of 2016 would graduate as Florida State students. I had heard that FSU was considering starting a new anesthesia program but a lot of things needed to occur in order for that to happen. And if for some reason the anesthesia program at FSU doesn't happen - no biggie. We will graduate from Gooding Institute, which is what I originally signed up for. The program director has told us from the very beginning that Gooding will ALWAYS back us up and be there until Dec 2016 when we graduate. Never EVER would they drop us in the middle of the program. That's absurd!

To the RN's that got verbal acceptance - Congrats! I have to tell you what amazing clinical experience you will get here in Panama City. You only need 600 cases to meet the requirement, but most Gooding graduates get 1200-1500 cases. You get the quantity here but you also get QUALITY (heart, lung, crani, peds, OB). You get it all! For example, in the last week I did 13 epidurals, 3 spinals, 7 pediatric cases, one was a 5.5 lb premie, and 9 adult cases. This is why Gooding graduates have the reputation that they do. Lots and lots of experience! I am only 2.5 semesters into school and have already met several of my minimum requirements! That's very exciting! Many students across the country actually struggle to get their minimums in very important areas, such as hearts, epidurals and peripheral nerve blocks. Here, we have very supportive anesthesiologists that give us LOTS of opportunities to do nerve blocks. They encourage us and provide a supportive learning environment. In fact, 2 of my classmates got to do nerve blocks on the VERY 1ST DAY of clinicals!

I'm sure it's difficult waiting to hear if FSU gets SACSCOC accreditation. Both Gooding and FSU administrators have worked diligently to get it this far. This is the final hurdle. Have faith and stay positive. If the approval happens soon then the new class will start the week of Aug 24. If they don't give an answer soon, then the start date will have to be pushed back to Jan 2016.

In response to Taicurn's concern about minorities/diversity… First of all, when I look at the faces of my 23 classmates I do not see race/color/ethnicity per se, I simply see my Gooding family. When it comes to diversity, I'll let the numbers speak for themselves. In the upcoming class that will hopefully start in August (24 students) there are 2 Vietnamese, 3 African-Americans, 1 Chinese, and 2 Russians AND my program director is planning on opening nurse anesthesia programs internationally in underserved countries.

Good luck to all those pursuing nurse anesthesia. As you can tell I am very passionate about this field. For those waiting to hear about accreditation, hang in there and try to be patient. It'll be worth the wait in the end.

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I've been looking for the cost per semester and can't find it anywhere for this program... Does anyone know the cost of the program... For in state tuition

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Specializes in ICU.

Hello- can anyone answer a couple of questions about the new CRNA program at FSU? I am mainly interested in the application process and cost of attendance (for out-of-state). I saw that the CRNA app isn't due until April. I was wondering, though, if anyone knows when the application opens up? I tried to start my application online, but it will only let me accept Spring 2016 for the application term. Also, do you have to apply both to FSU itself AND an additional CRNA application?

Any of those currently in the program: can you discuss on-call, driving distance to hospital locations, etc?

Thanks so much! and Congrats to the new students starting Fall 2015!

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Hi,

I have an interview with FSU-PCB in January. I need some guidance on how to prepare for the interview and what to expect. Thanks!!

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Hi, I'm going to an interview as well on January 10. I have a friend of mine who has some interview questions from FIU. I can share those with you as soon I have them. I working on my GRE now. Do you know anything else about the school? Because from what I know this is a new program. If you like you can email me so we can talk better. [email protected]

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Hi just3ofus85, did you end up going to FSU CRNA? Any feedback? I just got an interview invite and debating to attend since I'm interviewing at USF and Wolford the week before and after. Any feedback on the program would be much appreciated!! Thank you!!

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Hi Baygulfview, did you end up going to FSU CRNA? Any feedback? I just got an interview invite and debating to attend since I'm interviewing at USF and Wolford the week before and after. Any feedback on the program would be much appreciated!! Thank you! Here is my email: [email protected] if that is easier

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Hi guys :)

Did anyone from this thread choose to attend FSU NAP? If so, would you be kind enough to PM me or email me at [email protected]? I have a few questions about your experience in the program. I've applied to the program, but I recently found some interesting news articles about the program; and now I'm skeptical about even attending the interview.

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Any insight on how the program is going?

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