So, I just re-visited Baylors app packet. its a nice folder somewhat like the one Duke's comes in. the picture on the front is in an OR. the table is ready but the little girl is sitting on the CRNA's lap. the CRNA is obiously comforting the girl and holding the mask close to her face to she could get some blow by "good stuff". behing the CRNA is what appears to be an Anesthesiologist and he is controlling the gas and his gold watch is very obvious in the picture. I am not sure exactly what is going on the picture but it did give me the hee bee gee beees. So I open the packet and start reading. it expains how it is medical shcool so on and so forth, medicine this and medicine that. "the nurse together with the Anesthesiologist and surgeon bla bla bla" Not that those things aren't true in real life but the packet is really drivin it home. suddenly I was caught up in a vision there I am in class with these medical residents. but the nurses are learnig how to tape the patient to the table and the residents are learning how to mix gas....
Has anyone been to Baylor, can anyone shed some light on this....
Kinda like what Michael Caine did in Cider House Rules? I don't know of the top o' my head how those hours are divided up, but I suppose that's something to explore further. Thx Gowk.
--BTW--I have read your posts b4 but where are you going to school again? Sorry about that--I only had to read the earlier posts to answer--.
I look fwd to hearing about nilepocs experiences @ G-town
The other thing I would check on is the availability of cases for students, as there is a large residency program at Duke they may have a lot of competition for cases. Just ask the director what the average number of Crani's, CABG's, central lines, and regionals the current students are getting.
There are a few programs that use their students as slave labor. The main problem with that being that you do what is on the schedule and may not be able to get to the more interesting cases. 1900 hours is a lot of hours for a 24 month program, definately talk to some current students about their clinical experience there.
It may be that none of these things are a concern with this program, but it is worth your time to check it out.
Otherwise, just the fact that they are a new program should not be a problem, there may be a few bugs to work out but they should be minor.
Well, my top two are Georgetown and Duke, so I'm planning on hashing out the great suggestions you offered lgcv tommorrow on the phone with Duke and G-Town. Thanks for the advice. Where may I ask are you attending lgcv?
I took 37 and shaved it down to twelve. I have my resuem done and my letter of intent. I have split up the refrences between 8 diffrent people so that no one person has to fill out more than 5. I am not sure I can remember them all. lets see..
Mayo
Wesleyan
Georgia Medical
Old dominion
Bay medical
St. Marys
minn. school of anes
kaiser
pitt univerisity
pennsylvaini hosp
westmorland-latrobe
CAMC
If any of you have been to any of these or know anything about them let me know.
I have a friend that is currently in the St. Mary's program. No GRE is required for application, and the interview was a phone interview. Apply early, my friend was under the impression that they accept people in the order that their complete application was received. He felt that the interview was just to make sure you existed. BTW he is enjoying his program, and is making me insanely jealous telling me about it.
Mayo has large competition between MDA and CRNA students, from what I have heard. In fact one of the MDA's was complaining about it this evening.
AL Bug & alansmith52 wheres the post about CAMC I am tring to find out where I want to do my CRNA program (Idaho doesn't have a program). WV a nice place to live?? school good?? let me know or point me in the direction of the post.
alansmith52, one of my nursing professors was a grad mayo's he really liked it he had mentioned there was plenty of cases for mda residents and crna students.
also what made you pick those schools what did you look for?? what have you found?? let me know please
Hey Matt, I tried to respond last night, but the site had wigged out. Here is the website for CAMC. I think it's fine so far. I start anesthesia classes and clinicals in the fall. I can't wait. I have had 6 administration classes and cellular phisiology this summer.
West Virginia is fine, I guess. It's just not home. The faculty is really nice and helpful and I think we are going to have good breaks in between semesters. Graduates that I have talked to say they were prepared when they graduated and recommend the program.
Several reasons:
I met the requirements
Master fo Health Care Administration
clinical sites are together
started in May (I was in a hurry)
good passing rate for exam
Ask me specific questions if you want. I have posted the reasons before and I think I did a better job then if you want to look back. My brain is tired today. :)
I was just curious about your list. Any reason why Virginia Commonwealth Univ wasnt on there? Had you just not considered it or ruled it out for some reason? I used to work at that hospital (Medical College of VA) and am just somewhat familiar with that program and some who have graduated. I saw that you had Old Dominion on your list which is in Norfolk, right? So, if you had that VA school, why not VCU?
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Kinda like what Michael Caine did in Cider House Rules? I don't know of the top o' my head how those hours are divided up, but I suppose that's something to explore further. Thx Gowk.
--BTW--I have read your posts b4 but where are you going to school again? Sorry about that--I only had to read the earlier posts to answer--.
I look fwd to hearing about nilepocs experiences @ G-town