MD Anderson Nurse Residency Summer 2020

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Hi! Starting this thread for anyone else who plans on applying to the MD Anderson Summer 2020 cohort for their clinical nurse residency! I called this week to see when the application would open and they didn't give me any firm dates yet so still waiting on that

4 minutes ago, Mary Fosu said:

I have heard that MD Anderson job applications are being postponed to September. Anyone heard about this?

Where did you hear that from? I've heard nothing.

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8 minutes ago, lmr0711 said:

Where did you hear that from? I've heard nothing.

Someone from my school told me this. I do not know how legitimate that information is. Hence why I was wondering. It's halfway through April, I was really hoping for answers from MDA by now but it makes sense, patients' safety is the biggest concern.

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Just now, MisyFsu said:

Someone from my school told me this. I do not know how legitimate that information is. Hence why I was wondering. It's halfway through April, I was really hoping for answers from MDA by now but it makes sense, patients' safety is the biggest concern.

Ugh, same. Seems like a lot of us are in the same boat. Hoping we'll find out sooner than then...

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8 minutes ago, MisyFsu said:

Someone from my school told me this. I do not know how legitimate that information is. Hence why I was wondering. It's halfway through April, I was really hoping for answers from MDA by now but it makes sense, patients' safety is the biggest concern.

From what I have heard they are on a 30 day freeze. I reached out the residency director and it sounded like they would still be moving forward with the residency. ??‍♀️

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How do y’all think this is gonna affect the next cycle of applicants?

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1 hour ago, JBSN2020 said:

How do y’all think this is gonna affect the next cycle of applicants?

Not too sure! but I really hope they send out a general message about the applications to keep us all informed!

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Hi all,

Just letting you know, I received a call from HR bc I was supposed to start at MDA this Summer. I accepted an offer right before the quarantine began in early March. They are pushing the start dates to September 8th bc the Summer session is cancelled. I'm guessing that means they'll restart interviews later on in the Summer when things have calmed down.

Wanted to let y'all know to give some peace of mind. I would try to go ahead and accept other offers if you can though, since who knows what will happen and which residencies are cancelled.

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24 minutes ago, ICUity said:

Hi all,

Just letting you know, I received a call from HR bc I was supposed to start at MDA this Summer. I accepted an offer right before the quarantine began in early March. They are pushing the start dates to September 8th bc the Summer session is cancelled. I'm guessing that means they'll restart interviews later on in the Summer when things have calmed down.

Wanted to let y'all know to give some peace of mind. I would try to go ahead and accept other offers if you can though, since who knows what will happen and which residencies are cancelled.

WOW!, I am fine with September 8th, I just wish they can send out an e-mail to all applicants about this. When did you apply to the residency that you were offered a position for? Congratulations. Are you willing to wait?

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20 minutes ago, MisyFsu said:

WOW!, I am fine with September 8th, I just wish they can send out an e-mail to all applicants about this. When did you apply to the residency that you were offered a position for? Congratulations. Are you willing to wait?

Thanks! I applied at the beginning of March, interviewed and got an offer the next day. It was earlier than usual, so I don’t want to alarm anyone bc I don’t think they interviewed anyone else after that and corona hit soon after. I think they are probably fielding a lot of calls, and she told me the decision JUST came out today to push the residency to 9/8. I think the reason I got a notification is bc I’m in the system already (originally to start 8/17). I do think this is great news for everyone else though, bc y’all can keep trying to get a spot somewhere else, and if you don’t, you can aim to try to interview with MDA when they reopen the process later the Summer. I can keep y’all updated if I hear anything else, but I’m also trying not to rock the boat and bother them too much for fear of them cancelling everything for even fall.

I’m already in the middle of my hiring process bc I’ve done my drug test and background test and filled out all my employee ID forms, and I am totally willing to wait. I’m just worried that something ELSE will happen or things will get worse and then I will be out of my job that never began. I turned down Methodist and MH ICU interviews because I had accepted this offer, so that will really sting if I lose this.

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33 minutes ago, ICUity said:

Hi all,

Just letting you know, I received a call from HR bc I was supposed to start at MDA this Summer. I accepted an offer right before the quarantine began in early March. They are pushing the start dates to September 8th bc the Summer session is cancelled. I'm guessing that means they'll restart interviews later on in the Summer when things have calmed down.

Wanted to let y'all know to give some peace of mind. I would try to go ahead and accept other offers if you can though, since who knows what will happen and which residencies are cancelled.

Thank you for this info!! ? Did they say how long the hiring freeze was going to last/ when they would give out offers? I interviewed in March so I was wondering when I may hear back but I figured it would take awhile with the freeze. If you don't mind me asking do you work there? And what unit did you get an offer for? I didn't think they were interviewing a lot yet for the residency. I was an extern which is how I was able to interview for my unit.

Just now, nursingstudent12345x said:

Thank you for this info!! ? Did they say how long the hiring freeze was going to last/ when they would give out offers? I interviewed in March so I was wondering when I may hear back but I figured it would take awhile with the freeze. If you don't mind me asking do you work there? And what unit did you get an offer for? I didn't think they were interviewing a lot yet for the residency. I was an extern which is how I was able to interview for my unit.

And CONGRATS on getting an offer!

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2 minutes ago, nursingstudent12345x said:

Thank you for this info!! ? Did they say how long the hiring freeze was going to last/ when they would give out offers? I interviewed in March so I was wondering when I may hear back but I figured it would take awhile with the freeze. If you don't mind me asking do you work there? And what unit did you get an offer for? I didn't think they were interviewing a lot yet for the residency. I was an extern which is how I was able to interview for my unit.

And CONGRATS on getting an offer!

Thank you! I was so excited to accept the position, and now I’m just praying it doesn’t fall through. I didn’t work there but I had my first clinical shift there and had a great rapport with my clinical instructor that is an MDA nurse instructor. I accepted an offer for the ICU. As far as I know they are not hiring for Summer so it was a bit different of a case.

She didn’t tell me how long the freeze will be, but since she told me my start date for the residency program will be 9/8, I’m assuming they’ll reopen interview procedures around late Summer when the Summer graduates are interviewing. I could be wrong, but I’m speculating bc that’s the only way I can imagine they would they have a fall residency class.

Glad to share what I know, but I don’t know for sure anything other than my own start date is delayed.

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4 minutes ago, ICUity said:

Thank you! I was so excited to accept the position, and now I’m just praying it doesn’t fall through. I didn’t work there but I had my first clinical shift there and had a great rapport with my clinical instructor that is an MDA nurse instructor. I accepted an offer for the ICU. As far as I know they are not hiring for Summer so it was a bit different of a case.

She didn’t tell me how long the freeze will be, but since she told me my start date for the residency program will be 9/8, I’m assuming they’ll reopen interview procedures around late Summer when the Summer graduates are interviewing. I could be wrong, but I’m speculating bc that’s the only way I can imagine they would they have a fall residency class.

Glad to share what I know, but I don’t know for sure anything other than my own start date is delayed.

Okay well thank you for sharing this info! CONGRATS on ICU!! I really doubt the offer would fall through and I think it is more likely it won't since they are pushing us all back to the fall cohort! I think things will be settled down by then hopefully!!

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