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1. Columbia University ETP 2008

   ICU08 replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   Hello there, I am not allowed to PM either I found so here I go. I did go back to Columbia, I started the Masters portion in Anesthesia this fall. And just like I said I knew I was not going to be impressed with the teaching of this portion either. I...

2. PA to CRNA

   ICU08 replied to mongo73's topic in SRNA

   If you really want to do CRNA vs. AA, your best bet is to do the following: apply to Columbia entry to practice program (combined BS/MS program) Choose Nursing Anesthesia as your Masters specialty. When you get accepted the BSN portion only takes 1...

3. Columbia University ETP 2008

   ICU08 replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   Hello all future ETP students: I am writing as a previous ETP student who graduated this May 2008 from the ETP portion. I was accepted to the anesthesia program and am currently working in an ICU to fulfill my 1 year requirement. I picked Columbia's ...

4. Columbia University ETP 2008

   ICU08 replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   Hey new ETPers, If anyone is in the NYC area prior to your start date, I would like to sell my text books. I am just finishing up the ETP portion and I will be moving out of state, so I do not want to take them with me. Please feel free to email me ...

5. Columbia or Yale?

   ICU08 replied to babycatcher12's topic in Post Graduate

   There are people who are happy here, but there are also many that are leaving after the ETP portion. Many of us expected much more from Columbia, so we were dissapointed. If I could do it again, I would go to a state school get my BSN get some experi...

6. Columbia University ETP 2008

   ICU08 replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   The pelvics take part in your specialty portion for everyone except, Anesthesia, Psych, acute and any others not involved in womens health.

7. Columbia University ETP 2008

   ICU08 replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   Moving into Bard will most likely be after May 23rd, since I am a current ETP student living in Bard and I do not have to move out until the 23rd. Last year we moved in the day before orientation started. It may be the same this year.

8. Columbia University ETP 2008

   ICU08 replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate

   About the pelvic exam: Only the females practice on eachother the males in the class get to go to a hospital for a day and practice on real patients. Fair huh!

9. Columbia or Yale?

   ICU08 replied to babycatcher12's topic in Post Graduate

   Hey there, I would go to Yale, I am currently in the ETP program and I would not make the same decsion again to come here. Alot of people are leaving after this year and I haven't heard all that great things about the midwifery program here. Good l...

10. How much will your education cost you?

    ICU08 replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am going back for a second bachelors degree then continuing on for my Masters in Anesthesia....The bachelors portion is 12 months and the total cost of attendance for everything including living books etc...since I can not work will be $87,000. T...

11. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    ICU08 replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    I wouldn't reccomend just using the books in the library, because who knows how many people are thinking of doing this, probably making it very difficult to gain access to the book when you actually need it. I went on Amazon and bought all of the r...

12. Accepted entry-MSN/NP applicants

    ICU08 replied to RedHead85's topic in Post Graduate

    Red Head 85: I was accepted to Columbia for the BS/MS program in Nursing Anesthesia, and I honestly have no health care experience. All of the schools I applied to did not have a requirement of volunteer experience, you tend to find that more with P...

13. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    ICU08 replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    So anyone else here definitely living in Bard Hall, and if so which floor. I am on the 6th. Look forward to meeting all of you!

14. Accepted Columbia ETP applicants (and current students: some advice). get-together?

    ICU08 replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

    Hey everyone, I just found this chat and joined immediately. I wish that Columbia had done something similar to what upenn did for their accepted students and held on online open house for all, but this works just as well. Well about housing, I was...