COtraumarn

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1. Future CRNA's ; what about your families?

   COtraumarn replied to Irene joy's topic in SRNA

   I was lucky. I did move across the country but my wife had just graduated with her OT degree a few mos before so it worked out. She was very supportive and wanted to move to Pittsburgh. Once we got here then we had an oops and had a kid. So it wasn't...

2. Univ. of Pittsburgh- Aug 2009. Anyone else?

   COtraumarn replied to JJRBuckeyeRN's topic in SRNA

   Yeah, I have to agree with the buses as well. Parking is ridiculous in Oakland and very expensive. There are two - 3 major clinical sites directly in Oakland so if you can get close to a bus line that would be very beneficial. Also- the first 8 weeks...

3. CRNAs in Colorado

   COtraumarn replied to RobinsRN's topic in CRNA

   Robin' Don't know a whole lot about the market there. I did shadow though in Denver before starting school. From talking to my CRNA that I shadowed and a couple that actually gave me anesthesia- the market is pretty saturated but there are still jobs...

4. Univ. of Pittsburgh- Aug 2009. Anyone else?

   COtraumarn replied to JJRBuckeyeRN's topic in SRNA

   Hi. Congrats to everybody. I am currently a Pitt student and love it. If you have the opportunity to take some classes- take some. It does lighten the load significantly- especially when you get to the second semester and have 3 day/ week clinicals. ...

5. University of Pittsburgh's CRNA program...

   COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in SRNA

   I am a current student. I have no idea how many seats are left. Some people got in from the first round of interviews and some people will start off of the wait list from last years interview. There are 2 classes. One for Fall and one for Spring and ...

6. need help university of pittsburgh or upenn?

   COtraumarn replied to rndee81's topic in SRNA

   Hi. I am a current student. It is not a panel. It is about a 1.5 hr presentation of the program and then you split up into two groups. One group tours the facilities and WISER (simulator lab). The other group goes and does interview questions. It is ...

7. Clinicals - Can you be specific?

   COtraumarn replied to atlnurse2b's topic in SRNA

   As far as simulations go those aren't bad either. We are all a little nervous. Some people have cried- other have struggled. We all support one another. I know we have scenarios where we are supposed to "think on our feet" and distract the person who...

8. University of Pittsburgh's CRNA program...

   COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in SRNA

   Hi LittleChief; I am also a Pitt student in my second semester. I moved from CO as well. Pittsburgh is a world of difference from Denver. The weather is pretty abysmal here and the road system stinks. Rent is pretty cheap though depending on where yo...

9. Clinicals - Can you be specific?

   COtraumarn replied to atlnurse2b's topic in SRNA

   I am currently a student in my second semester and have been in clinical for 3 mos now. It is not that bad. They ask you questions about stuff- like drug metabolism, vent settings, effects here and there and if you don't know you don't know. Tell th...

10. need help university of pittsburgh or upenn?

    COtraumarn replied to rndee81's topic in SRNA

    I am biased but I say Pitt. I love the program here. I moved from out of state and enjoy Pitts. Only visited Philly so can't comment on that. I love that the UPMC system has hospitals all over Pitts and everything is semi close. A lot of the CRNA's ...

11. UTHSC Houston interview advice?

    COtraumarn replied to My_brain_hurts's topic in SRNA

    Get there early. They have a couple of students there you can ask questions. There is a panel of about 10 CRNA's that ask you questions. Actually only about 3 or 4 asked questions and the rest just wrote down stuff. They ask a lot of why you want to ...

12. University of Pittsburgh's CRNA program...

    COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in SRNA

    I am currently in PItts program. It is a lot of work but the instructors are great. I do believe we get some great experiences. There is a lot of student involvement as well from the upper classes. They participate in workshops and offer a lot words ...

13. Anyone apply to Newman?

    COtraumarn replied to joeyzstj's topic in SRNA

    I interviewed there a couple of years ago. It wasn't the worst interview but it wasn't the best. They do ask some clinical questions. They ask you to present a patient that you have dealt with in your ICU and they go from there. they do ask some mor...

14. Any substitutes for Jaffe?

    COtraumarn posted a topic in SRNA

    We are starting to do care management plans everyday and I want to buy Jaffe 4th ed ( the new one) but they keep pushing it back. I don't want to waste money on a 3rd edition if a new one is coming out soon. I am tired of having to go to the library ...

15. Be honest...is the excitement over?

    COtraumarn replied to rn2bn07's topic in SRNA

    I am just finishing my semester and I still love it. It is tiring- getting up at 430 for clinical and being quizzed on stuff and having to manage patients in a totally different way. It does get frustrating at times when I want to study and the wife...