PMHNP UT Tyler

[omarchggy]

I have already applied for Fall 2021. Did you have any psychiatric experience prior to applying? 

[omotee, BSN]

Not really, worked for about 4months in one of the state hospitals.

[omarchggy]

Do they help with finding preceptors? 

sorry I am bombarding you with questions! ?

[JacobA79]

I applied for Fall 2021 as well.  For those who have applied and were accepted, how long after the application deadline until you heard whether you were accepted or not?

[omarchggy]

41 minutes ago, JacobA79 said:

I applied for Fall 2021 as well.  For those who have applied and were accepted, how long after the application deadline until you heard whether you were accepted or not?

I got an email from them last week saying that I’ve been placed on a waiting list. 

[JacobA79]

Did they send the email to your school email or your personal email?

[omarchggy]

24 minutes ago, JacobA79 said:

Did they send the email to your school email or your personal email?

My personal email

[JacobA79]

Thank you and best of luck to you!

[Shoshanna]

I started at UT Tyler's PMHNP program this Spring as a full time student. It was 3 classed, 9 credit hours, and 100% online. The most challenging course is advanced pathophysiology which was described above. Tests are 50 multiple choice questions, no select all that apply, straight from the textbook or peer PowerPoint questions. I'm pretty sure 10 to 12 people withdrew from the course by the drop date. The best way to pass is to have a enough time to read the textbook book according to the test review objectives and having a study group. I'm not saying read the whole textbook, but read the sections indicated on the exam review given ahead of time. Translational Sciences is all discussions, APA writing, and assignments, and Informatics was by far the easiest of the 3 classes. It was 2 excel assignments, one paper, and one big data project. I spent the least time on Informatics and it barely stressed me out. Hope this helps y'all decide if you want to be full time or not. I recommend not being a full time employee and a full time student your first semester. It's a steep learning curve.

[Lisa V, RN]

I'm trying to get in touch with anyone that has been accepted to the PMHNP program at UT tyler to see what kind  of students they are looking for. I don't have any Psych experience specifically, just ER. I haven't gotten an email or letter, but the site shows I've been denied. So, I would like to know what I need to change or do before applying again.

[omarchggy]

16 minutes ago, Lisa V said:

I'm trying to get in touch with anyone that has been accepted to the PMHNP program at UT tyler to see what kind  of students they are looking for. I don't have any Psych experience specifically, just ER. I haven't gotten an email or letter, but the site shows I've been denied. So, I would like to know what I need to change or do before applying again.

Hey Lisa, it’s probably the lack of psych experience that played the biggest role in why you got denied. I’ve heard that it’s a very competitive program. I applied to UT Tyler in the past with a GPA of 4.0 but no psych experience, I didn’t get accepted.

I am now in UT Arlington PMHNP program, they don’t require psych experience, but I do work in mental health now. 

[Lisa V, RN]

38 minutes ago, omarchggy said:

Hey Lisa, it’s probably the lack of psych experience that played the biggest role in why you got denied. I’ve heard that it’s a very competitive program. I applied to UT Tyler in the past with a GPA of 4.0 but no psych experience, I didn’t get accepted.

I am now in UT Arlington PMHNP program, they don’t require psych experience, but I do work in mental health now. 

Thank you for the info. I feel like we get quite a bit of psych experience in the ER, but I know it's not psych specific. Ugh. Hopefully, I can get in somewhere. There just aren't a lot of psych facilities available in my area, which is part of the reason I want to become a PMHNP.