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my school eventually offered it after more people signed up to take it

Thanks a lot for your insights! My Gpa is definitely not going to help. I am doing some graduate level courses and hope it helps, so far all As. Will get CCRN for sure...I think experience is something I have more control right now....

thanks a million, I am so glad to know that ECMO and swan do not matter as much as I thought! I was so obsessed with it... Still not quiet sure what part of the experience is most helpful in anesthesia career? I heard that acuity and hemodynamic monitoring are important, but what else? thanks

Thank you so much!

Hi everyone, trying to decide which offer to take aiming to apply for CRNA school in a couple of years.... A: The CTICU does not have transplant or ECMO, mostly CABG and Valves, still it is a CT, so swan every post-op. I don't have cardiac experience so really looking forward to learn heart well.... B: The SICU is a level I trauma center that has liver transplants post-op ( that has swans sometimes), lots of trauma ( gsw, mva, etc...), don't have ECMO, they prone the pt for ARDS mostly possible C: still have a couple interview schedule for CTICU, one of them are a big center with transplants as well as ecmo ( but I heard they don't train anyone who is less than a year in the unit for ECMO). This place is 1 and half hour drive from my apartment.... ( have two young kids, 3 hours commute seem horrible...) any advise? Is A a good place to start? is CTICU still has the best shot for CRNA school? Does the experience with heart transplant or ECMO matters a great deal? appreciated!

Thank you for your comment. Based on the study plan that was provided by my program, I am required to take 5 core classes ( three Ps and two others) before starting clinical. I have completed 3Ps and have 2 left to be taken in this summer. if I complete the last two core classes as planed in this summer, I will be able to start clinical this fall. However, I just found out that one of last two core classes ( advanced human physiology and pathophysiology) is not offered this summer ( not enough people taking it). Therefore, I will have to take it in this fall and do nothing for next spring and summer, then start clinical next fall ( clinical only starts in fall). I did some search under biology, no luck. I even checked under medical school.. very frustrating....

Hi everyone, I am doing Acute care NP and need to take a advanced physiology and pathophysiology class in order to make it to the clinical that starts this fall. My school decided not to offer it this summer. NOT advanced pathophysiology. Yes I don't see a lot of school has this class on the study plan, usually there are only three : advanced patho, advanced pharm, and advanced health assessment. But my school need this and pathopharmocology after completing those three. So if I don't find one, I will have to delay for a year and do clinical next fall..... Anybody has any idea which school might offer this class in this summer? online is fine. even the one under biology dept. is fine. Thanks a lot!