MDdropouttoCRNA

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1. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   I applied to 20 schools... 2 years in the ICU

2. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   If im being straightforward... I have to say medical school is more challenging than CRNA school... Anybody who has gone through with both and taken the USMLE will agree... However, do I feel that you need to be an MD to be an independent anesthesia ...

3. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   Worked as a CNA at a hospital during my gap year and during my ABSN program and network from there...

4. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   Yes this is exactly what I am saying... one example of this: only the MDA with a pediatrics fellowship are allowed to do complex pediatric cases at my hospital.. However a MDA without any fellowship will most likely have similar outcomes to a CRNA, t...

5. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   14. 2 year MSN, I didn't feel like getting my DNP was important, unless I want to teach or go into healthcare management.. 15. mixed didactic... 16. You should go to a DNP program if you plan to teach! and no I dont plan to teach Sidenote: If you wan...

6. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   I PMed you btw

7. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   I don't believe you need to go to medical school to become an anesthesia provider... Anesthesia has become so safe that the things you learn in medical school is no longer relevant to becoming an independent anesthesia provider... CRNA school does no...

8. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   Magoosh!!! If you have time princeton review...

9. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

   MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

   Can I PM you my license?

10. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

    I 100% support independent practice especially because the research shows that outcome is the same and 50% of CRNAs work in non-urban areas, a lot more than MDAs

11. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

    Also i just checked his youtube and he didnt say anything about being a CRNA... He was just an RN and went on to med school.. Edit: nevermind saw the video...

12. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

    I know texas wesleyan is distance learning... and not 100% online... Its still offsite though, thats what I mean by online, not like those NP schools that are 100% online, your clinicals can be done at various sites throughout the country but its a g...

13. Will getting my NP degree help with CRNA applications

    MDdropouttoCRNA replied to bsr94's topic in SRNA

    No! don't waste your time... Just get the ICU experience and apply broadly (20+ schools).. Do well on the GRE and you will get in somewhere, make sure you apply to the less competitive schools...

14. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

    1. Florida 2. No, CRNA only requires a bachelors in nursing. 3. I networked with the CRNAs at my hospital I worked at... 2 years in the ICU as an RN... 4. I shadowed for 40 hours or 5 whole days... 5. I was 27 when i applied.. 6. My ABSN gpa was 3.8...

15. Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    MDdropouttoCRNA replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in CRNA

    I was 28 when I started CRNA school