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Does anyone have any information about the Univ. of North Carolina/Wake Forest Univ. program, know anyone who has ever attended? I would like to know a little about the reputation, exam pass rates, interview, and overall student satisfaction. Any i...

I had a GRE of 950 quan/verbal and a much lower GPA of 3.2 and got accepted to an anesthesia program, so far have a 4.0 in school. My point........the GRE does not reflect a person's success in grad school. Most schools look at the overall picture in...

In the NSICU where I used to work Decadron was mainly used on brain tumors, not for ICP control. Opioids, benzodiazapines, along with paralytics were used mainly for ICP control. Steroids have undesirable side effects, such as delayed wound healing, ...

I'm sorry, I did forget to mention some minor details of Erie's snow (about 150 in. per year) and the wind off the lake can cut through you now and then, but other than that it's an ok place to be............ :)

If you have the extra money and time, go ahead and take it. It would be more initials behind your name. But, be sure you will be able to satisfy the CE requirements to keep your CCRN when it comes time to renew. I believe you have to have 100 CE's w/...

Oh yeah, tuition for the 28 months is around $23,000 (give or take a little), which is cheap compared to some other schools I have looked at in the past.

I live in Erie and I am attending Hamot's anesthesia program. I am in my first year and really like the program. Clinicals start your first semester, the classes are taught by CRNA's and the staff MDA's. It's a very clinical based program. I have not...

We used Precedex in the neurosurgical ICU where I used to work. From my experience with neuro patients it did not work very well on this patient population. We would extend the loading dose to about 20 min. instead of the recommended 10 min., but sti...

We used Precedex in the neurosurgical ICU where I used to work. From my experience with neuro patients it did not work very well on this patient population. We would extend the loading dose to about 20 min. instead of the recommended 10 min., but sti...

Quick question for SRNA's or CRNA's...When charting concentration of the anesthetic agent, do you chart what's dialed in or end tidal concentration? There seems to be mixed opinions among the CRNA's at the hospital where I am doing my clinicals. I ha...

I agree monitoring end-tidal concen. during a case is more of a reliable indicator of the brain p.p. as opposed to the dialed in concen. A CRNA (charts dialed in) gave this example: If a pt claims to have been awake/aware during surgery, case goes t...

I was in a similar situation last year when I first applied to anesthesia school. My prereq. science grades were C's in Chem I,II, and Microbiology; of course all taken about 9-10 yrs. ago. My overall was about 3.2. I applied to different schools l...

I am currently in my first semester at the Hamot/Gannon Univ. program. So far, so good. Based on my experience, they interview at the end of July for admission in Jan. Our class consists of 16 people. The interview was very relaxed, consisting mai...

I took O chem last year and missed an A by 1.5 points. Ahhh. Anyway, ended up with a "B" in the class. If you can make an A, do it, if not don't worry about it. I started an anesthesia program this year, so far no B's in my classes. In my physics...

I'm currently attending Hamot Medical Center School of Anesthesia/ Gannon University in PA. I am in my first semester, so far, so good. There are 16 people in my class. In the past admissions were Fall and Spring, but now it's just Jan. classes. ...

I am in my third week of a program in PA. So far, it's not that bad. I just spent time with my family and friends before the year started. There's really no point in reading ahead .... chances are you won't retain most of it. You will be doing pl...

I have never applied to the program you are talking about, but today a recruiter from the Army Reserve spoke with us about a program called STRAP. Basically, the army will pay you 1200-1500 dollars a month while in anesthesia school. For every year...

Athomas.......I feel exactly as you do because my program starts next Wed. I was thumbing through my books earlier this month and realized the challenge that is ahead. (It's not the easiest reading) Anyway, I have decided to relax these next coupl...

Congratulations on your acceptance....what school are you going to attend?

Sorry to hear about your rejection letter. If it makes you feel any better, I had applied to 5 places last year and ended up with 3 rejections and 2 alternates. I applied to just one program for this January and was accepted. So, don't give up.......

My situation last year was similar to yours. My GPA wasn't the highest, I played around a little in my undergrad. I had to retake three science classes this past year, it bumped my science GPA up to about a 3.6. I did get in to a program starting ...

overall GPA about 3.3, science GPA-3.6, GRE- 1510 (old test). 8 yrs total experience- Emergency Dept.- 5 1/2, Neurosurgical ICU- 2 1/2 yrs Level I trauma center. ACLS, PALS, TNCC, CEN. Grades and GRE aren't exceptional, but I did get accepted. I ...

I interviewed there last year. It was basically a "get to know you" interview. I met with four of the program faculty, each in their own office. It was very relaxing. I do not recall any clinical questions.

Congratulations on your acceptance!!! I too start a program in Jan. 2004 and the wait is killing me. Let's enjoy our last few months of freedom.

Hey, I'm Brian, I too am from the Jackson area. I have been a nurse for nearly 8 years. I will be leaving bedside nursing shortly to start CRNA school in January. Just wanted to say hello........