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

    COtraumarn replied to Irene joy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

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

    COtraumarn replied to JJRBuckeyeRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  3. CRNAs in Colorado

    COtraumarn replied to RobinsRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, 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...

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

    COtraumarn replied to JJRBuckeyeRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

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

    COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  6. need help university of pittsburgh or upenn?

    COtraumarn replied to rndee81's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  7. Clinicals - Can you be specific?

    COtraumarn replied to atlnurse2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

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

    COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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....

  9. Clinicals - Can you be specific?

    COtraumarn replied to atlnurse2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  10. need help university of pittsburgh or upenn?

    COtraumarn replied to rndee81's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  11. UTHSC Houston interview advice?

    COtraumarn replied to My_brain_hurts's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

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

    COtraumarn replied to littlechief15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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....

  13. Anyone apply to Newman?

    COtraumarn replied to joeyzstj's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  14. Any substitutes for Jaffe?

    COtraumarn posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

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

    COtraumarn replied to rn2bn07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    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...

  16. Worried about borrowing money?

    COtraumarn replied to MBCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I started in Aug of this year. I was able to get direct to lender loans from Wells Fargo, Chase (which you have already mentioned) and Sallie Mae. I don't know if all three of any of the companies...

  17. how do you support yourself through CRNA school

    COtraumarn replied to bdd549's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Loan it out. Accept the fact that you'll be poorer for the next 28 mos but it is worth it. There are loans out there to get. Plus you'll want to go on vacations and stuff when you get the time off....

  18. Iphone/ Palm PDA programs

    COtraumarn posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am looking for some recs on programs to download for my PDA. I have the Iphone and I know I can download the same programs for Palm. I already got Epocrates. What else do you all recommend? Also-...

  19. iphone as PDA

    COtraumarn replied to hell000nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    After much debating over a blackberry and iphone- I decided to go with the Iphone. Iphone now has a program- Isilo- it costs $10 and it is in the app store. After downloading the Isilo program you can...

  20. PDA/ Phone

    COtraumarn posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was talking to the director of the program and he said that he strongly recommends getting a cell phone ( I never used one much so didn't bother with it). However he says that a PDA is not required....

  21. PDA/ Phone

    COtraumarn replied to COtraumarn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks for the replies. I am still undecided but will probably go with a Treo or Blackberry.

  22. Texas Wesleyan University

    COtraumarn replied to jdiekhof's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Oh yeah, they accept a lot of students- like over 100 and they get placed all over. I have no idea what the demand is for the KY/ Cincinnati area. As far as chem- I took an online junior college...

  23. Texas Wesleyan University

    COtraumarn replied to jdiekhof's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I didn't attend TWU, but I did get accepted. I can answer a couple of your questions. The classroom part (phase 1) is in FT. Worth Tx. There you will do a semester of work and then have the option of...

  24. CRNA schools with distance learning option for clinicals in Denver?

    COtraumarn replied to Natef26's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I used to live in Denver and as far as I know TWU is the only school with clinicals in Denver. They do accept 4-6 students ( when I last applied) for each year to train in Denver between University...

  25. Funding the dream

    COtraumarn replied to Quiet1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The three loans that I have found that are all above the COA are: 1) Sallie Mae Tuition Answer loan which lends up to 40,000 2) Wells Fargo- forget the name of the loan but they will lend what your...