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The good news is that YOU WILL PASS! My advice is this: Go Thru each section in the sweat book one-at-a-time, not only to memorize, but be sure to understand the concepts inside AND out, up AND down, AND sideways. Of course, you need to memorize name...

They are different, but maybe not "obviously" to a junior student. not trying to start a pissing match, just letting the OP know that it's still important to know your weight-based dosages...

We actually used the weight based dosages in my peds rotation where precision is more necessary.

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It is absolutely the same 2-volume book... You will be given instructions during orientation on how to get it...you must have a "blazer id" which you will create once you are enrolled... -Gump

"Clinical Anesthesiology" = Morgan, Mikhail, Murray - this is (in my opinion) a must have for supplemental readings.... "Miller's Anesthesia" = you will be able to get for free online (very good source) these (above) are what helped me ...

Roland, This has all been touched on before in one form or another, but I like the way you have asked these questions and I will answer it now... Mainly to show other "borderline" applicants that it can be done, even without a 4.0 undergraduate GPA.....

I'm a UAB student and would say that you would see/experience almost the whole gamut at either of the two schools. UAB students get pediatric experience from Children's Hospital in Birmingham or from LeBonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, TN...

I'm a current UAB student and am in the third week of clinicals... Don't fret too much about starting classes, yea it's pretty nerve wrecking, but after the first couple of classes, you will find your groove... Oh, and don't worry, you'll still have ...

Thanks guys. I did purchase this book and it does look like it will be a very useful reference. -Gump

I've heard that "Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures" by Jaffe and Samuels was a good reference to use for anesthesia management plans. Can you guys (that use/own it) tell me what you think about it... -Gump

Now that is an awkward and stressful situation... It's cool that you are handling it well... Don't worry too much about how you think your classmates view this. Just continue to be nice, sociable, and take it one-day-at-a-time... I find it pretty su...

Very well said TraumaNurse...

Oh, that's hilarious now... I chased a lot of things in under-grad myself... and grades were never a problem, until it came time to apply to graduate school... You know, the funny thing is, now that I've been back in school for two semesters, I'm mak...

Yes, I was the first alternate for the T-town component. I received a call about 1 week before classes started and was offered a slot. The reason that it was offered to me was because one of my classmates changed over to a different regional componen...

I'm not sure/familiar about B'ham; Just be sure to get experience with vasoactive gtts, vents, invasive monitoring, etc. Units such as CVICU, NICU, Trauma ICU, MICU would suffice... Several of my classmates work/worked at UAB, Princeton, St. Vincent...

Six were accepted from the Tuscaloosa component this year. -Gump

He just recently earned it... And your right, that had no influence on my decision either...

I feel that the program and faculty are great! Dr. Williams has been the director there for a long time and he has put together a great bunch of instructors. Most, if not all of the program's instructors are graduates of UAB's anesthesia program. Ye...

Dr. Williams IS a very laid back guy. He teaches several sections in our pharmacology class, and he does the professional aspects portion. He is a good guy with a lot of experience and he enjoys what he does. He likes to cut-up occasionally with a jo...

I'm having trouble with this in my mind... I understand that if a drug with a pKa of say 7.4 were put into plasma with a pKa of 7.4, then 50% of the drug will be unionized and 50% will be ionized; the unionized form crosses membranes easier while the...

Thanks guys, these explanations have been a big help! I'm going to insert some of both of these into my notes and beat it into my brain before next Thursday's test... -Gump

What gross anatomy website(s) can anyone recommend? I've got Netter's Atlas; and the drawings are very nice, but I would like to be able to see actual photographs for home study. -Gump

Thanks Guys. -Gump

Not accepted, yet...... Last week, I was told that I was the first alternate for my first choice school. Today, I got a certified letter, telling me that I was accepted. Of course, my whole family was excited as was I, but I still called the director...