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Don't know if anyone has covered this post yet, but we are licensed as CRNA's and may work in an anesthesia care team model in some locations (which is still under the license of the CRNA and the MDA- not the MDA alone), and in many locations we work...

The only benefit I can see to finishing perfusion school is in the case you do not make it through anesthesia school, it would be a nice fall back job. I know most people getting into a program do not want to think about not making it, but in my cur...

Northeastern University- standard tuition about 60,000, however with all of the hidden fees/books, closer to 90,000. I owe 40,000 on undergrad and will come out owing about 130,000. On the plus side, some employers have offered some loan repayment ...

Even if they don't care that you didn't do so well on your sciences, many schools do want certain courses to be within the last 5 years, so also check on that when you call the schools you are interested in. As far as the current gpa goes, I had a 3...

I can't help you with the florida information you need as I am in CRNA school in the northeast. However, I too have 40k in undergrad debt and have signed for an additional 100k for my grad school costs and living expenses, even after saving 20,000 t...

Can you study enough on the weekends to keep up, so you can cut back during the clinical week? We are all tired- some more than others depending on how late their site keeps them and how much work there school requires but most of us study/prepare f...

Speaking from a students perspective, I am far more stressed out providing anesthesia than I was recovering open heart patients. Perhaps it is because in the ICU you have plenty of nurses to help you make decisions, and now you have to make them qui...

Just a correction to an above post, The mandatory doctorate for advanced practice nursing doesn't go into effect for nurse anesthesia until 2025. It is still 2015 for nurse practitioners- just to clarify

I like the idea of VCU, but my wife wouldn't move south. It was only NE schools as options for me, so Northeastern University ranked highest on the list and had some great hospitals to offer for experience. I heard rumor that Barry University accep...

I can tell you that the incomes are declining. I believe the most recent report shows a drop in pay of 6.3%. I have 1.5 years left of school but have been keeping track of the job market all along because as the previous poster has said, I'm gonna ...

Yep, you can definitely try that route too.. I know they still exist, but they are harder to find related to the current state of our economy. Not that you would want to think of this possibility, but just make sure before you sign one of those cont...

Apply for the grad plus loan.. its federal although is based off your credit. Otherwise, if you can prove you need more money some of my friends have been able to get more stafford loan money than the usual 20,500...but not always a guarantee.. othe...

In our unit, we go in order of who was sent home last or who was given the day off last during low census days. If a 7a to 7p person is at work and 3 pm comes around and you have 3 new nurses coming in, but the 7a to 7p person is on top of the list ...

If you are an RN, you can work in critical care. Depending on the unit, they may require some experience on a step down unit, however if you are willing to move around you can probably find an ICU/CCU/CSU, etc willing to take on a new grad. Some pe...

No way, stay in the class and do the best you can. I got a C+ in my undergraduate pharmacology course. It was 1 of 2 C's that I received in my undergrad degree, it was also a tough course. Don't be so afraid of a B or a B+, if you really want to s...

Do you have prior financial aid from the federal government? Its almost a guarantee they won't give you any federal aid if end up not paying back previous federal loans I believe. So I think it won't stop you from getting into school, it will just ...

My school encourages you to work for the first year of didactic- Only one person tried to do 36 hours, I'm doing 24 hours, and other people are working usually less than 2 shifts a week. When clinical starts, I havent heard of anyone surviving while...

http://www.guardian-anesthesia.com/ I am unsure if they only offer that deal to the students that are local or not, so no guarentees from me that they can help you out- But theres the website if you want to check them out-

I'm an SRNA in the Boston area, and currently getting a job right out of school as an RN is taking many people up to 6 months. Getting into an ICU in boston is nearly impossible currently. I had CCU/CSU experience of 2 years recovering post op hear...

Well everyone qualifies for "financial aid", its just not free financial aid. They will likely give you 20,500/year from the FAFSA- I believe about 8500 of it doesnt accrue interest while you are in school- The rest is around a 7% APR. After that, ...

Ive got nothing that far south- I have spoken to a group in massachusetts who said they would pay our entire tuition if we sign on with them for 2 years..so if you end up closer to this end ill try to track down their name-

As I understand it, people who already have insurance no matter how expensive it may be are not eligible for Obamacare. Only those without current insurance and only about 30 million of the 45 million in need are to be covered. These are the same 3...

To be an anesthesiologist you need to just get into a medical school in general, you don't choose a specialty until the end of medical school in which you apply for anesthesia residency programs- which arent a guarentee of getting into, or atleast no...

Are you anywhere near or willing to move to the Northeast?

Hey, great post, thanks for the information and setting the record straight for me-