Prince815

I'm planning on graduating from school in the midwest and moving somewhere warmer. My husband and I are interested in North Carolina, preferably Raleigh or Charlotte (we need to be in a decent size city for his work). I know there are plenty of schools in NC and the job market is tight. I was wondering if anyone had any insight on working in these areas (MDA-CRNA relationship, general salary, overall job satisfaction). Any info would be great. Also, has anyone worked for American Anesthesiology or known anyone who has? i noticed they often have job openings. Any info would be great!! Thanks!

MSA is a great program. You start the end of August and by the beginning of November you are in the OR which is a huge benefit over other programs. You get tons of OR experience and get way over the required amount of cases/ OR time. You also get to do most of your clinicals (besides 6 weeks total of rural clinical) within the twin cities so not as much travel as some of the other programs. I've talked to many graduates of MSA and they felt very well prepared starting their jobs as new grads. They also prepare you very well for the boards and have a lot of review built into the program.

I just made a Facebook group called "minneapolis school of anesthesia class of 2014" it should be open to join!

Congrats everyone! Saslater as far as good suburbs to look at there are a ton of nice apts. right in st Louis park. Also Plymouth, Golden Valley would be good to look too. My husband lived in the Creekside Apts.In Plymouth a while ago and they were great access (only 5 min to the school and great access to clinical sites) but a little pricey. There were a bunch of apartments right around there too. I can give you my contact info and tell you more info! By the way my name is Laura (ignore my screen name I accidentally typed my password as my pets name when I made my account)

Thanks! I only live about 20 min from the school so that's probably why I found out so early! I'm assuming most people will find out today! Can't wait to hear!

Just got my acceptance letter and I am so excited! Hope you hear good news too!

The anticipation is killing me too! And no mail comes on Monday!

Has anyone heard anything yet or know when to expect to hear back?

I had my interview today. It was extremely casual and much more conversational than an interview. Now the wait! :) Good luck to everyone, and I really hope to see you next fall!

Any really surprising questions?

I know you mentioned the interview is very laid back. Is it mostly just basic interview questions? Do they ask a lot of scenario tYpe questions? I get so nervous interviewing so any suggestions for what to prepare for would be helpful!

Congrats! I also will be interviewing in mid December. I have no idea how many people they interview but I think it is around 30 positions. Good luck to all!

I saw a thread from last year that people heard about interviews right around Thanksgiving. I'm not feeling all that confident about applying this year. I have very minimal icu experience. Let me know if you hear back about an interview.

Finished my application for MSA. Anyone else applying this year? Now the wait...

Not trying to Put down that population. I've learned a lot that I wouldn't have gotten to experience. I've also gotten punched in the face by a patient and put up with a lot of crap at work that just isn't for me.