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  1. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    LookingAhead posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    The MEPN deadline is less than 2 months away, so I thought I'd get a thread started for us 2012 hopefuls! I'm a first time applicant to the WHNP/CNM specialty, and feel like I've been getting ready to...

  2. UCSF and the DNP

    LookingAhead posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm wondering if anyone has updated information on thoughts among UCSF faculty and administrators about offering the DNP. I know that there was a formal decision not to offer this degree (there's even...

  3. Yale GEPN Applicants 2012

    LookingAhead posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    There didn't seem to be a main thread for applicants to Yale's GEPN program this year, so I thought I'd get one started. I'm applying for the midwifery specialty and am currently working on my...

  4. Columbia University ETP Program 2013

    LookingAhead replied to ARickli's topic in New York Nursing

    That's really strange, nurseywannabe - the group I was in for lab did all of these things ourselves... It's actually true! I went to a talk by the Dean where she showed us all the architectural...

  5. Columbia University ETP Program 2013

    LookingAhead replied to ARickli's topic in New York Nursing

    Oh and in terms of how lab compares to clinical: in my opinion, lab is nothing compared to clinical. It's a good safe space to practice skills and receive feedback, and it certainly has its place in a...

  6. Columbia University ETP Program 2013

    LookingAhead replied to ARickli's topic in New York Nursing

    In terms of labs: you start in the lab during the first summer, one day a week, in which you learn basic nursing skills like clean vs sterile technique, suctioning, cleaning wounds and trachs,...

  7. Any US-trained CNMs qualified and working abroad?

    LookingAhead posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm wondering if there are any CNMs here who completed their education in the US but are currently working as qualified midwives in another country. I will shortly be entering an accelerated BSN/MSN...

  8. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I second what myelin said - I would only add a couple things: 1) Don't count yourself out in advance! If you want to apply for midwifery, that's what you should go for. That said... 2) Get direct...

  9. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi meli.avila - sorry, what was it you wanted an update on? I posted a lot on this thread so I've lost track of all the things I was waiting to hear back about!

  10. Yale GEPN Applicants 2012

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi cblack! I second the decision to go with your gut. You're choosing between two good places, so don't get too anxious. :)It's true that Columbia's program takes less time (2 years 3 months as...

  11. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    DoulaMama - I just declined my spot for CNM/WHNP. It was a tough decision, so I waited until the last minute! I hope this opens up a spot for

  12. Columbia ETP Program 2012 entry

    LookingAhead replied to melevang's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yeah, it was pretty surprising to me that she was so confident that everyone who wanted a job as an RN had found one. From what I've heard from nurses (not related to Columbia) in NYC the job market...

  13. Columbia ETP Program 2012 entry

    LookingAhead replied to melevang's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm really sorry that's been your experience, graceface. I just wanted to say that my experience has been really different - I've had all of my (many) questions to the admission staff and the...

  14. Yale GEPN Applicants 2012

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Unfortunately there's no more waiving out of A&P (that's what we were told on interview

  15. What is going on with funding at UCSF?

    LookingAhead posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Does anybody know exactly what is happening in terms of funding for UCSF? I've been accepted to their MEPN program, but it's very disconcerting to know that masters specialties are being cut for lack...

  16. Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

    LookingAhead replied to cargalrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is just...I'm flabbergasted. A lifestyle choice?! Let's get to the heart of this and say what basically all human beings choose to do at some point: have sex. Go ahead and call that a "lifestyle...

  17. Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

    LookingAhead replied to cargalrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perhaps you're misunderstanding my point - the Affordable Care Act is not a health care plan. It isn't an insurance plan. It's a piece of legislation attempting to regulate aspects of the health care...

  18. Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

    LookingAhead replied to cargalrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Through the insurance that I had in my first year out of college, my generic OCPs cost $43 a month. There was no such $10 option available to me. And condoms do not necessarily cost pennies - if...

  19. Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

    LookingAhead replied to cargalrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the issue is that you're conceiving of "health care" as services that are provided to people who are seriously ill - that doesn't have to be the definition of health care. These services that...

  20. Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

    LookingAhead replied to cargalrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't see how this is at all relevant...aren't we supposed to be improving the human experience with our increased scientific and medical knowledge? It shouldn't trump payment for those services,...

  21. What is going on with funding at UCSF?

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What I heard about online education was from some current CNM students - basically that they have online classes (they were divided as to whether this was a bad thing or just a sort of neutral thing),...

  22. NPs practicing as DRs

    LookingAhead replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A small point: there are clinically-focused DNP programs that include significant clinical components, including U Texas-Houston, U Tennessee-Memphis, and

  23. Yale GEPN Applicants 2012

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm deciding between Columbia and UCSF. Yale is a great program, I just don't think it's right for me for a few personal and logistical reasons.Best of

  24. Yale GEPN Applicants 2012

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm declining my offer at Yale for CNM - I hope this opens up a spot for you

  25. Yale GEPN Applicants 2012

    LookingAhead replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The emails are out! I'm in for