txgrl2010

I am a new grad in TX, and I had not had any prior experience working in a hospital except for my clinicals through school. As a matter of fact, I was a bartender and worked at sonic and that's it. It is tough to get into the OR right out of school because they want you to go through an internship. I applied to one of the big hospitals here in the city and waited for weeks until I finally got an email to set up an interview. In the interview they asked why I wanted to be in the OR and what my experiences were like in my clinicals. It went really really well, and I ended up getting the job offer. It is competitive though. They picked 8 out of over one hundred applicants, and it's a nine month residency! If there are no internships in your area, I would look at an inner city hospital that's a level one trauma center where they staff OR 247 so you don't have to be on call. Then they usually don't care where you live. If not, I would network network network!! See if there is any other way you can get it. Good luck!!!

yea I live in Aubrey so its a little ways for me too! are you in group 1??

Hey everyone, I am new to the and just found out that I will be starting the ADN program at nctc in gainesville, TX for the spring. I was wondering if there was anyone else on here who also got in??