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Why don't you either call or email the program director? Have you received any of the emails he has been sending (two or three so far I think) over the last few weeks about summer registration? I'm guessing that would be the best person to answer y...

If your wife is "tired of controlling doctors", then I doubt an AA program is what she'll want. An Anesthesiology Assistant is only allowed to work under an Anesthesiologist. If her desire is to do anesthesia solo (without "controlling doctors") th...

I think the best way to find out would be to contact the schools you want to apply to and ask them. What kinds of drips? Titrating inotropes and vasoactive drips? I doubt you'll see those in an LTAC, but maybe I'm wrong.

If your ultimate goal is to get into a CRNA program, then you are probably wasting your time trying to transfer to ER. Most programs (for whatever reason) do not accept ER experience. You will need ICU experience. And a friend of mine was passed ...

I was in the same boat two years ago. I had two years Level III NICU and wanted to apply to CRNA school. My situation was a little different in that I still needed to complete my RN/BSN program. So I changed specialties and went to adult CVICU at a...

Everybody stands a chance. But there are some things you can do now to improve your chances. Generally, there's not much you can do for your GPA, so I would work on other areas. 1. Retake the GRE, use all the prep books and get your score above 1...

I agree 110% with Baby*Pink. I have done both. I went into NICU as a new grad because I had a definite passion for neonatal ICU. At the time, my plans were to continue to on and become an NNP. Along the way, I decided to pursue the CRNA route and...

I think you should have accepted the offer in the SICU. You will be working with surgical patients as a CRNA. The busy SICU is definitely the way to go. Can you get that offer back? I don't see the benefit of starting in a CCU to switch a year lat...

Student loans and private loans. Lots of loans. Some people also sign contracts with anesthesia groups that will pay a stipend while you are in school and/or pay off student loans upon graduation. There are many ways to do it. Primarily, the mos...

Here's the latest info for parking in the med center... http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/Visiting/Parking/New+Parking+System.htm

SICU > CCU Big Hospital (Level I Trauma) > Community Hospital You want to have experience with surgical patients if possible, the sicker the better...but really, any good high acuity ICU will work. Every school has their own idea of which ICU ...

On UTLink mine says: "You have been admitted to the program for the term shown above." The class that started in Fall2008 had 22 students, I think.

People (in the DFW area?) were posting yesterday that they had received acceptance letters. Sounds like those of us in the Houston area haven't received anything yet, based on a non-scientific quickie poll of several friends that interviewed at TCU ...

I am sure the minimum REQUIREMENT isn't 5 years, however, perhaps the quality of the applicants is such that 5 years happens to be the least amount of experience of the applicants that get in.

Congrats!!!!! :yeah:

It wasn't a cakewalk, but it wasn't awful. Got an A and I took it at the same time I was also taking 12 hours in my BSN program and working full time. I happen to really enjoy Chemistry though, so I don't know if that makes a difference... But, aga...

San Jacinto College (Central) has an online Pathophysiology class that was recommended by UTMB for the prerequisite for their online RN/BSN program. I did an in person Intro to Organic Chem and Biochem at Lone Star College Montgomery (in the Woodland...

I also switched from NICU to adult CVICU to prepare for applications to CRNA school. Not only does the CVICU provide valuable experience and learning that you will never get in the NICU (working with post op patients with multiple comorbidities, swa...

Got my invite for UT Houston today for January 22nd!! Sent the rest of my apps in last week, so I'm hoping that those letters will go out soon too...

I also did NICU (Level III) for 2 years with the original goal of NNP, but when I decided to apply to CRNA school instead (after finally getting my husband on board), I made the switch to adult CVICU. I would say that if you want to be able to appl...

Of course, that list changes depending on which school you are looking at. Other schools have the same list, but with preferences for CVICU...

The application deadline for TCU isn't until November 1st. Not sure when invites will be sent.

There are lots of people in CRNA school that are the sole income for their families. Loans, loans, loans! You don't have to join the military to go to school.....unless you've always wanted to join the military anyway.

The class that just started is about 25. Previous years has been between 6 and 12. I've heard that the class starting '09 should be about 25 also.

Take the NICU CCRN exam and apply to programs that accept NICU experience. You already have adult ICU experience too, so you may even be able to apply to programs that accept only adult experience (if the will accept experience that is >3 years o...