WestCoastRN

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1. PENN interview!!!

   WestCoastRN replied to RNNJ's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I just went UPenn web site and found out one year combined tuition and fee is $45,842, so the entire 24 month program costs $91K. That is really high, at least for me. I wonder if this may be the...

2. Alternative Loans - here's what I've found

   WestCoastRN replied to ArkyCCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Here is some information regarding LIBOR index and prime rate. LIBOR index is called London Interbank Offer Rate and the rate is set in London exchange market. It is considered the international...

3. Should I Move in With Parents???

   WestCoastRN replied to csojet's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   my suggestion is to keep the house for one more year and find 2 good roommates. here is my logic: you have owned the house for only one year and selling the house will trigger unwanted capital gain...

4. Latest US News & World Report Rankings of CRNA Schools

   WestCoastRN replied to NGACRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   You can go to www.usnews.com to order a copy of 2006 version of graduate program ranking. You are given instant online access plus a paper copy of the magazine. I forgot how much it costed me when I...

5. CRNA schools in California

   WestCoastRN replied to imastudent's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Also TCU and TWU of Texas have clinical affiliation with Arrowhead Regional Medical Center of San Bernardino county. You attend classes in Texas and return to California for clinical part of the...

6. What is it like to be a CRNA ? How many hours a week ? Salary ? Time Off ? Duties ?

   WestCoastRN replied to MilwaukeeMike's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I think you are better off directly aiming at medical school than CRNA. You haven't even started your nursing education so far. It takes 2-3 years get an ADN degree. I assume you have a BS not related...

7. ***Will the future of CRNAs remain like this???

   WestCoastRN replied to rtinkam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I would agree that it is the demand and supply equation that influences CRNA income. In west coast the demand for CRNA is relatively weaker, but the supply (CRNAs who want to work in the region) is...

8. CRNA alternate

   WestCoastRN replied to brandama's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   i was invited for an interview in mtsa in later december and i declined it as i was accepted by another school. mtsa accepted a lot of people through early interview. the remaining 18 people are...

9. Can foreign trained anesthetists practice here?

   WestCoastRN replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   even though i don't know it for sure, i feel it will be awfully hard. my understanding on aana requirement is that a person must graduate from one of those 94 accredited programs to qualify for...

10. I'm in!

    WestCoastRN replied to apaisRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congratulations! I knew you had no problem being accepted by a school. You have all the elements needed: experience, GPA and GRE scores. Midwestern Univ is a statistical outlier as the program is too...

11. Approximate Insurance Costs for CRNAs

    WestCoastRN replied to ICUsleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    FYI, the average liability premium cost for MDA is $21K in 2003. See the following I copied from...

12. Why Mayo CRNA program is not top rated?

    WestCoastRN replied to WestCoastRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Actually I just found I was rejected by Mayo. But it doesn't matter because I received an acceptance letter from another program in the same day. I though I had a good chance in Mayo as they...

13. Why Mayo CRNA program is not top rated?

    WestCoastRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Mayo Clinic is ranked 2nd best hospital in U.S. and its medical school is ranked 22nd (top 1/8) among 163 medical schools. Its CRNA program rank is much lower, tied at 30th (top 1/3) out of 92...