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less. i came down and was offered $21 for a year experience at parkland

just apply! you may be the best applicant, despite not having adult experience.

phoooey on that rumor. i've done it about 3 different times.

I personally know SRNA's whose GPA's were less than 3.0 and I also know folks whose GRE's were less than 900 and still got in. When you don't have a perfect resume, you just have to apply to more schools and perhaps look out of your region. It's no...

The best adult ICU unit is the biggest one in the biggest hospital in the biggest city you can be hired in, preferrably a county hospital. You will see very sick patients because usually they wait till the last minute to get help before coming in b...

So my wife goes into labor, gets an epidural, and of course I'm all over watching it being placed. The CRNA was great, showed me how to do it, talked about school with me, and was overall awesome. And now I have some questions. First, she talked...

there are already laws against impersonating an MD. why pass another, just enforce the ones we have

Sounds like a little Dr. lobbying attempting to come to fruition...

Great post! In all of my interviews I specifically asked what the "care plans" would be like. The thought of doing stuff that doesn't relate to my practice makes me sick, or should I say make me have an "inability to facilitate a sense of well bein...

excuse me, I am excited

how long till we hear where will be placed in clinicals? I for one and very excited!

well I have a question about the Postests on the CD from PASS CCRN.. You guys who used it to study for the CCRN, do you remember what scores you were getting before you took the real thing? Right now, I'm scoring in the 70-75% range and am trying to...

Gender issue question ladies and gents, How well received are male CRNA's in the OB realm? It sounds pretty neat to me since I am going to be a proud pop in about a week, and I am curious to see what the scoop is. Any of you fellas doing ob exclusi...

a more rounded medical education...

That's what i was thinking when i started reading Miller for school.

dfk, Thanks for your thoughts. If an MDA has had clinical time prior to his anesthesia residency, then I drop my argument completely and without reservations. I thought they graduated med school and then started clinicals as an anesthesia intern, w...

About this one year of experience debate. Why is it all right for an Anesthesiologist to be accepted to medical school without working for X many years as an ICU RN but to be a good CRNA applicant we must? Aren't CRNA's doing the same job as Anesth...

Thanks Focker, Exactly what I wanted to hear

welcome, I can't speak for columbia's program, but I would advise you taking a look at the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section at the top of the CRNA forum. THis pretty much answers all the general questions. Quick answer--it depends on the pr...

No, there are some accellerated BSN programs. I agree with Darien, that would be a good way to go. Less headache explaining things in interviews.

It would depend how you spun it. If you said you just looked for the fastest route to becoming a CRNA I think you would be fine. I spent a large amount of time in my interview having to explain my "unique" RN status--I applied before I had my BSN, a...

Ok, i get it. I did the same thing at UT. We called it "Alternate Entry". However, i negotiated with them to get a BSN, instead of getting the masters. And I'll start CRNA school this spring, so no it won't hurt. BA vs. BS in BioChem prolly won't...

Steve, I applaud your sense of honor in this situation. I do think this is a major flaw in the CRNA education system, namely, if you want to be a CRNA ASAP, you have to pretty much break Ole Man Kant's categorical imperative of not using a ICU unit ...

I really think it depends on what school you are talking about. Some schools, I hear, get like 800 applicants (don't hold me to that, I've not verified that), while some schools get less than 50 applicants. When someone has a gazillion on their GR...

Sounds like a good plan. My only comment would be that if you really want to be a CRNA, why just choose one school, especially one that is really competitive to get into? there are 90 some odd programs in the US; i would hate to see you not follow ...