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Hello everyone, Well I have just about completed my first month in my PhD program. Everyday I ask myself "what am i doing". A doctorate program is truly a whole new level of thinking and learning. I keep teling myself "just show up." Every day I show up, is one step closer to the end of the semester. I hope I make it through. Say a prayer.

Good news........................ Got accepted to Emory University PhD program!!!!! Wooohoo!!!!!

Im so sorry for the later response Calinp. The last couple of months have been hectic for me. To answer your question about my area of interest..........I would like to focuse my research on patient education and behavioral counseling and interventions in the emergancy department, specificially related to STDs and HIV in young adults (thats a mouthful). I am a nurse practitioner in a major Atlanta Hopsital, so hopefully i can used that setting for my research. I just had my interview yesterday, we will see how it goes. I should hear something by April they said. If I get accepted, I then have to find a Statistics course and an Epidemiology course to take over the summer.........ugggghhh.

Hey everyone! I turned in my application for a PhD program a few weeks ago. The application process was grueling but I keep thinking if I get into the program, THAT will be more stressfull than anything else (YIKES). I think I must have written and re-written my personal statement like 5 times. At this point, it is out of my hands, so nothing else to do but sit back and wait. Im sure I'll be a nervous wreck once the official interview process gets underway. I wish everyone luck who is trying to get into the FALL2010 cohort.

I recently graduated from Emory University ENP program in Dec 08. There are a few people in my class who are not working in the ER and have decided to do Family Practice. Along with ER clinical hours we HAVE to do FNP hours, being that we are sitting for a FNP exam, therefore we are more that capable of working in a non-emergency room setting. I even know a past graduates who works with an Ortho group. All this to say, that even though we are taught and are expected to have a emergency room skillset we also know how to function in other settings.

I am currently in the program you are referring to at Emory University. It is true that we sit for the FNP certification since there is no ENP certification (I hear its in the works though). We also do many of our clinical hours in the ER, however if you look at the amount of clincial hours required for the ENP vs. the FNP program, you will see that the ENP program requires a lot more. Those hours are comprised of BOTH ER clinical and Primary Care hours therefore we definitely learn the skills needed to function as a FNP in a PCP role

Hello, I am currently in the ENP progam at Emory University, It is truly a great program. Along with your ENP classes you take FNP courses because that is the exam you will have to sit for. In the ENP classes we learn everything from suturing to chest tube insertion to intubation. It really is a wide range of skills. The program includes a total of 800 clinical hours (I think) that you split between FNP hours and ENP hours. I think what truly allows for a tailored experience is the many clinical rotations that you have the option to do. Of course you do a set number of hours in a Level 1 trauma center, but you can also do hours in the surgical trauma rotation, or the flight rotation for example. The coordinator for the program knows many people in the medical community here in atlanta and she is really good about getting you good experiences. I am almost finished with my first semester and we have'nt began clinicals yet, so my knowledge is limited, but from what I hear from students who are finishing in December, they have really enjoyed the program despite its extreme intesity.

Yes you can. I got 265 questions, and I was a basket case when I left. Two days later I found out that I passed. Thank GOD

Hey everyone. I am graduating in May (WOOHOO):balloons: and I am really looking for a weekend position. I know that these shifts are kind of rare for a new graduate but I REALLY need that shift because I am planning on starting school again in the Fall. I work in the ER right now and would like to stay in this department but I am willing to change if I can get the shift. If ANYONE knows of such positions PLEAASSE let me know, I would really appreciate it.

Hi everyone. I was hoping that I could find out any information about Cobb Hospital's ER. I have an interveiw for a RN position tommorrow and I just wanted to know if the employees like it there. I have heard so many things about the Wellstar system on a whole and I am really intereseted in finding out the real scoop. Thanks ctbtrini

I scored a 1100 on the GRE. It was pretty nerve wrecking for me. Im not the best standardize test taker. I just used the book GRE for dummies. It helped me more on the math. Im better at english than math so i was really worried about it. Have you applied to the school?

I got accepted to Emory Grad Program. :roll Hope to see you'll there in the fall.

Hey, I am currently in the Kennesaw State BSN program. I will actually be graduating in May.......thank GOD. The program can be very challenging at times and at other times you wonder why in the world you are doing all this busy work. The best advice I can give anyone in this program is to take it one step at a time and try not to get overwhelmed. In the first week or so of every semester I would freak out thinking how am i going to get through this, but fortunately I always did. Good Luck

Hey, I am also applying to Emory's Grad program. I hope to be pursuing the Women's Health/Adult Health Dual Specialty program. I am going crazy thinking about the GRE too. Im graduating in May 2006 as well and it is hard to find time to study for the GRE and study for the tests in my class. I would recommend that you get GRE for Dummies. It is a great book and it makes it really easy to understand the structure of the test. As a new grad, i think that you have to work full time in any hospital, but dont quote me, this is just what I have heard. I will be trying to find a full time weekend option job when I graduate. As far as the apartment thing goes, I would recommend looking into apartments. Considering that you are coming from NY, you will find that rent for a nice apartment will be considerably less than waht your use too. Im from Brooklyn, so I know how ridiculous rent can be up there. Anyway, hope this info helps a little, and I really hope that we both get accepted to the program.

Thank you NYNewGrad for the number to Mary Ann Radioli. I called her and she seemed to be very nice. She told me the next time I come to New York to call her before hand in order to set up an interview. She also said that the orientation last 6-8 weeks. I did not get a chance to ask her all the questions that I wanted to ask, i think she was in kind of a hurry, im not sure. I was wondering if orientation for the ER takes the same amount of time, if so, do you think that that is kind of short for such a specialty area. I have heard of some hospitals having orientation for new grads in the ER for 3 months! I was thinking of coming to NY in November or December, do you think this is to early to be going on possible interviews being that I am graduating in the Spring? Did you end up taking the job at Maimonides?