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Another Fall 2016 UAB hopeful here! I applied for the PMHNP program. I did receive the email stating an acceptance letter would be mailed by May 1. Also seeing I have a MyUAB ID, but unable to get into blazernet...getting the same error messages some of you already mentioned. So here is to 6 more weeks of impatiently waiting! Glad I found you guys!

Well, you have pretty much have 2 options if you want to stay within Meridian--these hospitals are Rush and Anderson's (that's if you want to work at a hospital).When I was in nursing school I did clinical rotations at both hospitals (andersons and rush)--I had good experiences. It is best to go directly to the hospital websites to apply---I do not think you are going to come up with much using job search sites like indeed or simplyhired. Meridian CC has a nursing program--- 2 miles from both hospitals and another nursing school is within a 30 minute drive from Meridian---so the market for jobs is pretty much saturated. You should not have a problem with your experience, but I would not wait for the new grads to graduate in May. If you are interested in psych nursing there is East Mississippi State Hospital and Alliance. Mississippi is very rural--our largest city is Jackson, which is an hour and a half away from Meridian. There are at least 6 moderate to large hospitals in the area. My first job out of nursing school was at the University of MS Medical Center Kidney Transplant. I worked with several nurses who would work 7 on and 7 off who drove from Meridian. They would stay somewhere in the hospital rather than driving back and forth. Good Luck to you! Another option would be to look in nearby cities Philadelphia and Kosciusko, there are smaller hospitals, but surgical procedures are performed.

I know it has been awhile since your post. I know this is not an answer to your question, however I am curious about your experience thus far in the PMHNP program at UMC. I have applied to the program for summer 2016 admission RN-MSN for the PMHNP track and RN-MSN PMHNP at UAB. It is easy to for me to get info out FNP but I rarely run across a PMHNP whose brain I can pick. Can you tell me a little about your experience at UMC in this program----for example balancing course load with home life? Are you able to work full or part time? Generally, how clincial rotations are set up? Any insight you can offer would be great!