I'm new to this site, but have been following the allnurses posts regarding Samuel Merritt program applications religiously for a while now. I recently applied to the ABSN and ELMSN - FNP program for the July 1 deadline. Thought it would be great to have a place to provide insight, stay updated and share experiences with all of you through this terrifying journey. I mean we ONLYYY have to wait until October - November to hear anything. Let the wait begin.....
Hi all! I was wondering how much health care experience you guys all have? I want to get a feel for what most people have! Thanks and sorry for being nosy! Hehe
Hello! I currently work for a large healthcare provider purchasing pharmaceuticals for multiple sites, before that I was purchasing for the ambulatory surgery centers for the same healthcare provider. I've been there for 3 years now. I also have my EMT and massage therapy license (both expired now). I volunteered at a physical therapy office working with patients for a few months as well.
I just got my preliminary review email today at 9pm! They finally got to us in progress class peeps :). For the ones in the SBCC Patho class, good luck next week on the final!
Still haven't received mine, or heard back from the person I contacted. I'll just try to practice some patience since I applied 6/24 so they probably haven't got to mine yet. Plus I had 2 in progress classes I just finished. :/
As for healthcare experience, I have been working at an outpatient health clinic for the past 5.5 years as a Registered Dietitian. Looking to switch careers.
Just heard back from SM - they are still sending out preliminary review emails and will be doing so for at least the next week. They go through them one-by-one, so if you haven't heard, you likely will hear in the near future. Hope that calms some nerves! Helped me for sure.
Hi all! I was wondering how much health care experience you guys all have? I want to get a feel for what most people have! Thanks and sorry for being nosy! Hehe
I've been a medical assistant for the past two years since graduating college!
Just heard back from SM - they are still sending out preliminary review emails and will be doing so for at least the next week. They go through them one-by-one, so if you haven't heard, you likely will hear in the near future. Hope that calms some nerves! Helped me for sure.
Glad to hear you heard back! Funny how we've been driving ourselves crazy waiting for a preliminary review. Now, the next 2 month wait begins .
I got my preliminary review email on July 17th but I have applied in the past so maybe it is a faster process. I have 5 years experience as a Practice Coordinator at a small practice. My job was a lot of hands on direct patient care.
Is the timeline to hear back really as late as October? The last cycle only took less than two months from the application due date.
I just realized that last year's application deadline for Spring was extended to August 1st. They heard back around Mid October which was about 10 weeks. Since our deadline was July 1st, maybe we will hear back around mid September? Not sure, just thinking of possibilities.
Hey guys! For those of you that completed patho at SBCC, how was the workload? I am taking that with micro, nutrition, and psych while working part time. I just wanted to get an idea how many hours a week you found necessary to study. I took physio and pharm over the summer and felt like I studied an average of 8 hours a day but managed to get A's in both. Thanks for the info!
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kayrh10
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Hi all! I was wondering how much health care experience you guys all have? I want to get a feel for what most people have! Thanks and sorry for being nosy! Hehe