The business of being a CRNA

MmacFN · Jun 11, 2006

hmm

I guess i can only speak for the ones I have talked to. My understanding is that it is apart of the health policy classes as well as a special lecture near the end of school.

Maybe some dont offer it at all. Which would seem stupid.

NO they dont. Dude I know people at 7 different medical schools, and NONE of them take any business classes or lectures.
Now, some schools might offer you the opportunity to take electives in any subject you want, such as history or business. But they are not part of the organized curriculum that all MD students have to take.

krzysiu · Jun 12, 2006

what the hell are you talking about? med schools dont teach a damn thing about business

Loyola University Medical Center does.....thats what the hell I am talking about.

krzysiu · Jun 12, 2006

NO they dont. Dude I know people at 7 different medical schools, and NONE of them take any business classes or lectures.

There are more than 7 medical schools out there.

platon20 · Jun 12, 2006

I know someone at Loyola, I'll ask her about it.

My point stands. Business classes are NOT a regular part of the med school curriculum. Some schools let you take electives in any subject you want, but it has nothing to do with the required curriculum that all med students take.

The AAMC website has a listing of curricula taught at med school, and business classes/lectures are nowhere on that list:

http://services.aamc.org/currdir/start.cfm

platon20 · Jun 12, 2006

There are more than 7 medical schools out there.

I tell you what. Lets have a friendly wager. I'll post a poll on studentdoctor.com and let them decide this. I'll ask how many of their med schools have required business classes.

krzysiu · Jun 12, 2006

I tell you what. Lets have a friendly wager. I'll post a poll on studentdoctor.com and let them decide this. I'll ask how many of their med schools have required business classes.

I'll tell YOU what. I really don't care whether or not a particular med school "requires" the subject matter. I know the answer anyway. I am applying to CRNA schools, hence, that is what I am inquiring about.

ECU_CRNA2B · Jun 12, 2006

Hey kiddies,

lets keep it nice and friendly. We have wondered too far down this tangent. Who cares if med schools require it or don't....i thought this started out taking about the spiffy class yogacrna teaches to CRNA students.

shake hands and walk away folks.

saskenn0910 · Jun 12, 2006

hi,
sorry, i´m from Iceland but what is a CRNA ?

Hi there it stands for certified registered nurse anesthetist. Go online to check out info. Its a pretty cool and unique field of practice.

droopy1592 · Jun 12, 2006

You guys-one of you, at least- are competitive. It's not that serious.

platon20 · Jun 13, 2006

I'll tell YOU what. I really don't care whether or not a particular med school "requires" the subject matter. I know the answer anyway. I am applying to CRNA schools, hence, that is what I am inquiring about.

Oh come on now you are shifting the goalposts. I copied your original post below:

Do CRNA schools touch upon the business side of anesthesia? I know medical schools teach this aspect. Are the dynamics involved in working privately vs. being a salaried employee in a hospital discussed? Do programs teach business strategies to maximize the potential of practicing anesthesia? Can you even do "freelance" work so to speak........

The implication/tone in your original post is that teaching business-related curriculum is STANDARD in medical school, which it clearly is NOT.

You cited Loyola as an example, but I did talk to someone up there and she told me that you were wrong. They did have ONE lecture on healthcare economics, but it has nothing to do with what you are talking about. It was stuff about how Medicare works and vague generalities about the healthcare system in general. No specific business training, nothing about how to start your own business or clinic, absolutely nothing about being a private contractor vs salaried employee, absolutely NOTHING about business strategies for maintaining or increasing revenue, absolutely nothing that would help with setting up a practice. Thats not one lecture a week, thats one lecture over the WHOLE 4 YEARS.

Dont take my word for it though.... the detailed curriculum at Loyola is at the link below, which gives a summary of every lecture they get. You wont find a single lecture that matches the kind of content you were talking about in your original post.

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/templates/edueff/semester1.cfm?academic_level=1

KeithEMU · Jun 14, 2006

Oh come on now you are shifting the goalposts.

I don't see it as shifting goalposts at all. The OP mentioned med school classes, but that was on the side lines. His post was asking about business training in CRNA school. Don't feel you need to justify something you said in a previous post. I don't get the feeling OP cares what they teach in med school. The "goal" was to find out about CRNA curriculum. I am interested in hearing about that as well.

platon20 · Jun 14, 2006

I don't see it as shifting goalposts at all. The OP mentioned med school classes, but that was on the side lines. His post was asking about business training in CRNA school. Don't feel you need to justify something you said in a previous post. I don't get the feeling OP cares what they teach in med school. The "goal" was to find out about CRNA curriculum. I am interested in hearing about that as well.

His claim: med schools teach business classes

My claim: no they dont

I dont care about his claims about CRNA training, I wasnt addressing that at all. He made a claim that was totally unsupported by evidence, and I called him out on it and proved him wrong with an internet link to the med school program he cited. Case closed.