UC Davis Medical Center Nurse Residency Spring 2020

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Hi all!

Starting this thread so those of us who are applying to the program can keep everyone else updated.


Good luck!

No. I don't believe there was. I was reading in other posts that there is availability in different departments. Also, that the selection is most often than not, based on whichever department you precepted on.

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Okay phew! Thought I missed it! My top pick/ previous preceptorship was ED! What other programs have you all applied to?

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1 hour ago, Nursing4Life said:

No. I don't believe there was. I was reading in other posts that there is availability in different departments. Also, that the selection is most often than not, based on whichever department you precepted on.

Oh so you don’t get asked what units you prefer, they just invite you for interviews on the unit they think you’ll be best at?

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Hoping for L&D here! Good luck to all ?

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Hi,

New to this thread. I too applied to the UC Davis nurse residency for Feb and Apr 2020. I can share with you some info that I have regarding the program.

To be considered:

- You MUST have done your preceptorship in the department you applied for to even be considered.

- You must have filled out the application completely (not just uploaded your resume) to be considered.

- You must have uploaded your one document in the specified order, in the specified format on their website (specifically their outline for how to show your clinical hours and preceptorship). Rumor has it, if you didn't follow their instructions they won't consider you. (They are VERY strict about this).

- Although not a requirement, they are very happy to see letters of recommendation attached to the application.

- They do not give preference to people who went to school in Sac and did their clinicals at UC Davis. In fact they love to hire nurse residents who went to school outside of California, to bring in a fresh perspective to the hospital.

Looks like last year they started routing people in December, and depending on the department, sending out invitations to interview in December and January.

As for me, I applied for NICU, am doing my preceptorship in the NICU as well.

Good luck everyone!

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On 12/2/2019 at 4:40 PM, JennChoi said:

Oh so you don’t get asked what units you prefer, they just invite you for interviews on the unit they think you’ll be best at?

Hi Jenn,

They take a look at where you did your preceptorship and ONLY consider you for the department you precepted in.

Hope that helps.

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3 minutes ago, ivar233 said:

Hi,

New to this thread. I too applied to the UC Davis nurse residency for Feb and Apr 2020. I can share with you some info that I have regarding the program.

To be considered:

- You MUST have done your preceptorship in the department you applied for to even be considered.

- You must have filled out the application completely (not just uploaded your resume) to be considered.

- You must have uploaded your one document in the specified order, in the specified format on their website (specifically their outline for how to show your clinical hours and preceptorship). Rumor has it, if you didn't follow their instructions they won't consider you. (They are VERY strict about this).

- Although not a requirement, they are very happy to see letters of recommendation attached to the application.

- They do not give preference to people who went to school in Sac and did their clinicals at UC Davis. In fact they love to hire nurse residents who went to school outside of California, to bring in a fresh perspective to the hospital.

Looks like last year they started routing people in December, and depending on the department, sending out invitations to interview in December and January.

As for me, I applied for NICU, am doing my preceptorship in the NICU as well.

Good luck everyone!

Thank you so much for all of this information! So by following the instructions do you mean just making sure you have all of the correct documents attached to that bottom portion where you can upload references, cover letter, etc.? When I called HR after I uploaded all of that, she told me as long as its all there it's ok if it's not all in one single document. I hope I didn't receive false information!

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4 minutes ago, ivar233 said:

Hi Jenn,

They take a look at where you did your preceptorship and ONLY consider you for the department you precepted in.

Hope that helps.

Aw man, I did my preceptorship in surgical unit; which I like but def isn’t my top pick. Thanks for the info!

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Just now, KN4444 said:

Thank you so much for all of this information! So by following the instructions do you mean just making sure you have all of the correct documents attached to that bottom portion where you can upload references, cover letter, etc.? When I called HR after I uploaded all of that, she told me as long as its all there it's ok if it's not all in one single document. I hope I didn't receive false information!

From people I know who have been accepted into the program, they told me that it must be uploaded in one document. They were kind of adamant that this was a requirement, rather than separate documents.

I'm not saying this to freak you out, this is all I heard, so just sharing that here. This is what it says in the website verbatim in bold: "***(Cover letter, resume and unofficial transcripts will need to be submitted as one document under resume upload only - PDF preferred)"

Just now, JennChoi said:

Aw man, I did my preceptorship in surgical unit; which I like but def isn’t my top pick. Thanks for the info!

It wouldn't be a bad place to start :).

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Just now, ivar233 said:

From people I know who have been accepted into the program, they told me that it must be uploaded in one document. They were kind of adamant that this was a requirement, rather than separate documents.

I'm not saying this to freak you out, this is all I heard, so just sharing that here. This is what it says in the website verbatim in bold: "***(Cover letter, resume and unofficial transcripts will need to be submitted as one document under resume upload only - PDF preferred)"

Ah shoot. I definitely saw that after I already uploaded so thats why I called ? Well thank you so much! I guess I will just wait and see what happens.

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1 hour ago, ivar233 said:

Hi,

New to this thread. I too applied to the UC Davis nurse residency for Feb and Apr 2020. I can share with you some info that I have regarding the program.

To be considered:

- You MUST have done your preceptorship in the department you applied for to even be considered.

- You must have filled out the application completely (not just uploaded your resume) to be considered.

- You must have uploaded your one document in the specified order, in the specified format on their website (specifically their outline for how to show your clinical hours and preceptorship). Rumor has it, if you didn't follow their instructions they won't consider you. (They are VERY strict about this).

- Although not a requirement, they are very happy to see letters of recommendation attached to the application.

- They do not give preference to people who went to school in Sac and did their clinicals at UC Davis. In fact they love to hire nurse residents who went to school outside of California, to bring in a fresh perspective to the hospital.

Looks like last year they started routing people in December, and depending on the department, sending out invitations to interview in December and January.

As for me, I applied for NICU, am doing my preceptorship in the NICU as well.

Good luck everyone!

This is great information to know thanks for sharing! Do you know roughly how many people they hire in a cohort? Any other pertinent information about the program or application process is greatly appreciated. I am really hoping to get into Davis! Sending good vibes to everyone applying ?

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20 minutes ago, Tholland17 said:

This is great information to know thanks for sharing! Do you know roughly how many people they hire in a cohort? Any other pertinent information about the program or application process is greatly appreciated. I am really hoping to get into Davis! Sending good vibes to everyone applying ?

So, it depends on what's available for each unit as far as need. So for example, some areas that have better chances are ones that you see have frequent job openings. Sometimes they will hire a few new grads into one specific department, sometimes they will hire one, sometimes none.

As far as the application process goes, your application status goes from: application received > routed > interview > offer made > offer accepted.

Best of luck to you! I hope we all get what we want :).

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