UCLA New Grad Residency Summer 2022

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Hi guys! The application for UCLA's new grad program is opening up soon so I created this for us to connect and post updates ?

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Hi! Just signed up for the meet & greet info session for today. I am getting super excited to apply!

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8 hours ago, Nursebriyonce said:

Hi! Just signed up for the meet & greet info session for today. I am getting super excited to apply!

OMG I just realized I missed the session. Was there anything important covered during the session? 

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There's another one this week so don't worry, you still have the opportunity to attend! It was quite the avalanche of information (and a lot of it is covered in the FAQ) but let's see what I can remember:

- Application will open sometime in the AM on March 4th, will remain open through to March 14th. Don't worry if you don't submit first thing, they will be reading every single application. 

- Once they review all apps, letters will start going out in April. Interviews are in June, then program starts in Sept. 

- Application is just resume, cover letter, and two letters of rec.

- The resume should include your clinicals including the hospital, course, semester, and number of hours. It was also emphasized that you should include the particular population you were working with for each rotation, e.g. for Peds, was it Onc? ICU? For Obstetrics, was it high-risk maternity? Post-partum? Etc.

- Your cover letter should be addressed to "To Whom It May Concern". You don't need to include an address, just UCLA Health is fine in the heading. The cover letter is their opportunity to get to know you, so make sure to address: How does UCLA's mission, vision, philosophy speak to who you are? Why UCLA? Why the department that you want? Talk about your experience. Why are you passionate about nursing? Who are you as a person? 

- The letters of rec should be from a clinical liaison (e.g. clinical faculty, preceptor, etc.) or a current or former employer. Basically someone that has seen you in action and can speak to why you will make a great nurse. 

- You must have you RN license by the end of June. They don't want you to have any more than 6 mos acute care RN experience prior to applying. RN experience outside of inpatient or other acute care experience is fine. 

- They want you to have at least 100 hours of experience in the specialty you are applying to. E.g. if you never had an ICU rotation, don't anticipate being a successful applicant to the ICU. 

- It's still up in the air exactly which specialities will be offered and how many individuals will be selected for the cohort. But it was clear that there will be no OR (that's a separate application sometime in the fall), PACU, or float pool. 

- Regarding the interviews, they will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Some tips included keeping things as professional as if it were an in-person interview in terms of appearance and preparation--so wear appropriate business attire, make sure your background is tidy, practice beforehand and have direct experience examples ready. How have you been a patient advocate? 

That's all I can think of for now, but if you have any specific questions let me know and I can try to answer them for you ?

 

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2 hours ago, Nursebriyonce said:

There's another one this week so don't worry, you still have the opportunity to attend! It was quite the avalanche of information (and a lot of it is covered in the FAQ) but let's see what I can remember:

- Application will open sometime in the AM on March 4th, will remain open through to March 14th. Don't worry if you don't submit first thing, they will be reading every single application. 

- Once they review all apps, letters will start going out in April. Interviews are in June, then program starts in Sept. 

- Application is just resume, cover letter, and two letters of rec.

- The resume should include your clinicals including the hospital, course, semester, and number of hours. It was also emphasized that you should include the particular population you were working with for each rotation, e.g. for Peds, was it Onc? ICU? For Obstetrics, was it high-risk maternity? Post-partum? Etc.

- Your cover letter should be addressed to "To Whom It May Concern". You don't need to include an address, just UCLA Health is fine in the heading. The cover letter is their opportunity to get to know you, so make sure to address: How does UCLA's mission, vision, philosophy speak to who you are? Why UCLA? Why the department that you want? Talk about your experience. Why are you passionate about nursing? Who are you as a person? 

- The letters of rec should be from a clinical liaison (e.g. clinical faculty, preceptor, etc.) or a current or former employer. Basically someone that has seen you in action and can speak to why you will make a great nurse. 

- You must have you RN license by the end of June. They don't want you to have any more than 6 mos acute care RN experience prior to applying. RN experience outside of inpatient or other acute care experience is fine. 

- They want you to have at least 100 hours of experience in the specialty you are applying to. E.g. if you never had an ICU rotation, don't anticipate being a successful applicant to the ICU. 

- It's still up in the air exactly which specialities will be offered and how many individuals will be selected for the cohort. But it was clear that there will be no OR (that's a separate application sometime in the fall), PACU, or float pool. 

- Regarding the interviews, they will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Some tips included keeping things as professional as if it were an in-person interview in terms of appearance and preparation--so wear appropriate business attire, make sure your background is tidy, practice beforehand and have direct experience examples ready. How have you been a patient advocate? 

That's all I can think of for now, but if you have any specific questions let me know and I can try to answer them for you ?

 

I was wondering when you said 100 hours of experience in the specialty we are applying to, does it only refer to clinical experience during nursing school or would they consider work experience as a CNA?

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11 hours ago, nyrse said:

I was wondering when you said 100 hours of experience in the specialty we are applying to, does it only refer to clinical experience during nursing school or would they consider work experience as a CNA?

I think so! 100 hours might just be a number that she threw out there. Mostly it just seemed like they want to make sure that you have experience in the unit you want to work in because they've had new grads in the past that thought they wanted ICU but weren't fully prepared for how sick ICU patients are and end up underperforming or not being a good fit for the unit. So as along as you have experience and you make sure to talk about that in your cover letter you should be fine!

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34 minutes ago, Nursebriyonce said:

I think so! 100 hours might just be a number that she threw out there. Mostly it just seemed like they want to make sure that you have experience in the unit you want to work in because they've had new grads in the past that thought they wanted ICU but weren't fully prepared for how sick ICU patients are and end up underperforming or not being a good fit for the unit. So as along as you have experience and you make sure to talk about that in your cover letter you should be fine!

Got it!! Thank you so much for all the info ☺️

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For those who were in the info session today (3/3), did they say not to use letter of recs from your unit director if you are internal and applying to your own unit? 

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On 3/1/2022 at 3:13 AM, nyrse said:

Hi guys! The application for UCLA's new grad program is opening up soon so I created this for us to connect and post updates ?

I love how I am finding out about all of these New Graduate residencys' this week. I want to apply for this even though I would already have 6+ months of acute care by the time the residency starts (well, I work Same-Day Services). You know what, I will apply anyway and see if they will choose me.

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Hi all,

Did they share what job numbers are for the New grad? Is it just one or multiple job numbers depending on the unit? I missed both sessions since I am doing my preceptorships.

Thanks everyone!

 

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They said they don’t share the job numbers and they also really don’t know ?

It depends on each unit and their need.

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I just checked and it does not look it's gone live yet! Hopefully soon! ☺️

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