UMMC/ Shock Trauma Center

[rnstudent4life]

I have recently graduated and am waiting to take my boards in MD. I am interested in working in critical care/ shock trauma (if they'll hire a new grad...) and am just wondering if there is anyone out there who works, or has worked at STC and could tell me a bit about what it was like and if they liked what they did??? I see that on their employment listings they have openings in Acute care and neurotrauma imc, are these good places to start out???

-Thanks

Brian :rotfl:

[angel75]

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::mad::mad::mad::yeah::yeah:

GO FOR IT! I wished I lived three minutes away. I would have stayed 100%. I love it there in the ICU. The intensivists in the ICU are all very wonderful and caring individuals. We did self scheduling. And if you scheduled a day that you needed off for some reason, there was always someone willing to switch days with you so you did not have to call out. I did get a sign on bonus which committed me to one year, which goes by really fast. I never took out a loan. They did pay up to $3500 of my last year of school, which still made me committ to a year and if you end up leaving before then you just have to pay it back. I stayed there a little over three years on 3rd floor in ICU, then I moved and a year of commuting 1.5 hours one way (3hrs/day) after a 12 hour shift was not any fun, so I gave my two weeks due to that and no other reason. I even received a scholarship from there that had no committment and it helped pay (I want to say $1000 toward my BSN. I know if you work in ICU you will love it there, but as far as the other units, I really cannot speak for them. The hospital is very clean, majority of personnel are very friendly. Teamwork is a huge part in the ICU. I will always recommend this hospital. It is also a great place to see some interesting cases, that you would not see in a small hospital. If you work there let me know what unit and how you like it.

Good Luck!

Evelyn

Hello! Glad to see a post on AAMC. We will be moving from Louisiana to Odenton the end of June. I was told that AAMC would be my best bet due to traffic. Any other suggestions?? Thanks!