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MB37 · Nov 3, 2008

I know they require 2 years of experience, which I'm still in the process of earning as well. I've asked about them here before, and no one has ever answered. They're a new program with very small classes though, so maybe there's just no one who goes there who posts. I did meet with the director a year or so ago (I signed up to do so at a USF CRNA booth at a career fair) and she gave me a little bit of advice. She strongly recommended having at least one year of cardiac surgical ICU experience at a high acuity hospital, first of all. Otherwise she just talked about having a great GPA, studying for the GRE, and she told me that there are a few classes that I could take before starting the program to make the load a little lighter the first year. Good luck!

smartmouth · Nov 5, 2008

What kind of classes did she recommend? Thanks for your help!

jskbrn · May 26, 2009

Hey,

Just got accepted into USF CRNA program to start this Aug. I have 9 years CVICU experience, scored 1210 on GRE and GPA 3.46. I know I was one of the stronger applicants as I know someone who got in with 3.15 GPA and 4 yrs open heart experience with 910 on GRE. They are big on open heart experience which I tend to agree with as you are exposed to so much hemodynamic.. stuff. You can take a directed reading and research class as well as bio statistics at the graduate level prior to entry which will reduce your 1st semester from 15 to 9 credit hours. You just cant replace experience.... unfortunately. Where are you from? Best of luck. I hope you get in, if not usf at least somewhere.

-jskbrn

studentinnursing · Aug 4, 2011

Hey,
Just got accepted into USF CRNA program to start this Aug. I have 9 years CVICU experience, scored 1210 on GRE and GPA 3.46. I know I was one of the stronger applicants as I know someone who got in with 3.15 GPA and 4 yrs open heart experience with 910 on GRE. They are big on open heart experience which I tend to agree with as you are exposed to so much hemodynamic.. stuff. You can take a directed reading and research class as well as bio statistics at the graduate level prior to entry which will reduce your 1st semester from 15 to 9 credit hours. You just cant replace experience.... unfortunately. Where are you from? Best of luck. I hope you get in, if not usf at least somewhere.
-jskbrn

I know this is old, but now you've been in the program, so any insights are greatly appreciated, and....

I just saw this post, been checking out CRNA since starting college (at 38) and am halfway through SPCs ADN program. I was hoping to find out which hospital around here has the best experience opportunity for cardiac/ICU overall. You can PM me if you don't want to put the hospital names. I'm working at the level 2 trauma hospital, really love this hospital, and just started as a PCT in the ER, so not counting out NP in critical care/emergency medicine, but I have also gotten to see what CRNAs do in my clinical OR observations, and I just plain like the OR for some reason. I had worked at home for 18 years, medical transcription, so love autonomy to say the least and work really well independently and liked for many reasons; of course being part of team is so cool when all is going well; I've seen it and had the privilege already to be part of it when a trauma comes in, but CRNA is still nagging at me; if I don't do it I think I will regret it, and researching CRNA is one of the reasons I came back to school.

I know you don't have time during school to be reading or responding to posts, but if you by chance see this one day, let me know if CICU is the only place to be or if I will get good experience in SICU, etc. Thanks for your time, when you have time :)

And if the OP has started a CRNA program, other poster insights?

Thanks!

jskbrn · Jan 24, 2012

Sorry for dropping off.. If u still want info, u can email me at [email protected], be happy to help/ give insight, just graduated crna Program at USF.