Vanderbilt Nurse Residency Program - Winter 2013

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I just mailed off my packet to Vanderbilt today! I'm so nervous and really hoping to get an interview for this program. Adult Critical Care is my first choice. I graduated in May 2012 with my BSN from Washington State University. I thought it would be fun to start a thread for people applying for the Winter 2013 program.

Hoping to meet other people who are applying to this program.

Congrats Lauren!

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Would anyone be interested in joining a Facebook group just for our group starting in January. I know like myself a lot of us are moving to Nashville from other states and it would be great to talk to others about living situations, recommendations on areas to avoid... I could set up a group if others are interested. It's a little difficult when you can't message individuals on this siter unless you have started so many threads.

Thanks everyone!!!

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Tracey Fargo said that they create a Facebook page for everyone once all have been notified

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Great thank you that will help so much!!!

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Great thank you that will help so much!!!

Even though Tracey will be setting a FB page up, I don't see why we can do something of our own for now. If you decide to start something, please let me know. Good idea!

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I was curious if anyone who has been accepted by vanderbilt could give us the details on your GPA and experiences so I can get a peak at what they are looking for thank you :)

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I got accepted for the adult medicine track! I'm still deciding between this and an emergency room position in Dallas..

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Hey everyone! My name is Tami and I'm from Tampa, FL. I got my offer for the adult critical care track yesterday. Anyone from Nashville have any moving/living situation advice?

For those who were wondering as far as credentials/experience: I had a 3.7 nursing GPA and 1.5 years experience as a Nurse Tech at Tampa General. I also had my preceptorship for school in the Surgery/Trauma ICU which I think helped me get this position. I've also been working as a nurse in the Burn Center for 2 months now, maybe that helped me too?

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I just got an acceptance for Adult Medicine - super exited, congrats to all who also got their pick!!

SpartyRN, I sent you a friend request. I moved to TN from CA a few months ago. The process is really easy and the staff is friendly if you have to call with questions. Just go to http://health.state.tn.us/boards/Nursing/PDFs/Endorsement_App_RN.pdf, let me know if you have any questions at [email protected] - my name is Emily.

To all out-of-staters, you are going to LOVE Nashville!!! Congrats again. Also, most organizations need official approval to have a public page like Facebook, some even consider it a fire-able offense to create one (not sure of Vandy's policy). So I am going to wait to see when Tracey sets up the Facebook page.

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Emily - Thank you! I will also be in the Adult Medicine track --- looking forward to meeting you!

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Hi, I moved to TN from MI a few months ago. I just received my TN license. I first got my TN driver's license and then it took approx. two months to get my nursing license in TN. Congrats to you!!!! Where did you graduate from?

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saribeari My GPA was 3.2 and I have 4 years experience as CNA/Caregiver. Good luck on applying I'm sure you'll do great. I live in Oregon so I only did a Skype interview but the staff seemed very friendly! The application process itself wasn't too bad, I thought the interview was a little tricky because they asked many scenario based questions. I wasn't sure if my answers were what they were "looking for" so this 1 month wait has felt like eternity! I'm so happy to have gotten in, now I'm just doing a lot of research on moving as far as shipping my car/driving/flying... So many decisions to make!!!
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