Wolford College lawsuit update 2014

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"The court rejected the students' claims, finding that the duties they performed under the supervision of Collier Anesthesia was clinical training performed as students, not employees." This is from fordharrison.com which is the lawfirm that represented Wolford College in this case.

Also someone stated a degree from Wolford means no degree... That's simply not true. I have been accepted to a DNP program so they also accepted the degree.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

Wolford is only accredited until their current COA accreditation ends since the COA no longer offers stand alone accreditation. Wolford will not be able to renew their accreditation with the COA until Wolford becomes regionally accredited, which Wolford has stated for several years they were going to do, but is impossible to do without an affiliation with another university.

SRNAs sharing cases is never appropriate or SRNAs being used as staff. Training SRNAs to go work in a supervised environment hardly qualifies any NA school as high quality school.

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Sorry... You must did Not read my comment. I as a Wolford student did not share cases... If you were a junior student being paired with a senior student you were not counting that case as one you did. So that's not sharing cases. Upon graduating I worked with several new grads from several different programs and I was well qualified and prepared for my job. So if you did not attend please don't state things as if they are facts.

As of 2011 when I graduated they were accredited, today right now they are accredited. What may happen with their accreditation in the Future is yet to be determine. My purpose of speaking out is to the people who say having a degree from Wolford is the same as having No degree... Which is simply false. Please tell me what your degree can do that mines can not? I as well as many other nurse anesthetist who graduated from Wolford worked extremely hard to get our degree. And I will not let anyone diminish what we've worked to obtain.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
Sorry... You must did Not read my comment. I as a Wolford student did not share cases... If you were a junior student being paired with a senior student you were not counting that case as one you did. So that's not sharing cases. Upon graduating I worked with several new grads from several different programs and I was well qualified and prepared for my job. So if you did not attend please don't state things as if they are facts.

As of 2011 when I graduated they were accredited, today right now they are accredited. What may happen with their accreditation in the Future is yet to be determine. My purpose of speaking out is to the people who say having a degree from Wolford is the same as having No degree... Which is simply false. Please tell me what your degree can do that mines can not? I as well as many other nurse anesthetist who graduated from Wolford worked extremely hard to get our degree. And I will not let anyone diminish what we've worked to obtain.

You should be proud of what you achieved. That still doesn't mean it's appropriate to pair up SRNAs or that because some CRNAs did well that graduated from Wolford that makes Wolford a top tier or even mediocre NA school.

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But your school will no longer be in existence if it does not get regionally accredited soon. End of story. Stop misleading people.

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My question to you is... Did you attend? Do you know someone that attended? Have you checked the passing boards passing rate of Wolford? Please tell me out of these questions your answer is yes to at least two.

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Nothing that I have stated is misleading! You make a very bold statement by saying If.... And If you had done your research on Wolford you would have found out that our program was affiliated with an university so I'm sure they will not have any problems being affiliated with an University again.

So when you blatantly Lie and say having a degree from Wolford is like having no degree at all... That is misleading and a huge lie!

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Wolford is NOT accreditated by a regionally accredited University. A degree from that school does not count for any other state. At any time, a state BRN can make graduation from an accredited University a requirement. It is a very real possiblity. If you wanted to go on and get your DNP in another state, it is as if you do not have a degree at all. Wolford is NOT currently accredited and your degree is not recognized. The COA changed their rules, and this is why the other non-accredited school in Florida is now affiliated with a real University. These are simple facts. You can kick and scream and try to rationalize your choices all you want, but any potential student should proceed VERY cautiously with their eyes wide open.

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That is Not true!! Please people do your research before you state False information I am currently enrolled at A DNP program in the state of Mississippi...there are lots of graduates from Woldord who went on to get their DNP from other schools... Texas and Alabama being amongst those states. My Degree is Not recognized is A Lie!! As far as kicking and screaming...what for? I've been a nurse anesthetist for 5 years and currently completing my DNP. Thank you

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You truly are confused. Yes. The program has accreditation from the COA (not for much longer). The University with which it currently finds itself affiliated DOES NOT. The degree you have is NOT honored by the vast majority of Universities anywhere in the country. Yes, you took your boards. At any time, any state, including FL can change their BRN language to reflect graduation from an accredited University as an APN requirement (not the same as COA program accreditation). I was there, in attendance, when this was all discussed with the professions leadership. It is, among other reasons, why the other Non Regionally Accredited program in FL scrambled so hard and fast to affiliate with FSU. If you want to attend an obscure, Non - accredited correspondence school for your DNP, by all means, go for it. But incoming students should know the truth and the reality of the situation.

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I don't care where you were in attendance at... Nothing I stated was false. What happens or What May happen in the future has absolutely Nothing to do with my degree or the students who already have their degree from Wolford! So when you state having a degree from Wolford is no degree is false!! I do not attend a "obscure non accredited university for my DNP" I attend University of a southern Mississippi! They are accredited! My friend got his DNP last year from Baylor in Texas.. They are accredited!! What are you talking about???

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

Clarification: COA used to do university accreditation meaning that the COA accreditation was its' own stand alone accrediting body for universities. COA decided a few years ago that they were no longer going to do university accreditation and would now only do NA program accreditation and part of the new program requirement would be that any NA programs would have to already have regional accreditation.

The issue of whether a graduate degree from Wolford is accepted at regionally accredited university is up to each individual university.

"Wolford College's Nurse Anesthesia Program has received institutional accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, a recognized U.S. Department of Education agency, however, credit in this program may or may not be transferable to other universities." Accreditation/Licensure | Wolford College

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