The CRNAs are really nice and give you a lot of autonomy. Once you know what you are doing they let you induce the patients and run the case. You get plenty of a-lines, neuro cases, and trauma. Even a major trauma every once and a while.
Full Text »Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth (CRNA School Clinical Experience)
Harris is overall a good/great clinical site. We work Monday-Friday 5:15ish to whenever your room is done–usually between 3-5 p.m. I normally have between 52-60 hours/week. No call shifts. There are always about 11-12 residents from TWU/TCU combined. We rotate working evening shifts (3-11). Every 2 weeks it’s someone else’s turn.
Full Text »VA Medical Center Dallas (CRNA School Clinical Experience)
Good clinical site. I already have all my case numbers except for hearts. You get a good amount of central lines and art lines. Good staff. MDAs are ok. A few are a pain, but you get that every where.
Full Text »Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (CRNA School Clinical Experience)
Great experience.. You work 65-80 hours a week, 45 on a good week.. You are on call 4-6 x a month including a 24h call on weekends. Experience is amazing. Patients are mainly ASA 3-4. The only thing is that we don’t get that many hearts, but we do lots of thoracics, neuro, spines, and GI cases like whipples!
Full Text »East Texas Medical Center Pittsburg (CRNA School Clinical Experience)
This is a small rural 2 OR facility with a GI room. Closely-knit staff. Slow pace. Complicated comorbidities may cause the case to be cancelled. Dr. Juan Quintana is the clinical coordination, Region 7 director of AANA.
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