A couple of questions..

[huskerdye]

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First off, I'm curious if there are any positions you could get in a hospital at the age of 18 with only a high school education..



Also, I was wondering just how hard it is to get into an orthopedic surgery residency.. Just curious.. I doubt anybody knows like the average med school gpa or anything, but maybe somebody will..



Thanks!

 

[TheMagicCookie]

Many tech positions and nursing assistant positions only require a HS degree for employment. Each institution is different, but their requirements for possible employees is listed on their website or under the job descriptions.

Concerning Ortho, it is a popular residency and you'll find an abundance of info on the topic if you use the search option at the top of your screen. It will also provide a lot of info about the competitiveness of other residencies and the scores normally required for them.

 

[huskerdye]

Many tech positions and nursing assistant positions only require a HS degree for employment. Each institution is different, but their requirements for possible employees is listed on their website or under the job descriptions.

Concerning Ortho, it is a popular residency and you'll find an abundance of info on the topic if you use the search option at the top of your screen. It will also provide a lot of info about the competitiveness of other residencies and the scores normally required for them.

Thanks,


So those tech positions probably wont be the most "fun" positions out there, but do you think they'd be worthwhile and would you actually be able to gain some experience working as a tech..

I'm looking for a job for the Summer and I'm going into medicine.

 

[ShaneK]

I would recommend finding something your interested in and get certified (EMT, CCNA, etc.). I found it hard to find any position at the local hospital which didn't require anything past high school. Either way, Good Luck.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Tech positions are money. You'll gain an enormous amount of useful experience, even if you do perform most of the grunt work. The pay is usually pretty good given your education level, too.

 

[TheMagicCookie]

I agree with Milkman, the tech jobs are very good positions. I am an anesthesia tech and absolutely love it. There was also quite a big pay difference between the nursing assistant job that I had and my current tech job.

 

[ertraumashield]

You can volunteer but to be an aid and stuff you'd need a C.N.A. And to be a tech you need to go to community college.
I don't know personally, but I think an ortho. res. wouldn't be easy to get into.

 

[MilkmanAl]

to be a tech you need to go to community college

That must be why I was a tech for 3 years without any relevant experience or education. In other words, no, you don't have to get an associate's degree (which is what I'm assuming you mean) to be a tech of some kind.

I think an ortho. res. wouldn't be easy to get into

You're correct. Orthopedics is very selective. I don't think there's really an average med school GPA published, but suffice it to say that you probably need to be in the top third of your class and have some impressive board scores to be a strong candidate.

 

[TheMagicCookie]

You can volunteer but to be an aid and stuff you'd need a C.N.A. And to be a tech you need to go to community college.
I don't know personally, but I think an ortho. res. wouldn't be easy to get into.

I think you're mistaking a "technician" and a "technologist". In order to become a medical or surgical technologist(among others, including radiology), one must obtain a certificate and earn state registry(classes can be taken at community college and job specific schools). In order to be a technician(such as dietary, anesthesia, etc.), you usually just need a HS education. The two terms are often misinterpretted and I should have written out technician in my previous post to avoid confusion.

 

[ertraumashield]

I think you're mistaking a "technician" and a "technologist". In order to become a medical or surgical technologist(among others, including radiology), one must obtain a certificate and earn state registry(classes can be taken at community college and job specific schools). In order to be a technician(such as dietary, anesthesia, etc.), you usually just need a HS education. The two terms are often misinterpretted and I should have written out technician in my previous post to avoid confusion.

I didn't know that, thanks!

 

[TheMagicCookie]

no problem, I used to do the same thing myself 🙂

 

[huskerdye]

Thanks for the posts..

So what types of things would you do as a technician, obviously it would depend on what branch you would be in, but lets say as an ER tech. or something along those lines..

 

[TheMagicCookie]

I think that an ER tech is pretty close to a nursing assistant, but at some places they do blood draws and assist with minor things (Casting and such).

As an Anesthesia tech, I get to do/see some really awesome things. I basically am the anesthesiologist's helper/assistant. Before and after cases we go in and clean or set up the machines and change out the circuits. If there is a difficult intubation, we have several different carts (DAVI, difficult intubation, fast track) that we bring to the rooms and set up. We also have possession of the bronch scopes and clean them and deliver them to specific areas when needed (mediastinoscopy, VATS, and to the floors when MDs need to scope a pt.). I set up the different lines that are sometimes required (A-line, central/deep lines, SWAN, RIC, etc). Stocking supplies and medications in the rooms is a big one. Basically anything that deals with a pt's airway and placement of lines is my job. It's awesome. 👍

 

[huskerdye]

I think that an ER tech is pretty close to a nursing assistant, but at some places they do blood draws and assist with minor things (Casting and such).

As an Anesthesia tech, I get to do/see some really awesome things. I basically am the anesthesiologist's helper/assistant. Before and after cases we go in and clean or set up the machines and change out the circuits. If there is a difficult intubation, we have several different carts (DAVI, difficult intubation, fast track) that we bring to the rooms and set up. We also have possession of the bronch scopes and clean them and deliver them to specific areas when needed (mediastinoscopy, VATS, and to the floors when MDs need to scope a pt.). I set up the different lines that are sometimes required (A-line, central/deep lines, SWAN, RIC, etc). Stocking supplies and medications in the rooms is a big one. Basically anything that deals with a pt's airway and placement of lines is my job. It's awesome. 👍

Wow, yeah..

That would be freakin sweet! And you can do this with only a high school education??

 

[TheMagicCookie]

Yep, and it's all on the job training, so you learn as you go. I was a surgical nursing assistant before this position became available.