SMP location?

[FormerPhysicist]

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Hi all. I have a question that might be a bit odd, so I hope I'm posting this in the right forum. Just as a quick overview, I feel like I have competitive stats/EC's for almost any SMP (3.3/3.2 cGPA and sGPA, 31 MCAT from 2012 with a couple of old lower scores), so I'm confident I can get in to the places that I'm considering. In the event that my app cycle doesn't work out this year, I'm looking mostly at programs with higher linkage, such as Cincinnati, Rosalind Franklin, Loyola, and EVMS, along with others like Boston and Tufts.

I've been out of school for a couple of years now while my wife has been in nursing school (she's behind my commitment to med school 100%). Now that she's graduating in December, she's getting antsy about employment wherever we end up. So here's my question: among the job markets that those med schools are located in (Cincy/Chicago/Boston), how friendly are they to new nursing grads? If anyone has had a similar experience, I'd love to hear about it. It may be the deciding factor for me if I end up with multiple acceptances.

 

[joker2400]

BSN or just RN? It makes a pretty big difference.

Hi all. I have a question that might be a bit odd, so I hope I'm posting this in the right forum. Just as a quick overview, I feel like I have competitive stats/EC's for almost any SMP (3.3/3.2 cGPA and sGPA, 31 MCAT from 2012 with a couple of old lower scores), so I'm confident I can get in to the places that I'm considering. In the event that my app cycle doesn't work out this year, I'm looking mostly at programs with higher linkage, such as Cincinnati, Rosalind Franklin, Loyola, and EVMS, along with others like Boston and Tufts.

I've been out of school for a couple of years now while my wife has been in nursing school (she's behind my commitment to med school 100%). Now that she's graduating in December, she's getting antsy about employment wherever we end up. So here's my question: among the job markets that those med schools are located in (Cincy/Chicago/Boston), how friendly are they to new nursing grads? If anyone has had a similar experience, I'd love to hear about it. It may be the deciding factor for me if I end up with multiple acceptances.

 

[FormerPhysicist]

BSN or just RN? It makes a pretty big difference.

RN-BSN, thankfully. No worries there. She's also considering getting her NP in pediatrics at some point in the next 5-10 years.

 

[SN12357]

RN-BSN, thankfully. No worries there. She's also considering getting her NP in pediatrics at some point in the next 5-10 years.

The market in Boston for new nurses is brutal. If she wants to work in competitive hospitals/locations (the big names in Boston) she probably can't plan on that. If she's willing to work at the smaller hospitals in the surrounding area, or do things like homecare, the market may be better. Having a BSN is definitely better than an RN but it's no guarantee around here. I'm basing this off of what I hear from my friends currently in nursing school.

 

[joker2400]

My fiance is an RN and had very little luck in Cincy as well. But, she was only trying the hospitals, not nursing homes.

The market in Boston for new nurses is brutal. If she wants to work in competitive hospitals/locations (the big names in Boston) she probably can't plan on that. If she's willing to work at the smaller hospitals in the surrounding area, or do things like homecare, the market may be better. Having a BSN is definitely better than an RN but it's no guarantee around here. I'm basing this off of what I hear from my friends currently in nursing school.

 

[FormerPhysicist]

The market in Boston for new nurses is brutal. If she wants to work in competitive hospitals/locations (the big names in Boston) she probably can't plan on that. If she's willing to work at the smaller hospitals in the surrounding area, or do things like homecare, the market may be better. Having a BSN is definitely better than an RN but it's no guarantee around here. I'm basing this off of what I hear from my friends currently in nursing school.

I had heard bad things about the eastern seaboard in terms of employment prospects, so I sort of expected that. Definitely a downside to Boston and Tufts' SMPs for me.

My fiance is an RN and had very little luck in Cincy as well. But, she was only trying the hospitals, not nursing homes.

In Cincinnati? I wouldn't have known that, thanks for the advice. Maybe Chicago SMPs will be the best option after all.

 

[joker2400]

With the BSN, an open mind, and a good effort I think that finding a job can be done. I think my fiance's problem was the lack of the BSN, as it seems all postings have BSN preferred under the requirements. And for your career it would be hard to beat Cincy.