Are ACE credits a deal breaker for getting into Certified Anesthesia Assistant school

[zauh]

I work in the profession.

I will be honest, AA school is getting much more competitive than it used to be. Not many jobs start at 250k+. Many applicants have solid science or clinical backgrounds from the get-go and are older with experience.

You are 21...no healthcare experience...and a potential accelerated ACE credit-laden degree (probably not a huge factor though).

Your chances as it stands are not the greatest.

Thanks for the honest advice. I think I'm gonna get the CS degree, try to work on pre-requisites later on, if it doesn't work out so be it, at least I have a degree I can use in the end.

And be honest with yourself, do you REALLY want to be an AA? Or is it the $$$? Trust me. I had a SHIT showcase today and tomorrow could be another shit show day with loads of stress, liability and responsibility. Literal life and death. Sure, you have as an AA have a MD attending but YOU are still on the hook.

You need to legit enjoy it or you won't last. Money isn't enough.

Based on your previous posts, it seems like you probably googled high-paying medical jobs recently and AA popped up. This is FINE, but I don't really think you know what you are getting into.

I've always liked the idea of working in the medical field but just not as a doctor or nurse. I find healthcare to be a very respectable jon that benefits people's lives directly. I've thought about the fact that if I do something tech related, like IT or programming, for a company the rest of my life - I will most likely go my whole career having no real and direct impact on humanity (I know there are exceptions to this). The pay is of course nice too. 

When I learned about this field it actually looked like something I could see myself being happy with. I spent the first year or two of college with no clue what to pursue. Tech was booming around the beginning of COVID so I just hopped on the tech train as it was the only thing that I kind of liked. 

I have a question for you, if you could go back in time with your current knowledge - would you still go through with AA school?

[Duneranger]

I work in the profession.

I will be honest, AA school is getting much more competitive than it used to be. Not many jobs start at 250k+. Many applicants have solid science or clinical backgrounds from the get-go and are older with experience.

You are 21...no healthcare experience...and a potential accelerated ACE credit-laden degree (probably not a huge factor though).

Your chances as it stands are not the greatest.

Thanks for the honest advice. I think I'm gonna get the CS degree, try to work on pre-requisites later on, if it doesn't work out so be it, at least I have a degree I can use in the end.

And be honest with yourself, do you REALLY want to be an AA? Or is it the $$$? Trust me. I had a SHIT showcase today and tomorrow could be another shit show day with loads of stress, liability and responsibility. Literal life and death. Sure, you have as an AA have a MD attending but YOU are still on the hook.

You need to legit enjoy it or you won't last. Money isn't enough.

Based on your previous posts, it seems like you probably googled high-paying medical jobs recently and AA popped up. This is FINE, but I don't really think you know what you are getting into.

I've always liked the idea of working in the medical field but just not as a doctor or nurse. I find healthcare to be a very respectable jon that benefits people's lives directly. I've thought about the fact that if I do something tech related, like IT or programming, for a company the rest of my life - I will most likely go my whole career having no real and direct impact on humanity (I know there are exceptions to this). The pay is of course nice too. 

When I learned about this field it actually looked like something I could see myself being happy with. I spent the first year or two of college with no clue what to pursue. Tech was booming around the beginning of COVID so I just hopped on the tech train as it was the only thing that I kind of liked. 

I have a question for you, if you could go back in time with your current knowledge - would you still go through with AA school?

I have been in healthcare all of my life, so yes I would still pursue anesthesia. But anesthesia is no joke and is no shit serious business. Its the deep end of healthcare. Not the "its sounds sort of interesting" type of thing to go into. Go shadow. Work as a EMT or ER tech. Do NOT pursue this without some reps in healthcare. 

The public has no idea how draining and serious the field is. 0.1ml off on a med and I can kill someone, one missed vital sign and I can kill someone, can't get the airway after paralyzing? Yeah I can kill someone... etc etc. All day every day someone has their life in your hand, from a colonoscopy to a cardiac bypass.

I did GI today.  A simple EGD/colonoscopy patient completely CRUMPED on me and I had to act fast to get her vitals up and airway secured. Oh and her IV failed halfway through. She was ONE of 12 cases today...

[MSK9]

I have been in healthcare all of my life, so yes I would still pursue anesthesia. But anesthesia is no joke and is no shit serious business. Its the deep end of healthcare. Not the "its sounds sort of interesting" type of thing to go into. Go shadow. Work as a EMT or ER tech. Do NOT pursue this without some reps in healthcare. 

The public has no idea how draining and serious the field is. 0.1ml off on a med and I can kill someone, one missed vital sign and I can kill someone, can't get the airway after paralyzing? Yeah I can kill someone... etc etc. All day every day someone has their life in your hand, from a colonoscopy to a cardiac bypass.

I did GI today.  A simple EGD/colonoscopy patient completely CRUMPED on me and I had to act fast to get her vitals up and airway secured. Oh and her IV failed halfway through. She was ONE of 12 cases today...

I'm surprised the anesthesiologist wasn't coming in to help with airway.

You're dead on. Anesthesia is serious shite. Funny enough, I've been actively discouraging people who tell me they want to be in med, especially those who think they want to be doctors. I try to emphasize they should really want it. People don't understand how draining, political, expensive, and a time suck it can be.

[Stonybeach]

I'm considering getting a Bachelors with ACE credits at TESU. After that I want to do all the pre requisites for CAA school at my local community college. CAA schools require any kind of bachelor degree along side the pre-reqs. 

I was just wondering if anyone has gone this route and if it's even possible? I imagine the admissions people at these schools would be put off with most of the classes on the transcript not having a letter grade. 

Thanks!

Have you considered pursuing an undergraduate degree in respiratory therapy while completing medical prerequisite coursework such as physics, chemistry, and biology to later leverage admission into a health-related graduate program?
https://www.wvjc.edu/respiratory-therapy-online/

If you do choose TESU, consider adding the polysomnography credential. I believe in the building-block approach to healthcare science education and would never discourage anyone from achieving their goals. With that said, gaining an undergraduate credential/skill set in a health-related discipline gives one exposure to the industry as a whole.
https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/en/curre...mnography/

[Jonathan Whatley]

If you do choose TESU, consider adding the polysomnography credential. I believe in the building-block approach to healthcare science education and would never discourage anyone from achieving their goals. With that said, gaining an undergraduate credential/skill set in a health-related discipline gives one exposure to the industry as a whole.
https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/en/curre...mnography/

TESU is not enrolling new students into the polysomnography program, and sampling a few of the courses they’re not scheduled to be offered in an upcoming term.

[Stonybeach]

You can also consider taking a public or privately offered course that leads to certification and then applying to TESU's professional learning review for consideration, or to other schools that offer college credits. I recommend an EKG course that leads to certification as a Certified EKG Technician with NHA and 3 credits with TESU.
https://www.tesu.edu/about/leadership-de...ebeb95cd-9

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