Questions & Answers about CRNAs, PA-Cs, and MDs from a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant

[@taylaxx1]

i completely agree with you about choosing CAA over PA and MD! all throughout high school and college i thought i’d go to medical school and even thought about pa school for a little until i found out about CAAs. much respect but just realized it wasn’t for me anymore. i don’t need to be the top dog in charge of everything all the time. as long as i’m making my money i’m happy!

[@gashlycrumbtiny2488]

You’re very clear and informative with your videos I appreciate it so much! I’m thinking about applying. :)

[@zen_mindset1]

Insightful. I always wanted to work in trauma, ER and surgery. So I have an in between PA and AA. This is really insightful.

[@mraproko3671]

I definitely believe whether CRNA and CAA is paid is dependent on hospital, it is nice to point out that in as much there are many hospitals that will pay CRNA higher that CAA, I have not seen any hospital that will pay CRNA lower than CAA but equal. Then I case of independency, upto 40 states allow CRNA to work independently while about 20 to 22 States have Opted out.

[@lathikareji4732]

That's true

[@julianalopez5272]

girlie this video is so so amazing. thank you so much. so proud of you too. you go girl !

[@ruecasti7999]

As someone who also has older parents, I also am leaning towards PA or CAA due to faster schooling and wanting to be able to take care of my parents. However, as someone who lives in NJ, it scares me that the CAA is limited to so few states. Did your parents move with you to Florida? Or did they stay in New York? How did you go about making this decision to potentially make more money but be so far away from your family members?

[@CAALifestyle]

Great question, I will discuss this more in the future in a video but recently PA has opened to CAAs. As a native northeastern resident, I find this has a lot of potential in addition to DC/VT/OH.

[@trirail812productions8]

show us the pre op area when you walking around to sugrey show us where they grab the tools in the cart room

[@yahyakhan7492]

Hi mam... I m Bsc anaesthesia student and ur videos are really helping me up... Thank u💕

[@yahyakhan7492]

Mam i wanna ask that can we do MD after bsc anaesthesia... And if we can then what type of job we would have?

[@AbbasKhan-rk3ji]

Yahya Khan kaha SE ho ap bro and kaha job karahe ho I need some guidance yr

[@bluethunder9102]

How much “oversight” is there when you’re performing procedures outside the OR like epidurals and nerve blocks on the pain service etc?

[@cruxlamar9681]

Great question

[@CAALifestyle]

I filmed a video answering this! I'll be uploading it soon.

[@oskarin92]

Hi! RT here with 9 years of experience, I was in PA school but had a rough time adjusting to the fast-paced schooling. I was off school for almost 9 years full time.The didactic year was 9 months and a typical PA program is 12-13 months, so the load was def a little bit heavier in this program, taking 8 classes per semester and 9 in the springs. I def learned how to study but it was too late to get my grades up so i ended up taking withdrawing so my GPA wouldnt be affected. I wanted to give myself a second try in getting a masters program now that i know how to study better. Did you know anyone that switched from PA school to CAA?

[@CAALifestyle]

I know of one PA who became a CAA :) I also know of an AA student who is currently a PA student!

[@bouchser000]

This is such an awesome video.

[@athena569]

as a high school sebior in New York, how did you shadow since CAA's don't practice in New York? this field interests me but i want to shadow to be sure. thank you!

[@jenniferamaefuna5823]

If you dont have CAA's in your area, you can shadow CRNAs or Anesthesiologists

[@CAALifestyle]

I shadowed CAAs out of state. But you can fulfill the shadowing requirement shadowing other anesthesia providers.

[@AbbasKhan-rk3ji]

I hope this message finds you will I completed my bachelor of science in Anesthesia Technology now I want to become a CAA please guide me. I will be very thankfull to you for this kind of act mam.

[@bhadrymanoj8594]

Is it necessary to do masters in aneasthesia to become CAA..baccalaureate qualification isn't enough

[@CAALifestyle]

yes, it is necessary in the USA

[@amberwilliams9635]

Does AA programs take pass/fail credits? My professor gave us all a "P" on our transcript so I was wondering if that would effect me at all :(

[@CAALifestyle]

I would reach out to the schools to see what their policy is. Good luck!

[@spankles9588]

Good luck. Not sure… I got into every AA school I applied to by my grad school 4.0 gpa and my crazy gre scores

[@family700]

Are CAA programs as competitive as PA schools?

[@CAALifestyle]

In my schooling part 1 video I covered some of the matriculant statistics and pre-requisites!

[@trirail812productions8]

do you work at south florida broward health

[@Babygirl_123]

Is the option to do PhD ?

[@lindali2827]

Can a PA be a anesthesiologist (as a specialty)

[@CAALifestyle]

@@lindali2827 the only “PAs” in anesthesia are those who went to AA school!

[@moviescenes7255]

hey there i just want to ask if foreign graduate with 5 year bsc in anesthesia can work in us

[@CAALifestyle]

The masters degree must be completed in the US to work in the US.

[@spankles9588]

Nope

[@harvestingseason2725]

If I may ask :), to how many schools did you apply to?

[@CAALifestyle]

I applied to the schools which I had completed the pre-requisites for.

[@harvestingseason2725]

@@CAALifestyle do you remember how many were those? I am a strong applicant and thinking about applying to only the three florida programs as I want to reside near family. You think this number is too low?

[@yazadhami]

hi Chabely, does it matter what program I get my caa from? there are two new programs in my state and was wondering if I should try to get in one of them or go to a school with a longer track record?

[@CAALifestyle]

My priority was to get into a program first. Then when I made my choice on schooling I went with which school had rotations in areas I wanted to work in. I can elaborate on this further in a future video.

[@ghouseazam8743]

How can i apply for CAA. I had completed my 3 year bsc anesthesia operation technolgy and i'm from India. Can you plzz help me out ?

[@CAALifestyle]

One of my coworkers was able to transfer his credentials as an anesthesiologist assistant from another country but I'm not sure how it worked.

[@ghouseazam8743]

@@CAALifestyle can i get an job offer on these basis in florida or any other states in us ? If possible how can i apply for that...

[@rebeccam8729]

What did you major in?

[@CAALifestyle]

This video covers my thoughts on having a specific major kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2e9qIOkl9OUfcU

[@markbennettjr6800]

Quick correction for those reading the comments. When answering the difference in responsibilities between CRNA and AA this video is misleading. While these two groups may be treated similarly in a given hospital that is that individual hospital or medical groups choice. At anytime the decision could be made to expand anesthesia services by having CRNAs run their rooms independently. CRNAs are trained as independent experts in anesthesiology and practice completely independently in every US state and territory. AA’s must work in an ACT type setting no matter what. The reason average CRNA pay is higher is because every state has CRNAs practicing independently, many who own or are parters of anesthesiology groups. CRNAs can also independently practice chronic pain management.

[@CAALifestyle]

correction for those reading this comment: CRNAs can NOT practice independently in every state. www.ncsbn.org/5404.htm

[@CAALifestyle]

CRNA billing: "EVEN WHEN STATE LAW ALLOWS CRNAS to work independently, a federal condition for payment forces hospitals who want to be eligible for Medicare reimbursement to require CRNAs to work under supervision, unless the state’s Governor has chosen to opt-out of this requirement. Nineteen Governors have chosen to opt-out." www.aana.com/docs/default-source/sga-aana-com-web-documents-(all)/state-legislative-and-regulatory-agenda-2021-2022---spreads.pdf?sfvrsn=4c7bfd1d_8

[@CAALifestyle]

regarding independent chronic pain management and CRNAs, it's variable by state. www.aana.com/docs/default-source/practice-aana-com-web-documents-(all)/how-state-regulation-of-pain-management-clinics-can-impact-your-practice.pdf?sfvrsn=fc0549b1_2

[@markbennettjr6800]

@@CAALifestyle state opt for CMS supervision requirements doesn’t really matter for independent practice it matters for billing. That is evident by the fact that currently only 19 states and Guam have passed opt out legislation but independent CRNA practices including CRNA only anesthesiology groups and departments flourish in every single state.

[@markbennettjr84]

@@CAALifestyle While this article does affrim that CRNAs practice chronic pain management it is outdated at this point and CRNA's chronic pain management practices has continued to grow exponentially.

[@Babygirl_123]

Why didn’t you want to go into nursing ?

[@CAALifestyle]

I was on a premed track :)

[@Babygirl_123]

@@CAALifestyle did you ever consider nursing ?

[@myhealthislife]

Hi I wanted to see if you can help me with shadowing. I'm in Tampa, Florida. I did DM you, I believe I have to be invited before you see the message. Thank you in advance :)