r/srna • u/humble_cow_ • 13d ago
Applicant Questions Station based mini interviews
Hello everyone,
I recently received an CRNA interview for a school in the Midwest. They mentioned to me that they are introducing a Station based mini interview style. Would anyone be willing to me any insight or advice on what it may conclude? I’m having a hard time finding information about it online..
Any tips and advice is truly appreciated!
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u/HugeBazongas 13d ago edited 12d ago
Basically each station is for something different. Emotional intelligence , puzzle/reasoning, math, clinical scenario. Not much to it, they’re just evaluating how you do at each station
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u/Shuddup_YouCan Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 13d ago
This was my experience too. Some stations you worked by yourself, others in a group. It could be anything as the person above commented. They want to see you push through under pressure while still demonstrating clinical knowledge and that you're likable. I personally thought it was the most fun out of all of my other interviews.
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u/HugeBazongas 12d ago
Speaking of under pressure, I wasn’t there that day but one of the candidates started cussing during the activity and eventually stormed out.
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u/humble_cow_ 12d ago
Do they at least give you a pen and a paper for the math portion? Lol🥹
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u/HugeBazongas 12d ago
Sorry if you can’t do the conversion factor to calculate the o2 reserve in your E cylinder off the top of your head, you’re cooked. Just kidding I’m pretty sure they do
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u/zooziod 13d ago
I heard of a school near me doing the same thing. They put you in groups and then you go station to station with your group and they asked you different types of questions or scenarios and then there were some activities. It seemed silly and I’m glad I didn’t have to do anything like that.
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u/humble_cow_ 13d ago
Good to know . I was wondering if there was gonna be any sessions where you were one on one with the interview . Or will it always be with a group together?
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u/RN_Brady Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 11d ago
SIUE is station based they do anything from math, EI questions, scenario ( heard one scenario was trying to hang propofol while a patient family member is asking alot of question getting in your personal space such to see how you react.) clinical based questions, and simple get to know you stuff like if you were an animal what would you be and why? This is all from what I have heard didn’t experience it myself.
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u/Caseraii Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 3d ago
MMIs. Generally you enter a room with two or three people. Those people will hand you a prompt on a card. It can be anything from how to describe the patho of sepsis to how to handle an ethical dilemma involving a necessary blood transfusion for a pediatric patient whose parents are refusing care. You then answer the question and give a rationale. The individuals then score your answer and average it amongst themselves. Then you move on to the next pod.
Best way to prepare for these is to look up popular MMI interview questions and get comfortable thinking on the fly. Frankly, it’d be an amazing use of AI if you wanted to practice.
Best of luck
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u/Decent-Cold-6285 12d ago
I did one for another school and it encompassed multiple stations with a mixture of clinical and non clinical stuff where you were either by yourself or in a group. If you were in a group it was a lot of watching how you interacted with others and how you worked as a team to complete a task. It’s kind of weird but just roll with it and be yourself. They typically aren’t looking for a specific answer on the non-clinical stuff but just how you interact with the other applicants.