Publisher's Synopsis
Are you considering a career as a perfusionist? Are you looking at applying to a perfusion training program? If so, would you spend $10 to have a cup of coffee with a perfusionist who has interviewed hundreds of applicants to perfusion schools? Would you want to understand the common pitfalls that good applicants make which results in them being rejected?Instead of having that cup of coffee, the author has spent dozens of hours putting together a holistic view of the application process in this book so that good applicants can understand how things work and what they might expect.This short 60 page guide takes a nuanced approach to understanding the application process to perfusion training programs and offers advice on how to improve your chances of admission to the right program for you.Some topics covered include:1.Jobs that require no previous experience and will allow you to work with current perfusionists in either the operating room or the intensive care unit.2.The difference between standard and rolling admissions and how to use each one to change your chances of admission dramatically.3.How to avoid being "black-listed" from certain schools.4.What type of processes schools use for selecting applicants.5.How to avoid getting stuck in sunk cost fallacies that can result in tens of thousands of dollars in tuition overpayments.6.The most common reason good applicants are turned away.And more...
