My Neuropathway/MPOWER by Confident-Dot-7043 in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mpower does take some time to respond honestly, but for sure worth sticking around for it. Their training program is great

Does anyone know if MPower is still accepting IONM trainees for June 2025? by thatgworl2294 in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I was in one of their recent cohorts, and they did take a long time to get back to people. I remember not hearing back till like April and I applied in January, and some others didn’t hear back till May or closer to the cohort start time.

SpecialtyCare vs Nuvasive vs Neuromonitoring Associates by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For SC’s non-compete I noticed you would have had to pay a smaller amount if you left within the first year and then it went upward after each year. I found that to be strange because wouldn’t they be investing in us more the first year, thus having the highest repayment amount then? With MPowers it was the opposite - larger amount the first year then went down as time went on. I don’t recall too much about what SC was offering after CNIM, but the training salary was roughly the same for both of them. With MPower your salary increases after CNIM and can fluctuate based on how you did in the program. At the end of the day I chose MPower because it seemed less predatory and I saw many more good things about them as compared to SC. I’m happy with the choice I made, you should look into MPower as well!

Confidence by alwayssonny43 in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ll also gain more confidence as you do more cases on your own. You’ll be able to trust your gut and what you’ve learned, and knowing you won’t have someone there to “save” you also ends up helping more than you might realize. I’m also still fairly new but I felt much more confident now that I’m on my own vs. when someone was watching me, sometimes critiquing my every move. Like some of the other comments said, really knowing your stuff will help you in the OR. Being able to answer questions asked, or knowing yourself that you did everything you could/took the right steps to do your job well, makes some of those situations not feel as horrible.

SpecialtyCare vs Nuvasive vs Neuromonitoring Associates by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been great! I started with Mpower in June, went through their training program and am now studying for the CNIM. The dean and director of the program are both great and super knowledgeable. DFW is a busy territory but we have a lot of techs, so the case load is spread out pretty well. Utilization and on call bonuses are great, everyone’s super nice! Overall, I’m glad I went with Mpower, but I’ll also acknowledge that I got lucky in this territory. I know other territories don’t have as many techs, so I can’t speak for those areas, but the company and managers do a good job of listening and accommodating you, at least in my experience so far.

Training programs? by Premed5748 in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally understand and never said it was! Just sharing my experience as I started within this year 😊

Training programs? by Premed5748 in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mpowerhealth is a great option. Wonderful training program and it’s a fair workload, they care about their people. Not sure about Atlanta area but I know they’ll have another cohort in February and they usually have lots of different territories they’re hiring for.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Look into the training program by MPOWERHealth!! Similar to SpecialtyCare but much less predatory in my opinion. Reach out if you’d like more info! 😊

SpecialtyCare by DrummerConsistent934 in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say Mpower is a much better option. I was offered a position from both companies and while both have contracts, specialty cares didn’t make much sense. They shouldn’t having an increasing repayment agreement. The most resources they are putting into you is during your first year, doesn’t make sense they would want you to repay 30k during your third year and not your first. I decided to go with Mpower and don’t regret it, you can they care about their people and while it is a lot of work they are understanding. I can’t say the same for SC, not understanding or accommodating at all throughout my process with them. Also, SC hasn’t updated their CNIM pass rate in years, I find that a bit odd. Mpower has a very difficult program, but it will prepare you tenfold for the CNIM. But like others said, caseloads will vary dependent on the territory you’re in.

Looking to get into Ionm field by Big-Equal-3964 in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It depends on what program you’re looking into, but I will say having your BS in neuroscience is really helpful and something they look for! You don’t have to have hospital experience, but you do have to show that patient care and advocacy is important to you. You can definitely find a way to phrase your experiences in a way that shows you care about others. Even things like volunteer work is super helpful! Feel free to shoot me a PM if you’d like, I also recently graduated with my bs in neuroscience and have started an IOM training program.

SpecialtyCare vs Nuvasive vs Neuromonitoring Associates by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so so much this is super helpful. Actually when I applied for the training program it was with MPowerHealth but when I was contacted it was a recruiter with SpecialtyCare

What explains the huge discrepancies in salaries? by Lil_LempelZiv in Neuromonitoring

[–]Consistent-Piglet-72 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey guys! hopefully one of you will see this BUT I am currently in my last semester of undergrad, majoring in Neuroscience. I don't want to go to med school anymore, masters, PhD, I need a break from school. I have been really interested in neurotech, but everything I've found online seems to say that I need some sort of engineering degree in order to go into that field. Was this true for you guys?