CURRICULUM

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia track is 36 months.

The student will gain clinical experience through rotations at multiple clinical sites, and will progress from simple to complex cases, completing more than 2,000 hours of clinical experience and no less than 700 cases during the course of the track. Students will gain exposure to different facilities, providers, patient populations, and anesthesia techniques. The variation in clinical sites and broad exposure to clinical experiences is frequently cited as a major strength of the program.

The student to faculty ratio never exceeds 2:1, and a certified registered nurse anesthetist or an anesthesiologist supervises students in the clinical setting. 

An “on call” experience is included beginning in the second semester to gain experience with anesthesia for emergency surgeries and procedures. Other specialty rotations include pediatrics, obstetrics, cardiac, and regional anesthesia. 

Each didactic and clinical course has a set of corresponding objectives that both faculty and students utilize to guide the learning outcomes in the nurse anesthesia curriculum.

The on-campus simulation lab has a high-fidelity patient simulator with anesthesia machines and state-of-the-art anesthesia related equipment. 

In addition to the curriculum, students are expected to attend one professional meeting each year.