CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST
A different type of anesthesia school for a different type of anesthesia provider. We prepare nurse anesthetists to provide independent high-quality anesthesia care in diverse settings across the globe. The rigorous curriculum is designed to integrate scientific principles with anesthesia theory and practice, stressing unique aspects of providing anesthesia on the battlefield as well as across the federal health care system. We emphasize statistics and research methodology enabling our students to critically analyze anesthesia literature and evaluate potential problems in anesthesia. Our graduates are safe, competent, adaptable anesthetists who can meet the challenges of today's federal health care needs.
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
https://nursing.usuhs.edu/about/accreditation
The GSN Nurse Anesthesia Program is accredited (through 2024) by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 10275 W. Higgins Rd, Suite 906, Rosemont, IL, 60018-5603. Telephone: 224-275-9130. The program's next review by the COA is scheduled for May 2024. A list of COA accredited nurse anesthesia educational programs can be found on the COA website. (https://www.coacrna.org).
The Program at USU:
- Received a full initial 10-year accreditation in October 2013.
- Is a 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
- Data for the most recent graduating class (Class of 2023):
- Attrition: 5%
- Employment rates within 6 months of graduation: 100%
- NBCRNA NCE pass rate for first-time takers: 90%, which exceeds the COA's mandatory pass rate threshold of 80%.