Mission

The Mission of the Uniformed Services University Nurse Anesthesia Program is to graduate safe, competent Nurse Anesthetists for the Uniformed Services who are able to practice independently in response to worldwide missions and needs of the federal healthcare system.

Program Philosophy and Objective

The Nurse Anesthesia Program is dedicated to education of nurse anesthetists in the uniformed services at the graduate level. The uniformed services require that graduates independently provide quality anesthesia care in diverse settings throughout the world. Therefore, the curriculum is designed to integrate scientific principles of anesthesia theory and practice, stressing the unique features of operational readiness throughout the curriculum. An emphasis is placed on statistics and research methodology enabling the student to critically analyze anesthesia literature, evaluate problems in anesthesia and prepares the student to conduct research, ensuring a life-long evidence-based practice.

Program Design

The 30-month program consists of two phases. All content areas identified by the Standards and Guidelines for Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs are fulfilled during the entire program of instruction. The Phase I didactic component is 12 months long and is conducted on the campus of the Uniformed Services University. A strong scientific program provides the foundations upon which all academic and professional education is based. Courses provided are necessary for entrance into the clinical arena and include the basic sciences, nursing core courses, basic and advanced principles of anesthesia, basic and clinical pharmacology, and statistics and research methodology. Human Patient Simulation is extensively used to prepare students for clinical practice.
 
The eighteen-month Phase II clinical component focuses on critical thinking and the application of science and research to clinical anesthesia. Students are assigned to a military medical treatment facility as their primary clinical training site. The clinical phase is designed to progress the graduate student toward the goal of functional autonomy and independence in decision-making appropriate to the student�s level of experience.

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