School of Anesthesia Mission
Our mission is to create a center of excellence for the advancement of nurse anesthesia education and practice. The program is committed to the graduate education of registered nurses with a specific focus of anesthesia nursing. We prepare our graduates to provide anesthesia services and perioperative care and to respond to a continually changing health care environment.
Professional Organizations and Licensing Boards
Why Choose Our School?
- Ten-year accreditation awarded spring 2011 by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
- Academic affiliation with the Gannon University, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences.
- Degrees Awarded: Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Anesthesia, and a Post Masters, Nurse Anesthesia Certificate for students with a prior MSN.
- Simulation learning opportunities at Gannon University’s Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences state of the art simulation center and the UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia simulation classroom.