The Albany Medical College Center for Nurse Anesthesiology offers a full-time, 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) track accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), with the latest 10-year accreditation cycle extending through 2029. The program typically admits a selective cohort of around 25 students per year and requires completion of approximately 112 credit hours, preparing graduates to sit for the National Certification Examination. With a curriculum that blends advanced didactic anesthesia sciences, simulation training, and progressive clinical immersion, students gain hands-on perioperative experience within the Albany Med Health System — the region’s only state-designated Level I trauma center — and affiliated clinical sites, developing broad competence in general, regional, obstetric, pediatric, and specialty anesthesia care.

Degree Type

Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

Program Length

28 months, full time

Credit Hours

72 semester hours

Starting Month

August

Application Deadline

Rolling

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

Verification of initial and current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the United States. You’ll need to obtain a New York and Massachusetts RN license prior to the start of the program.

Minimum of one year (two years preferred) recent (within five years preferred) experience as a registered professional nurse in a critical care area. Acceptable critical care experience in order of preference includes: Surgical ICU, Post-Open Heart, Coronary Care Unit, Medical ICU, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Pediatric ICU, or Neonatal ICU. Other experience types will be considered if they involved: Critical decision making, Psychomotor skills, Invasive monitoring, Ventilators, and Critical care pharmacology.

A minimum GPA of 3.0.

Required Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and CCRN is preferred (Critical Care Registered Nurse).

New York State Infection Control and Barrier Precautions Certificate (Obtain before start of the program)

Course Requirements: Critical Care Essentials I & II (or equivalent), Research Methods, and Organic Chemistry.

Contact

ph: (518) 262-4303
email: [email protected]
web: www.amc.edu