The Cleveland Clinic Foundation School of Nurse Anesthesia Program in Cleveland, Ohio is a 36-month, full-time nurse anesthesia track delivered through the Cleveland Clinic Department of Anesthesiology that prepares registered nurses for advanced anesthesia practice and eligibility to sit for the National Certification Examination. Didactic coursework is taught by experts and held both at the Cleveland Clinic and the state-of-the-art Cleveland Clinic/Case Western Reserve University Health Education Campus, while clinical training includes immersive hands-on experiences managing anesthesia for complex surgical patients within the Cleveland Clinic Health System. Admission to this highly selective program typically involves competitive screening of applicants with at least one year of acute care experience, and students benefit from training in one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers with a long history of educating nurse anesthetists who go on to serve across Cleveland Clinic campuses and regional hospitals.

Degree Type

DNP

Program Length

36 months, full time

Credit Hours

40 semester hours

Starting Month

August

Application Deadline

Rolling

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

Registered Nurse license in the state of Ohio.

Minimum of one year of acute care nursing experience is required. Acceptable critical care experience includes: ICU (Intensive Care Unit), PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit), and ER (Emergency Room). To be a competitive applicant, your nursing experience should be acquired in a large teaching hospital or medical center. There is no specific type of intensive care nursing experience required. All types of intensive care nursing experience are acceptable.

Applicants must have a B average, or rank in the upper third of their graduating class at an institution whose status and programs are readily assessed.

Satisfactory scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

A Statistics class that is equivalent to STAT 201 and also includes ANOVA must be completed within five years of registration or admission.

It is strongly encouraged that you shadow a CRNA or one of the graduate students (SRNAs) in the program. You can schedule a shadow day by contacting the Cleveland Clinic.

Contact

ph: (216) 444-6547
email: blakelp@ccf.org
web: www.ccf.org