The University of Detroit Mercy Nurse Anesthesia Program is a full-time, 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) track that completes 88 credits and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), with the next accreditation review scheduled for October 2033. Students rotate through 27+ clinical sites ranging from independent rural hospitals to busy Detroit-area trauma centers, intentionally designed to provide broad case variety and depth of anesthesia experience. The program also highlights its long history in nurse anesthesia education (dating back to the early 1940s) and emphasizes clinical preparation that goes beyond minimum training standards through progressive responsibility across diverse surgical and procedural settings.

Degree Type

Doctor of Nursing Practice with a specialization in Nurse Anesthesia

Program Length

27 months, full time

Credit Hours

59 semester hours

Starting Month

September

Application Deadline

October 31

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

Current licensure as a professional registered nurse in Michigan or ability to obtain the same (Michigan license must be in your file before enrollment).

Minimum of one year recent experience (within the last 5 years) as a professional registered nurse in a critical care area in which you have had the opportunity to develop as an independent decision maker, demonstrate psychomotor skills and the ability to use and interpret advanced monitoring techniques. Direct patient contact is required. The preferred areas are: Surgical ICU, Medical ICU, Cardiac ICU, Pediatric ICU, and Neonatal ICU. Emergency Room is acceptable if you can demonstrate familiarity with invasive monitoring, ventilators, and critical care pharmacology. Emphasized skills include: Invasive hemodynamic monitoring, Ventilatory care, and Pharmacologic management.

An undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above.

Certifications: ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support). ACLS certification must NOT be obtained online.

During the application process, you must shadow a CRNA to learn more about the specialty and help you determine if nurse anesthesia suits you.

Make sure that you have one undergraduate course taken within the last ten years, with a grade of B or above, in each of the following areas: Inorganic Chemistry, Organic (or Bio) Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Undergraduate coursework or content in research methods. Research Methods content from your BSN is acceptable.

Contact

ph: (313) 993-2454
email: doschmi@udmercy.edu
web: www.udmercy.edu