The Wayne State University Nurse Anesthesia Program is a full-time, 36-month Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) track offered through the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Detroit, preparing students for advanced anesthesia practice and eligibility to sit for the National Certification Examination. Accredited and highly structured, the curriculum integrates early clinical immersion — beginning in the second semester — with rigorous classroom instruction in advanced anesthesia sciences, simulation, and professional practice. Students complete hands-on training across approximately 19 affiliate clinical sites in the metropolitan Detroit area and throughout Michigan, gaining exposure to diverse perioperative settings and progressively complex anesthetic cases. Cohorts are typically small (around 24 students), fostering close faculty mentorship and a strong cohort learning environment as students develop clinical judgment, leadership skills, and readiness for independent anesthesia practice.

Degree Type

Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)

Program Length

24 months, full time

Credit Hours

63 semester hours

Starting Month

September

Application Deadline

May-July 1

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

Current licensure as a registered nurse.

Minimum of 1 year of full-time experience in an adult intensive care (SICU, MICU, CICU) unit within the past 2 years. Applicants must be full time any of these three ICUs: Surgical ICU, Cardiac ICU, or Medical ICU. Not Accepted: PACU or ER.

Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 or higher and in all sciences.

Completion of One In-Hospital shadow experience at Detroit Receiving Hospital on or before July 1. Contact: Ms. Alfred at 313-745-3607 or jalfred@dmc.org.

Certifications: Current ACLS (Advance Cardiac Life Support), and CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse).

CRNA Educational Requirements: One course in Organic and/or Biochemistry and one course in Inorganic Chemistry (within 10 years, 8 upper division UG credits). Biology or Microbiology (within 10 years, 4 credits UG). You must complete at least one of the two graduate level prerequisites with a B or better prior to interview/admission by August 31: Research Methods EER764 or equivalent, Graduate Statistics EER 763 or equivalent.

Contact

ph: (313) 993-7168
email: aa1635@wayne.edu
web: www.wayne.edu