The Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia at KU Medical Center is a 36 month program.  The current Curriculum Design is below.

Please note that many courses in the nurse anesthesia program are offered through web-based or web-enhanced instruction.  This design permits more learning methods to be incorporated into the program and allows students to continue to gain knowledge through academic course work while developing their skills in the clinic.  Although many courses in the nurse anesthesia program are offered through web-based instruction, please note that this is not a distance learning program.

Nurse Anesthesia is a very intense and demanding program. Students should expect to devote up to 70 hours per week to program requirements, including clinical experiences, class time and study time.  During the first two semesters, courses are mostly class-room based and are scheduled on most days of the week, Monday-Friday.  During the remainder of the three-year program (semesters 3-9), students will be assigned in the clinic with a variable schedule that will include 12-hour days in the operating room as well as overnight, weekend and holiday call.  During this time, students continue to take theory, research and other courses which are mostly web-based but also have some class room time.

Most of the clinic experience is gained at the University of Kansas Hospital, however, in the final year in the program, students are also assigned at other clinic sites.  This allows students to gain a broader clinical experience and to obtain required or enhancement case experiences.  Please note that several of these sites are outside the Kansas City Metropolitan area.  See our Clinical Affiliations page for more information.



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Updated 02/2009