ACADEMIC
MEDICAL CENTER

Offered within a large urban academic medical center with a substantial commitment to medical research and education. The University of Kansas Hospital was ranked fifth among academic medical centers nationwide in 2007 by the University HealthSystem Consortium.

REASONABLE
COSTS

Total tuition and fees for 3 years is a reasonable $21,956 for Kansas residents or $36,670 for non-residents.

ATTRACTIVE
LOCATION

Centrally located in the Midwest, Kansas City is easily accessible and boasts a reasonable cost of living and a wide range of excellent educational and cultural opportunities.

17,000 CASES
PER YEAR

Access to a wealth of cases including experience in specialty areas such as MRI, radiation oncology, invasive radiological procedures, GI endoscopy, cardioversions, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The University of Kansas Hospital is a nationally accredited Level I trauma center for the Kansas City metropolitan area.

LEVEL I
TRAUMA CENTER

KU Medical Center is a nationally accredited Level I trauma center for the Kansas City metropolitan area.

LEVEL I
BURN CENTER

The University of Kansas Hospital is the only Level I Burn Center in the Kansas City metro area and the state of Kansas certified by the American College of Surgeons and the American Burn Association.

NINE NURSE ANESTHESIA DEPT. FACULTY

The program has 2 academic faculty and 7 CRNA faculty who average 10 years experience as nurse anesthetists. An additional 20 adjunct faculty at affiliate sites provide invaluable clinical instruction.

TWENTY-TWO
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Clinical instruction is also provided by 22 anesthesiologists many of whom have completed fellowships in pediatrics, organ transplantation, pain management, and cardiovascular anesthesia.

LATEST
TECHNOLOGY

Students train in settings which employ the latest advances in technology including trans intra-hepatic portal shunts (TIPS) and endovascular AAA repairs in radiology, subthalamic nuclear stimulators for patients with Parkinson’s disease, radio frequency ablation for kidney tumors, patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure and cerebral aneurysm coiling.

EXPERT
MENTORS

The following anesthesiologists have all completed Fellowships in a specialty area: Peter Hild, MD, in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia; Ronald Torline, MD in Cardiac and Pediatric Anesthesiology; Martin DeRuyter, MD in Critical Care Medicine; Talal Khan, MD, in Pain Medicine; Grace Shih, MD, in Obstetric Anesthesia; John Breth, MD, in Pain Medicine; Christopher Beck, MD, Cardiac Anesthesiology. Anthony Kovac, MD is known for his research in difficult airway management and anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy.

EXCEPTIONAL
EXPERIENCE

Large number of challenging and diverse cases prepares students for easy transition into the work place. “ I have no doubt that I was VERY well prepared to enter practice and provide excellent care not only to my civilian patients, but also to the numerous trauma patients I cared for while on deployment in the military. I feel confident to practice solo or within a group!” – 2003 KU graduate

Updated July 2007. All information provided on this website, including case numbers, program costs, fees, faculty and clinical sites is subject to change at any time without notice.