UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia
The program endeavors to provide an atmosphere of learning that promotes each student's personal and professional growth. We strive to graduate excellent practitioners who are ready to function in the vital role of nurse anesthetist and are prepared to assume leadership roles in their profession and society.
Top Ten Reasons To Choose Our School
- Ten-year accreditation awarded spring 2001 by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. Current review ongoing fall 2010.
- Graduates of the UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia/Gannon University outscore the National Average on the Certification Exam four years in a row.
- Academic affiliation with the Gannon University, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences.
- Degrees Awarded: Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Anesthesia, and a Post Masters, Nurse Anesthesia Certificate for students with a prior MSN.
- Simulation learning opportunities at Gannon University's Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences state of the art simulation center and the UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia simulation classroom.
- 28 month, full time course of study.
- Six exceptional clinical affiliations provide a full complement of clinical learning.
- 2010 program graduates averaged administration of 897 anesthetics during six clinical practicum.
- Average class size of 20 student registered nurse anesthetists per year.
