Certified Nurse Anesthesia Graduate Program – Beaumont Hospitals

Program History and General Overview

The Oakland University-Beaumont Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia began in 1991 as a collaborative initiative to address the nurse anesthesia shortage and provide an exceptional educational environment for training Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. Authority for the program is shared between Oakland University and William Beaumont Hospital. It is one of several advanced practice nursing programs offered by the Graduate School of Nursing at Oakland University. Class size has ranged from 7 to 31 students. Graduates from the program practice anesthesia across the country. The program has a low attrition rate and boasts a high certification exam pass rate of 96%.

The Oakland University-Beaumont Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia is currently ranked 11^th out of 109 programs in the nation in US News and World Report's special edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. The program is 55-credits encompassing 28 months of full time study, culminating in a Master of Science in Nursing degree. The nurse anesthesia program includes core courses in nursing, support courses in the sciences and speciality courses in nurse anesthesia. An intensive clinical internship parallels the didactic courses, providing ongoing opportunity to apply theory to practice. The 28 month program exceeds minimum accreditation standards set forth by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs in both clinical and classroom instruction.

Applications to the Oakland University - Beaumont Program of Nurse Anesthesia can be submitted online anytime. Application deadline is September 15 each year. Interviews are held September through November of each year. All application material must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Admissions at Oakland University gradmail@oakland.edu

For additional information, email abittinger@beaumonthospitals.com or call 248-898-7683.

Visit Oakland University's website at www.oakland.edu/nursing