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Nurse Anesthesia
This full-time 28-month specialty prepares students to provide anesthesia services to a diverse diagnostic and surgical population. The curriculum is offered in a multidisciplinary framework and is front-loaded with the majority of the didactic instruction being completed during the first two semesters. In the third semester, students begin their clinical education in Baltimore-Washington area hospitals and return to the University for classes one day a week. The curriculum includes content in physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics and pharmacology. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination offered by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Web-based courses may be available.
Application Deadline
The Nurse Anesthesia specialty admits in the fall semester only. The application deadline is:
- November 15, 2008 for the Fall 2009 class
- November 15, 2009 for the Fall 2010 class
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