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Master's of
Nurse Anesthesia

The 27 month program comprises didactic courses and clinical experience - integration of clinical training with coursework is a key feature of the program, and students begin supervised clinical experience in the first semester.   Clinical experience includes a minimum of 550 anesthesia cases covering a variety of general and regional anesthetics for pediatrics, obstetrics, geriatrics, cardiovascular-thoracic, neurological, plastic otolaryngology, ophthalmology, urology, orthopedics, and radiological procedures. 

The program is fully accredited for the maximum 10 year period by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. The 1999 accreditation site visit acknowledged the value of the partnership between USC School of Medicine and Palmetto Health Richland Medical Center. Both the quality of clinical training and the strong coursework emphasis in basic medical sciences were recognized as strengths of the training program.

Through careful selection of applicants, quality instruction, and supportive environment, 97% of our admitted students succeed in completing the program and earning their masters degree.   All of our Masters trained graduates have passed the certification examination of the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists and have scored at or above the national average.  The first time rate for passing the Certification Exam has been 92% for the past five years.

A School of Nurse Anesthesia Program was first established in 1969 at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital.  School of Medicine Faculty have participated in the training program since 1985 with required courses in pharmacology and physiology.  A cooperative program between the School of Medicine and Palmetto Health Richland established a Master's of Nurse Anesthesia degree program in 1993 with now over 200 masters graduates.  For more information on the history of the nurse anesthesia program,  the School of Medicine, and Palmetto Health Richland, select the Program Manual - 2009 from the list on the left of the page.

Currently , the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, in collaboration with Greenville Hospital System, is exploring the possibility of providing for distance education courses and clinical experiences which will be designed to expand the USC/PRMH Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia. The goals and objective for both traditional courses and those provided by distance education will achieve the same outcomes. Tuition and fees for both the traditional courses and those provided by distance education will be the same. The website will reflect any changes that will be made with regards to the program expansion.
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