| The Master of Science in Nurse
Anesthesia (MSNA) degree is offered by Missouri State University upon
successful completion of a cooperative program between the Department of
Biomedical Sciences of Missouri State University and St. John's Health
Center, both located in
Springfield, Missouri. The
program was founded in 1953 as an integral part of the Department of
Anesthesiology. The clinical program is sponsored by St. John's Clinic -
Anesthesia, a division of St. John's Health System. The didactic portion
of the program is administered through the Department of Biomedical
Sciences and the Graduate College of Missouri State University. the
Department of Biomedical Sciences is located in the College of Health
and Human Services of Missouri State University.
The Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia
(MSNA) program is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation of
Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, the official accrediting agency
for nurse anesthesia educational programs. Our program was awarded the
maximum 10-year accreditation in the fall of 2006. The council on
Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs may be contacted
at :
222 South Prospect Avenue - Suite 304
Park Ridge, IL 60068-4010
(847) 692-7050
Missouri State University is accredited
to offer Masters, Specialists and clinical Doctorate degrees by the
Higher Learning Commission - North Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools.
The 30 month MSNA full-time program is
available only to qualified registered nurses admitted simultaneously to
Missouri State University and St. John's School Of Nurse Anesthesia.
Students are matriculated into the MSNA program in August and January of
each calendar year. Students receive approximately 1400 hours of
clinical anesthesia experience and, by completion of their training,
have administered greater then 1200 anesthetics. The clinical teaching
faculty of the St. John's School of Nurse Anesthesia hold adjunct
graduate faculty status at Missouri State University. These physicians
and nurse anesthetist specialists share classroom teaching, participate
in, and closely supervise the students' clinical education.
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