Coursework includes a core group of courses as well as specialization courses for anesthesia.
Clinical experiences are provided primarily at the Medical College of Georgia Hospitals and Clinics and the Veterans Administration Hospital. Upon graduation, the student will be eligible to take the certification examination administered by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. Once certified, biennial recertification by the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists is encouraged. The faculty of the Nursing Anesthesia Program recognize that anesthesia is a discrete body of knowledge and skills practiced by both registered nurses and physicians. Nursing anesthesia is a specialty practice developed within the framework of graduate nursing education and based upon the broad generalist background of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse.