Coursework includes a core group of nursing courses as well as specialization courses for anesthesia. Clinical experiences are provided primarily at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics and the Augusta Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Students also rotate to supplemental clinical practice sites throughout the state.
Upon graduation, the student will be eligible to take the certification examination administered by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. The overall curriculum provides students with a strong foundation in basic sciences, professional aspects of practice, and scientific inquiry. As the student progresses through the curriculum, anesthesia concepts are introduced in a sequence of courses with increasing complexity. This course provides the basis for understanding the evolving health care system and nursing's role within the system. This course provides graduate students with a system-focused pathophysiology course, and includes an overview of the management of common health problems, disease processes, and syndromes.