Medical based CRNA program

[widmaerjm]

I was looking around the site and didnt see anyone ask this yet

So here i go

To the best of anyones knowledge is there any crna program that follows the medical model rather than the nursing model?

[loveanesthesia]

Many CRNA programs award nursing degrees, and so undergo nursing accreditation. They are the MSN and DNP programs. Other programs do not undergo nursing accreditation, but only COA accreditation. Those programs have the ability to tailor their curriculum toward nurse anesthesia. They are the MS and DNAP programs. All nurse anestheisa programs must have COA accreditation.

[PresG33]

I'd say your best bet is to look at stand alone schools that aren't affiliated with a school of nursing. Some offer a masters other than a Masters in Nursing. That being said, I think it is impossible for any reputable CRNA program to not teach the vast majority of information in any other way than the "medical model". There is too much bio, chem, math, physics, physiology, and pharm to approach it any other way. At my school all of out CRNA classes are very science based with no "nurse model" stuff. My MSN core classes are more "nursery", but I think it is worth it because I think the MSN is more functional for other things (can use it to add on a MSN education, get my FNP or ACNP, get a DNP). I think the non MSN anesthesia degrees are a bit harder to apply to different areas (which is fine if you know that you don't want to do those other things or jump through a few more hoops to do them).

[Cvepo]

I hear Albany Medical College is more medical-based. I think they even take Gross Anatomy? Not sure though.