Albany Medical College's Nurse Anesthetist Program
The Albany Medical's CRNA program was ranked #7 in 2011.
Albany Medical College CRNA school
Albany Medical College Nurse Anesthesiology Program MC-131 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 Contact Information Eileen A Falcone, CRNA, MS, Center Director ph: (518) 262-4303 fax: (518) 262-5170 email: amcnap@mail.amc.edu
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree (s) offered Master of Science
Program Length 28 months, full time
Credit Hours 54 Semester Units
Starting Month(s) August
Application Deadline No application deadline is stated. “Online applications are being accepted for August 2012 admission.”
Entire Program Cost of CRNA School at Albany Medical College. Tuition is calculated at the 2011-2012 rate. Tuition at most schools increases each academic year. Over the duration of the program, expect to pay a tuition that is 5% to 15% higher than what is shown here.
Cost of Tuition: $47,840.00 *Fees and expenses: $ 2,575 Grand Total: $50,415
*This includes the cost of health insurance, books and supplies, test fees and miscellaneous school expenses.
Are you concerned that the Albany Medical College Nurse Anesthesia Program won’t give you the specific experiences or training you need to be a successful CRNA? Learn what standards CRNA Programs must meet in order to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia (COA).
This CRNA program (as well as all others that are accredited by the COA) prepares you to take the CCNA certification exam at the conclusion of the program, allowing you to become a CRNA.
“During the first year, graduate students complete courses in the basic sciences (Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Physiology), Nurse Anesthesiology, Research Techniques, Nurse Anesthesiology Practice and Clinical Practicum Laboratories, Professional Issues in Advanced Practice and a Research Project.”
“In the second year at Albany Medical College, graduate students continue the Clinical Practicum Laboratories, Nurse Anesthesiology courses, Professional Issues in Advanced Practice and a Research Project.”
“ In addition to administering anesthesia to general, surgical and obstetric patients, graduate students gain experience in administration of anesthesia in a tertiary care setting, to patients undergoing more complicated procedures in specialty areas such as pediatric, vascular, cardiac, oncological, kidney transplant, bone marrow transplant and neurological surgeries.”
“Observation rotations are provided for open-heart anesthesia.“
“Emergency experience is provided that allows graduate students opportunity to provide anesthesia services to trauma patients for a variety of other urgent and emergent surgeries. Graduate students also gain experience outside of the surgical arena providing anesthesia service for emergencies, medical and diagnostic procedures.”
“Albany Medical Center Hospital, a tertiary care center, is the primary clinical campus located in Albany, New York. The clinical portion of the program is enhanced by rotations to the following current off-campus clinical sites: Albany Memorial Hospital (Albany, New York), Berkshire Medical Center (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), Glens Fall Hospital (Glens Falls, New York), Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (Cooperstown, New York), St. Peter's Hospital (Albany, New York), St. Joseph’s Hospital (Syracuse, New York) , Saratoga Hospital (Saratoga Springs, New York) and SUNY Upstate Medical Center (Syracuse, New York).”
“These rotations enrich the learner’s experience in the areas of regional anesthesia administration, insertion of invasive monitoring catheters, administration of anesthesia for a variety of surgical procedures, adapting to new experiences and different working environments. Clinical rotations are subject to change to meet accrediting agency requirements.”
This portion was taken directly from Albany Medical College’s main CRNA program page and has been formatted and condensed for your reading ease.
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CRNA Program Requirements Required Bachelor Degree Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or appropriate science degree. (Examples of an appropriate science degree include Chemistry, Biology and Physics).
RN: Verification of initial licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the United States. You’ll need to obtain a New York and Massachusetts RN license prior to the start of the program.
Critical Care: Minimum of one year (two years preferred) recent (within five years preferred) experience as a registered professional nurse in a critical care area.
Acceptable critical care experience in order of preference includes:
Surgical ICU
Post-Open Heart
Coronary Care Unit
Medical ICU
Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Pediatric ICU
Neonatal ICU
Other experience types will be considered if they involved:
Critical decision making
Psychomotor skills
Invasive monitoring
Ventilators
Critical care pharmacology
GPA: No minimum GPA requirement
Minimum GRE scores: Complete the GRE. No minimum scores required.
Certifications:
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
CCRN preferred (Critical Care Registered Nurse)
New York State Infection Control and Barrier Precautions Certificate (Obtain before start of the program)
CRNA Educational Requirements
Critical Care Essentials I & II (or equivalent) required.
*Research Methods
Organic Chemistry
*See their program website for details about the Research Methods course requirement.
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Albany Medical College Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed 10/2009. It was given 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 10/2019. This shows that the program is very stable.
