Are you concerned that Goldfarb School of Nursing’s CRNA 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.
Campus Goldfarb School of Nursing is located on the campus of Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. In 2007, Barnes Jewish College’s brand new 105,000 sf building was complete. As a student here, you will enjoy their new state-of-the-art classrooms and lecture halls, as well as numerous other benefits of a modern building.
In preparation for your clinical experience, you will benefit from its Clinical Simulation Institute with six patient simulation labs and two exam rooms. These will provide high-tech, advanced nursing care experiences.
Curriculum Sequence The CRNA program is a hybrid of front-loaded vs. integrated. You’ll spend the first two terms (there are three terms per year) in the classroom. During terms three-four, you’ll begin your clinical experience three days a week, while taking a lighter class load.
During your fifth term, you’ll move to four clinical days a week, then finally five days a week for your last two terms.
Clinical Experience You’ll gain a wide range of clinical experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the adult and pediatric teaching hospitals for Washington University School of Medicine.
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CRNA Program Requirements
Required Bachelor Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or a bachelor’s degree in a related field from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
RN license: Current proof of RN licensure in Missouri.
Critical Care: A minimum of one year of RN experience in an ICU setting.
Highest priority is given to applicants with the most recent experience in high acuity environments and a broad base of adult invasive hemodynamic and ventilator monitoring and management.
GPA: Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in all undergraduate and graduate course work.
Minimum GRE scores: The Graduate Record Exam is not required.
All Students – iBT Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) is recommended. The score requirement for the IBT is 85, with minimum scores of 21 for reading and 23 for writing. The score requirement for the computer-based test is 240, with a minimum score of 4.5 on the Test of Written English. The score requirement for the paper-based test is 575.
International Students: TOEFL score of 550 on the paper-based test and 213 on the computer-based test (required only for applicants whose native language is not English)
*See the Barnes Jewish College website for more details on international student requirements.
Certifications:
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
BLS (Basic Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Course Prerequisites – 3 credits in the following undergraduate classes:
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Goldfarb School of Nursing Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed 10/2007. It was given 8 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 10/2015.
