Mayo Clinic Minnesota’s nurse anesthetist program is the oldest continuously operating school of nurse anesthesia.
Mayo Clinic Minnesota CRNA School
Mayo Clinic Rochester Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences Master of Nurse Anesthesia Program 1012 Siebens Building, 200 1st Street SW Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905
Contact Information Mary E Shirk Marienau, CRNA, MS, Program Director Beth A Elliott, MD, Medical Director Nurse Anesthesia Program ph: (507) 284-8331 fax: (507) 284-2818 email: marienau.mary@mayo.edu
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree (s) offered Master of Nurse Anesthesia, degree completion program
Program Length 30 months, full time
Credit Hours 66 academic credits, 30 clinical. Only 28 of all credits offered are billable.
Starting Month(s) September. The Monday following Labor Day
Application Deadline October 1st. Interviews held in November and December.
Cost of Tuition: $$18,000 Fees and expenses: $2,100 Grand Total: $20,100
Tuition fees are no longer posted on their website, please visit their tuition page for more information
During the final 24 months of the program, each nurse anesthesia student is provided with approximately $473.50 per month taxable stipend. The stipend amount and availability are subject to change.
This stipend is given based on a commitment to work at the Mayo Clinic upon graduation. One month stipend is given for one month of work commitment. The max amount is $11,364 for a two year commitment.
The stipend is not offered every year. Contact the director to find out if it will be offered to your matriculating class.
Class Size Up to 30 students
Number of Applicants Over 100 applicants each year. They interview approximately 60.
When you successfully complete the traditional Mayo School of Health Sciences Master of Nurse Anesthesia Program at Mayo Clinic Minnesota, you will be able to provide:
Preanesthetic preparation and evaluation
Explain upcoming medical procedures and anesthesia to patients.
Assemble and test the medical equipment needed to administer anesthetics.
Prepare prescribed solutions and start intravenous injections.
Anesthesia induction, maintenance and emergence
Administer prescribed anesthetics, fluids, blood products and medications.
Monitor patients to ensure anesthesia is maintained.
Monitor patients during anesthesia and respond accurately to vital signs and emergency situations, if necessary.
Record each patient’s vital signs, anesthetic procedures and case management - as well as all anesthetics, fluids and medications administered - before, during and after surgery.
Post-anesthetic care
Mayo Clinic’s Department of Anesthesiology uses state-of-the-art equipment and techniques. Approximately 50,000 anesthetics are administered at Mayo Clinic each year in the following areas:
Cardiovascular surgery
Obstetrics
Diagnostic and interventional procedure rooms
Ophthalmic surgery
Emergency surgery
Orthopedic surgery
General surgery
Otorhinolaryngology surgery
Outpatient surgery
Neurologic surgery
Plastic surgery
Transplant surgery
Off-Site Rotations: Traditional 30-month program students who are in good standing, academically and clinically, will be required to rotate off-campus for an eight-week period. This rotation provides both regional anesthesia experience and clinical experience in a smaller, community-based environment.
Currently, students rotate to either Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida., Mayo Health System practices in either Austin, or Fairmont, Minnesota, or a hospital in Carroll, Iowa.
The eight-week off-campus rotation takes place during the last 12 months of the program. Mayo Clinic subsidizes the authorized associated travel and housing costs.
Required Bachelor Degree BSN or an appropriate biological science from an accredited institution.
RN: Have a current valid Minnesota RN license
Critical Care: At least one year of acceptable clinical experience, as an RN, in an intensive care setting by your enrollment date. Two or more years of ICU experience is highly preferred.
Acceptable critical care experience includes:
ICU ONLY
They do not accept:
Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Emergency Room
GPA: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required. Additional weight is given to select science courses and graduate science courses.
GRE scores: Required (Mayo's GRE Code: 5784).
Non-US Applicants Applicants with academic transcripts from outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts translated (if not already in English) and evaluated for U.S. equivalency by an accredited credential evaluation service company prior to submission. The applicant pays for the translation and evaluation services.
Please contact the program director before proceeding with the application process.
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Mayo Clinic Minnesota Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed 10/2004. It was given the maximum of 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 10/2014. This shows that the program is very stable.
Total Program Time Commitment Plan on spending an average of 60 hours a week dedicated to the program.
Personal Time Off (PTO) 15 vacation days occur during the first 6 months of the program. Reoccurring absences during the first six months may necessitate withdrawal from the program. Total of 36 days PTO are accrued during last 24 months of the program.
During the final 24 months 6 days of PTO per year are used for observed holidays, the remaining 12 days per year can be used for sick or personal leave. PTO during the last 24 months is accrued at the rate of 1.5 days per month. Time must be accrued prior to use. Personal leave must be scheduled with the Nurse Anesthesia program. Additional sick or personal leave may result in program extension.
Holidays Mayo Clinic Minnesota observes the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day.
Can I work as an RN while I’m in the program? Although outside employment is discouraged, you may seek non-anesthesia employment on a supplemental basis as long as:
it does not interfere with the anesthesia program
your academic and clinical performance is satisfactory
employment does not occur during the eight hours preceding class or clinical assignment
Due to the variable clinical hours employment during the week is very difficult to schedule.
Call Starting with 1st Spring/Summer clinical rotations, approximately twice every three months, students will be assigned to a block of call. Students receive compensatory time off for weekend and holiday call.
*If you have additional information or there are other questions you would like answered about Mayo Clinic Minnesota’s Nurse Anesthetist Program, email joy@all-crna-schools.com
