Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island's Nurse Anesthesia Program
The Rhode Island Memorial Hospital is one of two CRNA schools in Rhode Island.
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island CRNA Program
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island with Central Connecticut State University School of Nurse Anesthesia 111 Brewster Street Pawtucket, RI 02860
Contact Information Mark A Foster, CRNA, MA, CRNA Program Director Peter Baziotis, MD, Medical Director ph: (401) 729-2485 fax: (401) 729-3476 email: mark_foster@mhri.org
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree (s) offered MS Biological Sciences: Anesthesia
Program Length 29 months, full time
Credit Hours 30 or 34 semester credits, depending on whether or not the thesis option is chosen.
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 In State Tuition:$20,500 *Fees and expenses: $2,000 Grand Total: $22,500
*This is an estimate of the cost of text books, membership & licensing fees, and other necessary supplies. Estimate is provided by all-crna-schools.com.
Financial Perks
Medical & Dental Benefits for FREE for you and your family for the 29 months you are in the program.
Liability insurance
Stipend of $100 per week during the 17 months of clinical (Approximately $7,140)
Are you concerned that Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island’s 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.
Didactic Phase In this front-loaded CRNA program, you’ll spend your first year at the university campus in New Britain, CT, completing course work.
Clinical Phase You’ll spend the remainder of the program at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island (MHRI), completing your clinical phase. You’ll start off with a one-month orientation period and then spend the remainder of phase II gaining experience in MHRI, clinical affiliate sites as well as receiving didactic instruction from Faculty CRNA’s.
Clinical Training In the clinical setting, you’ll be assigned your own patients and be expected to organize, administer and manage anesthesia while under structured supervision and guidance. You’ll gain your clinical experience in the main operating room, outpatient surgery, post anesthesia care unit (PACU), obstetrics, and pulmonary function laboratory. You will rotate to affiliate clinical sites for neuro anesthesia and open heart experiences.
Looking for something specific? Find CRNA schools categorized by their unique requirements.
Some CRNA schools require much more out of their applicants than others. See how the requirements at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island compare to most CRNA school’s requirements.
CRNA Program Requirements
Required Bachelor Degree BSN or graduation from an accredited associate degree or diploma program in nursing with a BS or BA in the biophysical sciences.
RN: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN); valid RN license in the state of Rhode Island (required prior to Phase II). A Massachusetts RN license required prior to off-site rotations.
Critical Care: Minimum of one year acute care nursing. In order to apply, you must be an independent decision maker capable of using and interpreting advanced monitoring techniques.
GPA: Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75, with a GPA of 2.75 in the biophysical sciences.
Minimum GRE scores: Graduate Record Exam is not required
International Students: Transcripts from your schools of nursing, and any college courses. Please have any foreign school transcripts evaluated by, Inc., World Education Services, (800) 937-3895.
Certifications to be kept current throughout the program:
BLS (Basic Life Support)
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Course Prerequisites
*2 courses in Chemistry
1 microbiology course
*1 physiology course
*Must be less than ten years old as of application deadline.
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed May,2011. It was given the maximum of 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again May, 2021. This shows that the program is in full compliance with the COA’s accreditation standards.
An average nurse anesthetist salary in Rhode Island Rhode Island CRNA salaries are a little lower than the national average and range from $120k to $145k.
An average annual nurse anesthetist salary in the US is $163,467 (according to a 2008 study)
Rural average: $174,214
Metropolitan average: $164,148
Suburban average: $156,630
Average starting CRNA salaries range from: $110,000-$130,000.
Vacation Time During Phase 1 (the academic portion), you’ll be on Central Connecticut State University’s academic calendar and will enjoy all of the university student holidays and vacations.
During Phase 2 (the last 17 months of the CRNA program), you’ll have a maximum of 20 days off.
Call Schedule When you have finished the orientation period, you will be assigned to a rotating call schedule for emergency experience. You’ll have access to a call room when you’re on a 24 hour call.
Can I work as an RN while I’m in the program? Limited outside employment is allowed.
