University South Florida's
Nurse Anesthetist Program

University South Florida is one of nine CRNA schools in Florida.

University South Florida
College of Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia Program
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
MDC 22
Tampa, FL 33612

Contact Information
Eric Rauch, DNP, MSN, CRNA, ARNP, Program Director
ph: (813) 974-2191
fax: (813) 974-5418
email: erauch@health.usf.edu

Quick Facts

CRNA Degree offered
Master of Science

Program Length
28 months

Credit Hours
72 hours. This program has a heavy focus on research.

Starting Month
Fall 2012.

Application Deadline
Admission starts on May 1st and ends on February 15th. Note that their admission is rolling and they will continually review applications as they are completed.

Entire Program Cost of CRNA School at University South Florida.
Tuition is calculated at the 2012-2013 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: $34,140.24
*Fees and expenses: $2,794
Grand Total: $36,934.24

Cost of Out of State Tuition: $64,705.68
*Fees and expenses: $2,794
Grand Total: $67,499.68

*This includes the cost of books and supplies, test fees and miscellaneous school expenses.

University South Florida Tuition Link

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Program Requirements

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Some CRNA schools require much more out of their applicants than others. See how the requirements at University South Florida compare to most CRNA school’s requirements.

CRNA Program Requirements

Required Bachelor Degree
Bachelor’s degree with a major in Nursing from a regionally accredited college or university.

RN:
An unrestricted RN license to practice in the U.S. A Florida license will be required before the start of the clinical phase.

Critical Care:
2 current years of experience as an RN in an aggressive critical care unit are required. One year must be in adult critical care.

Acceptable critical care experience includes:

Medical Intensive Care
Surgical Intensive Care
Cardiovascular Intensive Care
Coronary Critical Care
Neurology Intensive Care

Note that critical care experience is also defined as daily or full time contact with patients in the ICU, use of invasive monitors, continuous cardiac monitors, ventilators, vaso-active infusions, and life threatening pathophysiology. They do not accept:

ER
OR
Post Anesthesia
Obstetrics

GPA:
Cumulative as well as science GPA of 3.0 or better.

Minimum GRE scores:
An overall score of 1000 with a minimum score of 500 in quantitative and verbal is highly recommended. An analytical writing score of 4 is also recommended. GRE must be taken within 5 years of application.

TOELF:
If English is your second language, you may need to take the TOEFL. A composite score of 550 for the paper test or 213 for the computer-based test is strongly recommended for admission to the graduate program.

Certifications:

BLS (Basic Life Support)
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) is highly recommended
CCRN is highly recommended

Course Prerequisites

Pathophysiology – 3 credits
Chemistry – 3 credits
Human Anatomy & Physiology – 6 credits
Statistics – 3 credits
Health Assessment – 3 credits
Pharmacology – 3 credits

It should be noted that the above prerequisite classes must have a “B” or better.

University South Florida's CRNA program website

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CRNA School Performance

CRNA School Rankings - U.S. News & World Report (2011)
2.1 out of 5.0. Ranked 90 out of 107 CRNA programs.

*Please note: CRNA rankings are bias and subjective. Read disclaimer about how CRNA rankings are created.*

Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly.
University South Florida Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed in October, 2011. It was given the maximum 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again in 2021.

Pass Rate for CRNA Boards at University South Florida

Please note: It is extremely rare for a student at any CRNA school to not eventually pass the exam. Most students who don’t pass the first time pass the second. Very rarely does a person ever take it a third time. This statistic only measures how well the program prepares students to pass the test the first time around.

First-time test takers: 89%
National average (2008): 89.9%

Attrition Rate
11%

CRNA Employment Rate of program graduates
100%

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CRNA Salaries

An average nurse anesthetist salary in Florida
Florida CRNA salaries hover right around the national average and fluctuate between $150k-175k. Starting salaries for nurse anesthetists in Florida tend to be lower than that range.

An average annual nurse anesthetist salary in the US is $163,467 (according to a 2008 study)