Wayne State University Detroit MI Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 259 Mack Avenue Suite 1600 Detroit, MI 48201
Contact Information Prudentia Worth, CRNA, PhD, Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program Samuel Perov, MD, Chief of Anesthesiology ph: (313) 993-7168 fax: (313) 577-5467 email: aa1635@wayne.edu
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree (s) offered Master's of Science in Anesthesia, Post Master's Certificate in Pediatric Anesthesia
Program Length 24 months
Credit Hours 63 Anesthesia Program semester hours, 73 total semester hours, including prerequisites
Starting Month(s) September
Application Deadline Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Priority is given to applications submitted by July 1st, however it is recommended that you submit your application prior to that deadline. It is required that at least one prerequisite is complete by the time you submit your application.
Interviews are held annually in September for classes the following Fall.
Please note that tuition is calculated at the current 2010 rate. Tuition at most schools increases slightly each academic year. Over the duration of the program, expect to pay a tuition that is slightly higher than what is shown here.
*Cost of In State Tuition: $30,284 Fees and expenses: $3,000 Grand Total: $33,284
*Cost of Out of State Tuition: $63,935 Fees and expenses: $3,000 Grand Total: $66,935
*Students from Ontario, Canada, and Williams, Fulton, Lucas, & Ottawa Counties in Ohio can attend WSU at resident tuition rates. Students from Ontario and Ohio may not displace qualified applicants who are Michigan residents.
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The curriculum is fully integrated allowing students to begin clinical experiences in the first semester and continuing throughout the length of the program. Students begin their clinical experiences with observation, preparation, and implementation of a basic anesthetic for simple cases and gradually progressing to the more complex and challenging cases.
Anesthesia classes are held in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) building. Physiology classes (1st and 2nd semesters) are held in Scott Hall in the School of Medicine (SOM) at WSU.
The program has clinical sites in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, in Toledo, Pigeon, Michigan and Jackson, Michigan. Students will not be expected to rotate through all 19 available clinical sites. However, there are certain Primary Clinical sites which all students till rotate through. Students from Toledo, Ohio will complete most of their clinical experiences in Toledo, Ohio.
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CRNA Program Requirements
You may submit your application before all of your prerequisites are complete. You need to have completed a minimum of one prerequisite before you apply and update your file before the interview.
Required Bachelor Degree Baccalaureate degree in nursing or related science
RN: Current licensure as a registered nurse in Michigan and Ohio
Critical Care: A minimum of One year of full-time experience in an adult intensive care (SICU, MICU, CCU) unit within the past 2 years.Applicants must be full time any of these three ICUs:
Surgical ICU
Coronary Care Unit
Medical ICU
GPA: Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher and in all sciences
Minimum GRE scores: The minimum acceptable GRE scores is 800 combined qualitative and quantitative and 3.5 in the writing section. Must have been taken no more than 6 years ago.
International Students Graduate applicants who graduated from colleges/universities in other countries must demonstrate proficiency in English. To fulfill this requirement an applicant must satisfy one of the following criteria:
Complete baccalaureate degree requirements at an accredited U.S. institution or at an institution where English is the medium of instruction.
Present an acceptable score on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB).
Present an acceptable score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Observe a CRNA
Certifications:
ACLS (Advance Cardiac Life Support)
CRNA Educational Requirements
Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (within 10 years, 8 upper division UG credits)
Biology or Microbiology (within 10 years, 4 credits UG)
You must complete at least one of these graduate level prerequisites (with a B or better) prior to interview/admission:
Research Methods EER764 or NUR701 from WSU or other equivalent
Graduate Statistics EER 763 or equivalent
AN 7590 Cadaver Anatomy for graduate Nurse Anesthesia Students – can only be taken after you’ve been accepted into the CRNA program.
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Wayne State University Detroit MI Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed 10/2003. It was given the maximum of 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 05/2014. This shows that the program is in full compliance with the COA’s accreditation standards.
Pass Rate for CRNA Boards at Wayne State University Detroit MI 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.
“In the last five years all graduates have been successful on the qualifying examinations”
How many hours should I expect to be engaged in the program each week? 60-61 hours per week during the first year, 47-78 during the second.
What makes Wayne State University Detroit MI’s CRNA School unique? Most CRNA Schools won’t even look at your application until you’ve met all of their prerequisites. Wayne State University Detroit MI’s CRNA program, however, encourages you to send in your application early (even before you’ve met all of their requirements), and allows you to notify them as you complete the requirements.
This gives you the potential to be accepted into their program an entire year earlier than you could be at other programs! For instance, you can apply after only 3 months of ICU experience, and before you take the GRE. During the year between the application deadline and the school’s start date, you can be fulfilling all of the prerequisites.
Compare this to most CRNA Schools, where you would have to wait until you had completed your year of ICU before applying, then wait another year after you sent in your application before the program started!
Keep in mind that the number of applicants for any program fluctuates from year to year. The more applicants they have, the more competitive your application needs to be in order to stand out. Just because they’ll take your application, doesn’t mean they’ll accept you into their program.
