University Missouri Kansas City is one of four CRNA schools in Missouri.
Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia
University Missouri Kansas City
2301 Holmes
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-404-1127
Fax: 816-404-1103
E-mail: tmcanes@tmcmed.org
Program Director Information
Kelli Pryor, DNP, CRNA
Director of Education
Kelli.Pryor@tmcmed.org
Mitchell Simmons, DNP, CRNA
Assistant Director of Education
Mitchell.Simmons@tmcmed.org
Charlotte Riggs
Senior Administrative Assistant
Charlotte.Riggs@tmcmed.org
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree offered
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Nurse Anesthesia degree program
Program Length
36 months
Credit Hours
73
Starting Month
May
Application Deadline
August 15th. All requirements must be met prior to application. Interviews, when granted, will be held in September/October with acceptance notices being mailed the end of October.
Entire Program Cost of CRNA School at Truman Medical Center.
Please note that tuition is calculated at the 2016-2017 rate. These costs assume a 5% increase in tuition each year.
Cost of In State Tuition: $48,250
*Fees and expenses: $21,000
Grand Total: $69,250
Cost of Out of State Tuition: $87,921
*Fees and expenses: $21,000
Grand Total: $108,921
*This includes clinical fee.
Note: Students can apply for residency after living in MO for 1 year.
Truman Medical Center Tuition Link
Class Size
15-18 students
CRNA Training
Are you concerned that Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia 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.
This is a front-loaded 36-month graduate curriculum. During the first 12 months, students are enrolled full-time at UMKC. Thirty-six hours of graduate credit are taken towards fulfilling the requirements for a Master of Arts in Biology. Physiology, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Medical Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, as well as Research & Statistics, compose the graduate curriculum. Your future classmates will be students from the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy and the School of Biological Sciences.
The anesthesia curriculum includes a broad fields orientation, professional aspects of Nurse Anesthesia, basic and advanced principles of anesthesia, as well as participation in Journal Club, morbidity and mortality conferences, clinical seminars and a certification exam review course. These courses will occur during the 24-month clinical practicum.
Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia has 12 clinical sites, throughout Oklahoma and Missouri. Though you will be required to drive as much as four hours to get to your clinical site, housing will be provided at no charge when the drive time exceeds 90 minutes.
Regional anesthesia techniques are taught in the classroom, as well as in the clinical area. Students receive extensive experience in the administration of spinal, brachial plexus, epidural, interscalene, and intravenous techniques, as well as intraoperative management.
The clinical experiences available to students are rich and diverse – over 4,000 procedures are performed annually in TMC’s operating rooms, providing a generous geriatric experience, emergencies, and trauma. More than 26% of the procedures are performed on ASA Class III or above patients. As a High-Risk Pregnancy Center, the obstetrics department handles approximately 2,500 deliveries each year.
The pediatric rotation at Children’s Mercy Hospital provides nurse anesthesia students with one of the most extensive pediatric experiences in the country.
Program Requirements
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CRNA Program Requirements
Required Bachelor Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or MSN from a regionally accredited college or university with a nursing program that is accredited by a nationally recognized nursing accrediting agency (CCNE or ACEN).
RN:
Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN). You will be required to be licensed in Missouri by admission.
Critical Care:
Minimum of one-year critical care experience (ICU strongly preferred).
GPA:
A cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better. Special emphasis is placed on GPA achieved in science and math courses. GPAs below 3.2 may be accepted on individual basis.
Minimum GRE scores:
GRE scores of 300 or higher (1000 older scale), a combination of verbal and quantitative scores. A writing score of 3.5 or higher. Must be taken within the last 5 years or by September 1 of the application year. Test scores need to be sent to both UMKC and TMC.
Certifications:
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
CRNA Course Prerequisites
- General Chemistry I (prefer B or better)
- Organic Chemistry (prefer B or better)
- freestanding Health Assessment (minimum B or better prior to first clinical course)
- Undergraduate Statistics or Quantitative Analysis – recommended but not required
Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia’s CRNA program website
CRNA School Performance
CRNA School Rankings – Schools by Rank
Ranked #46 in the 2015 graduating class
*Please note: Read about how CRNA rankings are created.*
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly.
Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed 05/2015. It was given the maximum of 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 05/2025. This shows that the program is in full compliance with the COA’s accreditation standards.
Pass Rate for CRNA Boards at Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia
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: 94% – Class of 2020
- National average (2019): 84.8%
Attrition Rate:
0% – Class of 2020
Employment
94% of graduates have attained employment within 6 months of graduation.
An average nurse anesthetist salary in Missouri
Missouri CRNA salaries are slightly lower than the national average with an annual mean wage of $161,420.
An average annual nurse anesthetist salary in the US is $181,040 (according to a 2019 study)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do they accept transfer students?
Yes, they do accept transfer students.
Time Commitment
You will not be required to commit more than an average of 64 hours per week. This represents the time for clinical practicum, classes, and preparation for class and clinical experience.
Can I work as an RN while I’m in the program?
Part-time employment is not recommended and should not interfere with academic and clinical commitments. Students who have academic or clinical problems should not seek part-time employment. At no point during the program can a student anesthetist, by position or responsibility, be employed at any time to administer anesthesia, at any location.
What are my “on call” commitments?
Students are assigned to take call with a CRNA Instructor following the completion of basic orientation. They do not have clinical commitments on the day following call but they are required to attend any scheduled classes on their day off after call.
Personal Leave
For the first year, students will adhere to the University of Missouri – Kansas City holiday schedule. During year 2 and 3 Each student receives 10 personal days in each clinical year for a total of 20 days during the program. These days may be used for any purpose (sick, vacation, job interviews).
All information given on this site about Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia’s Nurse Anesthetist Program was taken directly from their website.
*This page was updated February 18th, 2021*
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