Oakland University - Beaumont Nurse Anesthesia Program

Program History and Overview

The Oakland University - Beaumont Nurse Anesthesia Program began in 1991 as a collaborative initiative to address the nurse anesthesia shortage and provide an exceptional educational environment for training Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. Authority for the program is shared between Oakland University and Beaumont Health System. It is one of several advanced practice nursing programs offered by the Graduate School of Nursing at Oakland University. Class size has ranged from 7 to 31 students. There is 100% employment for all graduates who successfully pass the certification exam, including the class of 2011. Graduates have gained employment in all practice models, ranging from rural and independant practice to team models in major academic medical centers across the country. While the program has a five year attrition rate of 12.9%, the attrition rate for the class of 2011 was 7.8%. The 5 year first time certification exam pass rate is greater than 93%, however the first time certification exam pass rate was 96% for the class graduating in 2010 and again for the class graduating in 2011. 

The program is 56-credits encompassing 28 months of full time study, culminating in a Master of Science in Nursing degree. The nurse anesthesia program includes core courses in nursing, support courses in the sciences and specialty courses in nurse anesthesia. An intensive clinical internship parallels the didactic courses, providing ongoing opportunity to apply theory to practice. The 28 month program exceeds minimum accreditation standards set forth by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs in both clinical and classroom instruction.  The program also offers a 40 credit Post-Master's Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia.

Applications to the Oakland University - Beaumont Program of Nurse Anesthesia can be submitted online anytime. Application deadline is September 15 each year. Interviews are held in October of each year. All application material must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Admissions at Oakland University.

Visit Oakland University's website.

Visit the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists website.

Visit the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthetists website.
Contact the COA directly at 847-655-1160 or via 222 S. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-4001