More facts for you Archived Message Posted by B on February 28, 2009, 9:54 pm There's been a lot of talk from the CRNA camp about AAs not be educationally equivalent. This side-by-side comparison uses the requirements presented for the programs at the following two schools: 1) Case Western Anesthesiologist Assistant program Master’s Program requirements http://www.anesthesiaprogram.com/admissions.htm Anesthesia Program http://www.anesthesiaprogram.com/curriculum.htm 2) University of Maryland Nurse Anesthesia program Master’s Program requirements http://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/programs/ms/criteria.htm http://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/admissions/application2.htm Anesthesia Program http://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/programs/ms/anesthesia2.htm BSN program http://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/programs/bsn/bsn-trad2.htm Note: the nurse anesthesia program only required statistics and a physical assessment course to apply. However, examining the BSN program at the same school I was able to determine which classes were taken prior to nurse anesthesia school. Prerequesites AA CRNA Entrance Exam MCAT none as of 2007 Degree Bachelors Bachelor’s with nursing major Grades Req B- in all prereqs above 3.0 cumulative Experience OR shadowing 1 year acute care A&P 1 year 1 year Biology 1 year Microbiology 1 sem Pathopharmacology 1 sem Chemistry 1 year 1 sem Organic Chemistry 1 year Biochemistry 1 sem Physics 1 year Calculus 1 sem only Algebra Statistics 1 sem 1 sem English 1 sem 1 year So before getting into a master’s anesthesia program the CRNA has only taken A&P 1+2, microbiology, pathopharmacology, general chemistry 1, algebra, and statistics. How is that possible? Shouldn't they have a few courses that weed out the "bad ones"? Organic was a compete pain to get through. Master’s Education AA CRNA Length (months) 24 28 Credit Hours 63 72 Clinical Hours min 2000 not stated Message Thread: More facts for you - B February 28, 2009, 9:54 pm   Searching