MTSA accepts applicants into the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) Completion Program & Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship each year, with classes beginning in the Fall. The following criteria lists requirements to be considered for an admission interview.
During the application cycle dates, the DNAP Completion Program Screening Committee will review applicants, based on the following requirements, to determine applicants eligible to interview with the Admissions Committee.
While applicants may be invited to interview before all admissions requirements are complete, an admissions decision cannot be made until all admissions requirements are complete.
All documents must be submitted through the MTSA Applicant Portal, which applicants gain access to after submitting the written application. All documents must be clear, legible, and valid (if the document includes an expiration date).
During the admissions cycle, completed applications are reviewed in the order they are received. The dates for the open application cycle are posted at www.mtsa.edu
- Written Application
- Application available on the MTSA website (https://www.mtsa.edu/admissions/doctorate)
- Current Licensure as an Advanced Practice (Registered) Nurse (APN/APRN) issued in the United States, its Territories, or Protectorates, if applicable. (Not all states require APN or APRN license).
- The applicant must submit a copy of the current APN/APRN license for all states licensed.
- A list of states where the applicant has held RN, APN/APRN license in the past is required.
- Current Licensure as a Professional Registered Nurse (RN) in all states licensed.
- Valid Certification or Recertification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
- Active membership with the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.
- Current CV
- Personal Statement: 2 pages max.
- Introduction of yourself, background, and why you are interested in MTSA for your DNAP degree. (2-3 paragraphs)
- Anesthesia topics of interest (please discuss all 5 points as stated below)
- What is your focused area of interest in your anesthesia practice and why does it interest you?
- What would you like to see improved upon in anesthesia practice, education or advocacy?
- Why does this area need improvement?
- What population(s) would benefit from changes in this anesthesia topic?
- Why do you think this area of interest would benefit other anesthesia providers, or patient populations outside of your own practice and community?
- Describe your current clinical practice, including the types of nerve blocks you administer and their frequency.
- Explain the strategies you plan to use to effectively manage your workload during the program.
- Discuss how you envision applying the knowledge and skills acquired during your enrollment in ASPMF.
- 2 Professional peer references.
- Reference & verification of regional anesthesia practice from direct supervisor
- Proof of Personal Health Insurance
- Anesthesia School Diploma
- ACLS, BLS & PALS certificate
- Ultrasound Portfolio
- Two (2) Ultrasound images with labeled anatomy
- Certificate of completion from an Essentials of USGRA Cadaveric Workshop within the past three (3) years
- Official academic transcripts of ALL college-level academic work. This includes any non-degree seeking courses taken at any time.
- Transcripts must demonstrate the following:
- General education curriculum required by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to earn the baccalaureate degree were met.
- Documentation of graduation from a COA-Accredited Nurse Anesthesia Program.
- A Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia Degree.
- 3.0 anesthesia school (cumulative) grade point average based on a 4.0 grading system with a focus in nurse anesthesia or an equivalent nursing degree is required from a college or university accredited by an institutional accreditor recognized by the US Secretary of Education in the United States. International degrees will be reviewed by an evaluating agency.
- If an applicant is enrolled in any course between the time he or she submits the application and the enrollment date, the applicant must submit an official transcript for this course to MTSA prior enrollment.
- Transcripts must demonstrate the following:
- Copy of driver’s license
Ability to Benefit
Per the Council of Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia (COA), "the program enrolls only students who by academic and experiential achievement are of the quality appropriate for the profession and who have the ability to benefit from their education." COA defines "ability to benefit" as follows: "The ability to benefit refers to the integrity of a college/university or education program to enroll only those individuals with the capacity to succeed and gain value from the education. This may be demonstrated through programs’ admission criteria and outcome data."