MTSA Academic Offerings

Degree Earned: Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)

Length: 36 months     

Enrollment: Full-time

Cohort size: A maximum of 75 students are accepted each year

The DNAP PD program is an entry to practice program, designed for Registered Nurses (RN), pursuing a career as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).

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Degree Earned: Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)

Length: 24 months 

Enrollment: Full-time in the first year, half-time in the second year

The DNAP Completion program is designed for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) who have completed their master’s degree and want to pursue their doctoral degree.

Individuals have the opportunity to enroll in multiple academic offerings simultaneously Click below to learn more about these opportunities. 

Simultaneous Enrollment in DNAPC & Nurse Anesthesia Educator Program

Simultaneous Enrollment in DNAP-C & ASPMF

Simultaneous Enrollment in ASPMF & NAEP

Length: 15-week non-degree course

The Regional Anesthesia Foundations Class is a comprehensive 15-week post-graduate course designed for CRNAs seeking to broaden their scope of practice by incorporating regional anesthesia. This course covers a wide variety of regional anesthesia related topics, including ultrasound principles, neuromuscular functional assessment, local anesthetic dosing, peripheral nerve blocks commonly used in the perioperative management of patients, and postoperative considerations. It combines online didactic lectures and interactive synchronous events to ensure a thorough learning experience. The course culminates in a hands-on cadaveric workshop, providing a practical application to reinforce your understanding of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology specific to regional anesthesia.

Length: 15-week non-degree course

The 15-week Advanced Physiologic Foundations Course discusses advanced human physiologic concepts at the system, organ, cellular, and subcellular levels, with the overall goal to enhance the learner’s foundation for nursing practice. Foundational concepts; central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems; cardiovascular system; respiratory system; renal system; skeletal muscle/neuromuscular synapse; and smooth muscle will be discussed. Hormonal regulation will be integrated with various physiologic processes. Emphasis will be on integration of concepts as a basis for understanding interrelationships among complex physiologic processes. This course may strengthen the learner’s application for a nurse anesthesia program, but satisfactory completion of the course does not guarantee acceptance into a program as acceptance is based on a number of factors in addition to performance in one course.