Enjoy a hybrid of both on- and off-campus sessions while continuing to work full time during the first two semesters. Gain the requirements necessary to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and earn a practice-oriented doctoral degree, the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP).
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Class of 2021: Growing up in a refugee camp fueled in Khada Dulal a desire to help others
Dulal, who will graduate with a doctor of nurse anesthesia practice degree, is ready to start his career at VCU Health.
Jiale (Gary) Hu receives interprofessional collaboration research grant from ASAHP
Jiale (Gary) Hu, Ph.D., associate professor and director of research and global outreach in the Department of Nurse Anesthesia, has received the 2021 Interprofessional Research Collaboration Grant from the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP).
Nurse Anesthesia and Radiation Sciences collaborate on COVID-19
Nurse Anesthesia and Radiation Sciences collaboration strives for having nuclear medicine technologists add to the vaccine giving capacity within the US.
Colombia native and post-master’s DNAP candidate builds practice — and himself — through education
As a practicing CRNA for nearly eight years, Gabriel Restrepo loves his work, but hasn’t been satisfied with only focusing on the clinical or pharmacological aspects of anesthesia.
Northam Visits Nurse Anesthesia
Northam, M.D., received an in-depth tour of the college’s eight-story facility that included stops in the departments of Health Administration, Occupational Therapy, Nurse Anesthesia, Radiation Sciences and Medical Laboratory Sciences. He also observed some of the research taking place in Physical Therapy while meeting students, faculty and staff. Susan Parish, Ph.D., dean of the college, Arthur Kellermann, M.D., senior vice president for VCU Health Sciences and CEO of VCU Health System, and members of the dean’s office accompanied Northam during his visit.