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).
What is the entry-to-practice DNAP?
See our simulation lab in action.
Number 1 Ranked Program in US News and World report for 15 years and running.
Average Starting Wage
3,000 Square-Foot Simulation Suite
Featured news
Col. Herb Watson, a ‘living legend’ in nurse anesthesia education, dies at age 94
Watson, who had a highly decorated career in the Air Force, served as chair of the VCU Department of Nurse Anesthesia and helped set the foundations for nurse anesthesia education in the U.S.
Faculty Lead at NoVa Campus Embraces Clinical Teaching
Crystal O’Guin’s wife had a lifelong dream to be a CRNA. O’Guin had her own personal dream: to become a college professor.
Study: Eliminating GRE in Admissions Drives Diversity
Eliminating the requirement of the standardized GRE (Graduate Record Exam) test and shifting to more holistic admissions review process is helping to diversify the pool of students entering the VCU Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program.