The Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia is a 36-month cooperative program between Youngstown State University and St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists, Inc. All courses are taught by YSU Graduate Faculty and Faculty from the anesthesia school. Bon Secours-Mercy Health Partners supports the program by providing clinical and other resources at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, St. Joseph Warren Hospital, The Surgery Center Howland, and Akron Children’s of the Mahoning Valley. Students gain experience in the use of many anesthetic agents and techniques and are supervised by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and Staff Anesthesiologists from Bel-Park
Anesthesia Associates, Inc. Upon successful completion of the degree program, graduates are eligible to sit for the National Certification Exam by the National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). Once certified, CRNAs must apply for licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio or abide by the laws of the state in which they intend to practice.
Acceptance into the YSU Doctor of Nursing Practice Program is contingent upon acceptance into the St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists, Inc. For further additional admission information specific to the Nurse Anesthetist option please see the nurse anesthesia program or contact:
John M. Underwood, DNAP, APRN-CRNA
Program Director
St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists, Inc.
(330) 480 3444
underwood@belpark.net