The Council on Accreditation requires that Nurse Anesthesia programs request one year of acute care experience as a registered nurse prior to entry in the program. This experience should provide the skills for physical assessment; monitoring of CVP, PWCP, blood gasses, ECG, and ventilators; and I.V. therapy. This experience can be obtained in acute intensive care units or possibly an emergency room. Due to the number of applicants each year, admission into the program becomes quite competitive; most people entering the program have two or more years of acute care experience.

Application Deadline | December 1st

Admission Procedures
A. Required documents before application will be reviewed:

• Submit an application for admission.
• Submit a $35 non-refundable application fee.
• Submit a GRE score transcript with a recommended minimum score of 800. Register for the GRE test online at www.gre.org. The GRE Code for MMC is 6416.
• Submit two recommendations using the recommendation form - one form from your nursing director and one form from your immediate nursing supervisor.
• Submit a completed Health Questionnaire.
• Submit a current resume.
• Submit official college transcripts from all institutions attended.
• Submit copy of ACLS certification card.
• Submit copy of current nursing license.
• Submit Acute Care Experience statement to address the following:
  1. How you have developed as an independent decision maker.
  2. How you demonstrate psychomotor skills.
  3. How you have displayed the ability to interpret and use advanced monitoring techniques, based on knowledge of physiological and pharmacological principles.

B. Required items must be completed before enrollment of first semester:

• Complete physical examination and immunizations.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or bio-medical sciences.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale.
• Proof of current RN registration (photocopy of nursing license.)
• Two (2) references: Nursing unit director and shift supervisor (forms are provided.) These are to be from registered nurses who know your capability in the acute care setting.
• Minimum of one year experience (2 years preferred) as a registered professional nurse in an acute care setting where the applicant has had the opportunity to: develop independent decision-making skills; demonstrate psychomotor skills; and display the ability to interpret and use advanced monitoring techniques based on a knowledge of physiological and pharmacological principles.
• Program requisites: Chemsitry (2 semesters), Elementary Statistics or Epidemiology (1 semester).
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
• Personal Interview.
• Complete physical examination, immunization record (required prior to the start of fall semester). Please use MMC health forms.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Costs

• Tuition Costs
• Indirect costs not included in tuition include the cost of books, travel and living costs during clinicals, health insurance, and internet connection.
• $35 application fee
• $750 Tuition Deposit upon acceptance
• Financial aid is available from the Federal Government in the form of student loans. You need to apply for financial assistance by completing the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. 

Send Admissions Documents to
Admissions Office, 1105 Eighth Street, Yankton, SD 57078