Nurse Anesthesia

Department Chair and Program Director: Jill Mason

Interim Vice Chair and Assistant Program Director: 

Faculty: Elisha Coppens, Christina Mandalis-Defour, Victor Pareja, Lee Ranalli 

Mission Statement

In congruence with, and in addition to, the stated mission of AdventHealth University, the mission of the Nurse Anesthesia Program is to:

• Prepare graduates for nursing anesthesia practice in culturally diverse populations across the lifespan and a variety of practice settings.
• Provide a curriculum for doctoral study.
• Maintain a quality program which meets accreditation standards.
• Prepare graduates to attain certification in nurse anesthesia.
• Promote professional socialization.
• Help graduates integrate research findings into their practice.
• Develop leaders who will practice healthcare as ministry and live the healing values of Christ. 

Licensure and Accreditation

AdventHealth University is regionally accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, as well as the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (see the General Information  section of the Academic Catalog).

The Nurse Anesthesia Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 222 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068; phone: (847) 655-1160. The COA website is: http://home.coa.us.com/accredited-programs/Pages/default.aspx. The program’s next review by the COA is scheduled for Spring 2020. The COA is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education.

Clinical Placements

Programs

Doctor of Nursing

• •  Nurse Anesthesia, DNAP