Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice - Post-Master's

Angela Ciuca, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, Division Director

The MUSC College of Health Professions post-master’s Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Program (DNAP-PM) is designed for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) who already hold a master’s degree in nursing or in nurse anesthesia and are seeking opportunities to advance their knowledge and skills. Graduates of the DNAP program are prepared to create and lead new models of care delivery for communities locally, across the nation, and around the world. The 31-credit DNAP program offers a diverse selection of course work from health care leadership and healthcare economics to anesthesia crisis simulation and pain management.

The objectives of the post-master’s Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Program (DNAP-PM) program are to:

Empower CRNAs with the educational tools to assume leadership roles in health care
Expand the educational experiences of CRNAs with additional content in pain management and in crisis simulation
Develop and expand current clinical practitioner knowledge, skills and abilities in creating an evidence-based practice founded in scholarly research, best practice, and outcome evaluation.

Accreditation

The Medical University of South Carolina Anesthesia for Nurses Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 906, Rosemont, IL60018-5603 (224) 275-9130. The program's next review by the COA is scheduled for May 2030. Additional information regarding the COA can be found at https://www.coacrna.org/Pages/default.aspx.

Curriculum

Year 1, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

AFN820	Information Systems	3
AFN811	Principles of Evidence-based Practice	3
Semester Total		6

Year 1, Fall A (8/18/25-12/19/25)

AFN806	Foundations in Healthcare Policy	3
AFN800	DNAP Seminar I	2
Semester Total		5

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

AFN871	Managing Change in Healthcare	3
AFN802	DNAP Seminar II	2
AFN861	Foundations in Leadership	3
Semester Total		8

Year 2, Summer A, Header (5/1/25-8/14/25)

AFN805	Teaching & Learning	2
AFN803	DNAP Seminar III	2
AFN809	Management Prin for Nurse Anes Prac	3
Semester Total		7

Year 2, Fall (8/18/25-12/19/25)

AFN804	DNAP Seminar IV	2
AFN807	Principles of Pain Management	2
AFN813	Clin Sim in Crisis Management	1
Semester Total		5

Curriculum Total