Applicants

Please click on Admissions and Application on the left to read Admissions Requirements (and more), access all forms, and apply online. You can review the schedule for our Information sessions there too.

Why Should You Choose Nurse Anesthesia at UDM?

Program reputation: the Nurse Anesthesia program has an outstanding national reputation, both for its instruction, as well as its clinical training excellence. Our faculty are renowned for authorship of textbook chapters and articles, as well as frequent invitations to speak at national and state conferences.

Employment: 100% of our graduates find positions upon graduation. Our program fax machine continues to hum, with local, regional, and national shortages of qualified nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). Many of the employment offers are for desirable geographic locations, and many offer sign-on bonuses, good wages and benefits. Never has the shortage of qualified nurse anesthetists been so acute as today!

Quality: UDM Nurse Anesthesia graduates far surpass national standards for the minimum number of cases and clinical hours to qualify for entry into practice.

Individual attention to students: The Nurse Anesthesia program provides small, intimate group settings for intensive Principles of Anesthesia courses. This allows the instructors, who are all active clinical nurse anesthetists, to share the benefit of their own experiences, and discuss these with students. Our focus is firmly on treating students fairly, and as adults.

Board Exam results: More than 93% of UDM's Nurse Anesthesia graduates pass the national board exam on their first attempt (compared to the national average of 89% from 1989-2006).

Online course integration: Most courses in the CRNA program have an online component. In Physics (ANE530), students download lecture notes, and meet fewer times per term, instead of every week. Students take almost all their exams on computer. Practice here will pay off when students take their Certification Exam at the end of the program- because it is computer administered (like the NCLEX).

Interdisciplinary education: The College of Health Professions is a regional leader in interdisciplinary education for health professionals.

Master of Science Degree: the program offers a Master of Science degree through the College of Health Professions, University of Detroit Mercy. Students rotate to 20 outstanding clinical sites in southeastern Michigan. The clinical component gives the student the skills and flexibility to provide high-quality nurse anesthesia care in any setting.

Applying has never been easier: You may securely complete our application online. Applications submitted online save the University of Detroit Mercy time and money, and we are happy to pass those savings on to you. Apply online and we will waive the application fee. This process will enable you to:

• Complete the application for admission entirely online and submit it electronically.
• Automatically have your application saved as you go. You can stop at any time and return to complete your application.
• Have your application fee waived by applying online.
• See what documents we have received by revisiting your online application.

We hope you find this new service fast and easy to use. If you have any questions regarding this online application or about applying to UDM in general, please contact us.

I hope you find out more about our program, and choose UDM for your degree!

Sincerely,

Michael P. Dosch CRNA MS
Program Director and Chair, Nurse Anesthesia, University of Detroit Mercy

Please Note

The Program reserves the right to make changes in policy, tuition, financial aid, and fee structure as the needs of its administration, faculty, students, and conducting or affiliating institutions change. These changes may occur without prior notification. For any questions, and to assure that you have the most current information available, please contact the Program offices.