Program Design

Student Taking Computerized ExaminationThe Hospital of Saint Raphael School of Nurse Anesthesia is approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs and is open to men and women who are graduates of accredited schools of nursing. The program has been granted full accreditation status by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools for ten years, with an  expiration date of October, 2014.
The program begins in May, annually, and encompasses 29 months with coursework offered at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain and at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven. During the didactic phase (12 months) the student is a full–time matriculated student at CCSU. The clinical phase (17 months) is offered at the Hospital of Saint Raphael and the program’s clinical affiliation sites.
Upon satisfactory completion of all didactic and clinical work, candidates are awarded the Master of Science in Biology/Anesthesia from Central Connecticut State University. Graduates of the program receive a certificate from the Hospital of Saint Raphael School of Nurse Anesthesia. Successful completion of the program makes the graduate eligible to take the qualifying examination for certification as a registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).