Doctorate Program
La Roche University prepares nurse anesthetists for advanced leadership roles involving health care policy, administration and education.
Choose between an Entry Level or a Completion program to earn your Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice at La Roche.
La Roche University
Office of Graduate Studies & Adult Education
9000 Babcock Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Entry Level DNAP Program
Admission Requirements
You will be contacted once the nurse anesthesiology program office has received all required documentation for this application. After an assessment of your completed application, you will be notified if you are eligible for an interview. Please note fulfilling the above requirements does not guarantee an interview or acceptance into the nurse anesthesiology program. For International Students
Once the University receives all required documentation for your application, La Roche will contact you. After an assessment of your completed application, La Roche will notify you on whether you are eligible for an interview. Please note: Fulfilling the above requirements does not guarantee an interview or acceptance into the nurse anesthesiology program |
DNAP Completion Program
Graduates of the programs are prepared to:
Analyze current and emerging scientific knowledge and technologies to provide the highest level of nurse anesthesia practice.
Translate applicable evidence-based research findings into practice.
Initiate changes in response to social, political, economic and ethical issues in health care.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies for the improvement of health care.
Develop leadership skills to meet the challenges of increasingly complex health care and educational environments impacting the practice of nurse anesthesia.
Employ teaching and learning principles in the education of individuals, families, anesthesia students and peers.
Initiate physiologically sound, evidence-based and culturally sensitive individualized anesthesia care for diverse populations across the lifespan while considering the surgical procedures and comorbid conditions.
Adhere to the American Nurse Anesthetist Association’s (AANA) Code of Ethics and Practice standards.
Admission RequirementsAdvanced Standing Policy La Roche University offers advanced standing in the DNAP completion program for appropriate Master’s prepared Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) that graduated from a Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program (COA) who wish to pursue a doctoral degree. All submitted applications will be reviewed by the anesthesia Program Director, Assistant Director and graduate admission counselor to determine if advanced standing will be granted. Advanced standing will be granted upon admission. Competencies of the CRNA applicant will be assessed in three areas: clinical experience, letters of recommendation and submitted essay of professional goals and research area of interest. CRNA’s with advanced standing complete the required coursework in 24 months. The schedule of classes is designed to accommodate working professionals. Most courses are offered in an online format and students will only need to come to campus for residency three times. Upon completion of the program, CRNA’s will receive a DNAP degree. All applicants will meet the same criteria as the entry-level DNAP. Requirements
In your essay please include:
Research Requirements Residency Requirements The first-week residency is an intensive week in which students are required to attend classes and seminars on the La Roche University campus. This intensive week is usually the week before classes begin in the fall, which is usually in August. There are two additional residency sessions which are two to three days in length. The spring semester begins in January, and the summer semester begins in May. All residencies are mandatory. For International Students In addition to the requirements listed above, international students must:
In addition to meeting the standard academic criteria for the program to which you are applying, international applicants also must demonstrate English proficiency. All international students must take one of the tests indicated below and meet the university minimum score requirement.
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DNAP Faculty
Dr. Christine Wittebort
Director DNAP Program
Christine.wittebort@laroche.edu
Dr. Melody Vetica
Assistant Director DNAP Program
melody.vetica@laroche.edu
Dr. Dawn Landman
Clinical Coordinator DNAP Program
dawn.landman@laroche.edu
Why La Roche?
The transition to the practice doctorate for nurses and other non-physicians in the U.S. has been driven by national health care policy that attempts to reduce medical errors, mediate health care costs and improve quality and outcomes for patients.
La Roche’s DNAP program responds to the needs of today’s complex health care environment. Doctoral candidates receive a practice-based education that covers the science, strategies and economics behind providing the highest level of patient care.
Accreditation
Both the Entry Level and Completion Level DNAP programs are approved and accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA). COA, 10275 W. Higgins Rd. Suite 906, Rosemont, IL 60018-5603; (847) 655-1160.
Nurse Anesthesia Master’s program: 2022 outcomes in partnership with Allegheny School of Anesthesia
NCE 1st time pass rate: 89%
Overall pass rate: 100%
Employment rate within 6 months of graduation: 100%
Attrition rate: 5%
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