Military Nursing Schools

Uniformed Services University

• Uniformed Services University (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland, is one of the best known college institutions serving the needs of the U.S. military. USU offers students an opportunity to study nursing at the graduate level while serving in the military. The graduate nursing program blends scientific research with classroom study and hands-on experience. Although the number of degree options available is somewhat limited compared to some non-military schools, students do have a variety of options to choose from. The school's "signature curriculum" for the master of science degree program prepares students for practice in contexts they would not receive training for at a civilian school. Aside from this standard master of science program, the school offers specialties in family nurse practice, nurse anesthesia, perioperative clinical nursing and psychiatric mental health nursing. USU also offers a Ph.D. in nursing science.

  Graduate School of Nursing
  Uniformed Services University
  4301 Jones Bridge Road
  Bethesda, MD 20814
  301-295-9004
  usuhs.mil

Naval School of Health Science

• The Naval School of Health Sciences offers an intensive program in nursing anesthesia. This graduate-level program offered through the Navy Nurse Corps is provided in conjunction with USU and Georgetown University. Students take courses in three phases as part of this program. Each phase is offered in a different location. Students begin their studies at either Georgetown University or USU before moving on to 18 months of clinical practice in one of the Navy's treatment facilities. The third phase is completed at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California. In each phase, students undergo intensive training in the nurse anesthesia field and generally put in 50 to 80 hours per week in study and clinical rotations.

  Naval School of Health Sciences
  Sheppard Air Force Base
  Wichita Falls, TX 76311
  940-676-3883
  med.navy.mil

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

• The United States Army also offers a nurse anesthesia program through the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Like the program offered by the naval corps, the army program takes place in stages. Students begin the program by attending courses at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School in San Antonio, Texas. Students are then relocated to one of six possible locations to undertake their clinical training experience. The program is designed to last approximately 30 months. The first year is devoted to classroom studies while the remaining 18 months are devoted to clinical rotations. Courses include theoretical foundations in nursing, pharmacology for nurse anesthesia, statistics in nursing, research in nursing and the professional aspects of nursing anesthesia.

  Walter Reed Army Medical Center
  6900 Georgia Avenue NW
  Washington, D.C. 20307
  202-782-6866
  wramc.army.mil