Emory University's Master of Medical Science in Anesthesiology is a 24-month program that prepares students to become anesthesiologist assistants. The program comprises didactic education and clinical experience and is open to all students who hold a baccalaureate degree in any field and have completed the required prerequisite courses. Students will take courses such as physics for anesthesia practice, principles of airway management and pharmacology. Students will gain clinical experience throughout the program.
Emory University
201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6123
emory.edu
The curriculum for South University's anesthesiologist assistant program is separated into quarters: summer, fall, winter, spring. The program begins in the summer and is completed in nine quarters. Students take such classes as introduction to cardiovascular anatomy and physiology and introduction to clinical anesthesia. Students gain introductory clinical experience during the first four quarters of the program. They then move in the fifth quarter to intermediate clinical experience, and finish the last four quarters with full-time clinical experience.
South University
709 Mall Boulevard
Savannah, GA 31406
800-688-0932
southuniversity.edu
The anesthesiologist assistant program at Case Western Reserve University lasts 24 months. The first three semesters are a combination of classroom instruction and clinical experience. Students will take courses like clinical decision-making in anesthesia, fundamentals of anesthetic sciences, applied physiology for anesthesiologist assistants, and patient monitoring and instrumentation. In the final three semesters, students gain clinical experience by rotating through various medical departments, for example: obstetrics, pediatrics, surgical intensive care unit, neurosurgery and the burn ward.
Case Western Reserve University
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-8077
case.edu