The 24-month program is accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP)
and is based on the Standards
for Anesthesiologist Assistant Program. Graduates
must complete a curriculum which includes 63 credit hours
(six semesters) of classroom and clinical instruction. The
first three semesters integrate basic science and clinical
instruction.
During the remaining 3 semesters, students
complete month-long rotations in all subspecialties of anesthesiology:
ambulatory surgery, burns and trauma, cardiothoracic surgery,
general surgery, neurosurgery, obstetrics, pediatrics, surgical
intensive care unit. Clinical training focuses on all types
of anesthesia including general, epidural, spinal and peripheral
nerve blockade.
Instruction is also provided in advanced
patient care monitoring techniques and pretesting, calibration
and operation of anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
A highlight of this educational program is an optimal faculty-to-student
ratio. Maintaining this ratio promotes individual interaction
with faculty, instructors, residents and other students emphasizing
strong guidance in a clinical learning environment.
At Case our personal approach and rigorous
educational standards produce compassionate and highly skilled
anesthesiologist assistants.
We prepare our graduates to function as
full members of the Anesthesia Care Team (ACT), and the comfort
of each patient is their number one priority.
- Strong clinical focus and
continuous integration with basic
science education
- Small enrollment, with high
faculty to student ratio
- Anesthesiologist involvement at
every level:
- Administration
- Education
- Supervision
- Clinically supervised one-on-one by
anesthesiologists, AA-Cs, or senior
anesthesia residents
- Proactive quality assurance of
clinical experience
- Clinical hours, procedures, cases
tracked with proprietary software
- External rotations are encouraged
to give the student experience in a
variety of practice settings
- Local and national clinical rotation
choices available
- We will work to make a rotation in
your institution possible
- Student membership in ASA and
AAAA
From the first day of class to graduation
day, our students train to be professional and compassionate:
It's
my understanding that this profession
is not built
on routines and careless
mechanical acts
that so many people use
to get through
their work day. This is a
profession built
on passion for helping
people, the need
for perfection, and a
constant drive to become better than you
were yesterday...I have never been so sure
that this is exactly where I am supposed to
be and exactly what I am supposed to be doing!
-Jen Rossire,
Class of 2006 |
