Overview

With a focus on strong clinical competency, critical thinking, and compassionate, ethical care, Nova Southeastern University equips students to thrive in today’s dynamic healthcare environment. The goal of NSU’s Anesthesia program is to prepare competent entry-level anesthesiologist assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Responsabilities of an AA

The AA's functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Making the initial approach to a patient of any age in any setting to obtain a preliminary preanesthetic health history, perform an appropriate preanesthetic physical examination and record pertinent data in an organized and legible manner for review by an anesthesiologist. These activities help to define the patient's current physical status as it relates to the planned anesthetic.
Performing or assisting in the conduct of diagnostic laboratory and related studies as appropriate, such as drawing arterial and venous blood samples.
Establishing noninvasive and invasive routine monitoring modalities as delegated by the responsible anesthesiologist.
AAs are permitted to perform regional anesthesia techniques.
Assisting in the application and interpretation of advanced monitoring techniques such as pulmonary artery catheterization, electroencephalographic spectral analysis, echocardiography and evoked potentials.
Assisting in inducing, maintaining and altering anesthesia levels, administering adjunctive treatment and providing continuity of anesthetic care into and during the postoperative recovery period.
Assisting in the use of advanced life support techniques such as high frequency ventilation and intra-arterial cardiovascular assist devices.
Assisting in making postanesthesia patient rounds by recording patient progress notes, compiling and recording case summaries and by transcribing standing and specific orders.
Performing evaluation and treatment procedures essential to responding to life-threatening situations, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, on the basis of established protocols (basic life support, advance cardiac life support, and pediatric advanced life support).
Assisting in the performance of duties in intensive care units, pain clinics and other settings, as appropriate.
Training and supervising personnel in the calibration, trouble shooting and use of patient monitors.
Performing delegated administrative duties in an anesthesiology practice or anesthesiology department in such areas as the management of personnel, supplies and devices.
Assisting in the clinical instruction of others.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Clinical Anesthesia
Anesthesia Laboratory
ECG for Anesthesiologist Assistants
Physiology
Anatomy
Airway Management
Pharmacology for Anesthesia
Applied Physiology for Anesthesia Practice
Airway Management
Instrumentation and Monitoring

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 27 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

110 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Davie, United States

Disciplines

Medicine View 524 other Masters in Medicine in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are evaluated holistically by the Committee on Admissions based on interpersonal skills, motivation, understanding of the anesthesia profession, and academic performance.
A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution is required, with above‑average academic performance.
Applicants must meet a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate coursework must be submitted.
GRE or MCAT scores taken within the past five years must be submitted by the program deadline.
Applicants must demonstrate computer competency through coursework or self‑study by the end of the first semester.
Applicants educated in countries where English is not the primary language must submit official TOEFL scores.
Foreign coursework must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency by an approved evaluation service.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

65051 USD / year

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Out-of-State

65051 USD / year

≈ 65051 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

65051 USD / year

≈ 65051 USD / year

Living costs

Davie

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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