护士麻醉计划为注册护士在研究生阶段的麻醉实践的各个方面做准备。学生课程的学习顺序结合了基础健康科学知识，麻醉学的科学方法论和先进的准备工作，以包括最新的科学论文。完成规定的课程和临床实践构成了学位的要求。毕业生有资格参加国家认证考试，考试通过后，可以作为注册的注册麻醉师执业。护士麻醉计划在每年的秋季学期开始。它包括67个学期的教学指导和45个学期的临床实习，并且需要27个月的全职投入。学生在开始临床实习之前要完成所有基础课程，临床实习要在注册的头（十）个月后开始。
A Nurse Anesthetist, or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), is a licensed advanced practice nurse. After completing extensive didactic and clinical education and training, CRNAs become nationally certified. CRNAs safely administer over 40 million anesthetics to patients each year in the United States. They practice in a variety of settings in the private and public sectors and in the U.S. military, including traditional hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms, ambulatory surgery centers, pain clinics, and physicians' and dentist offices.<br><br>The UAB Nurse Anesthesia DNP Pathway has received a ten-year accreditation by the Council on of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education programs (COA). The UAB Nurse Anesthesia Specialty Track has transition from a MSN to a DNP outcome degree.