Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Anesthesia 279 M.S. in Anesthesia—Fort Lauderdale Curriculum Start Date May Length 27 months Degree Master of Science in Anesthesia Total Credits 118 Total Clinical Hours 2,000 Note: MHS 5205 will be taken online. Summer—Semester I Courses Credits ANES 5048 Medical Terminology 1 ANES 5081 Introduction to Clinical Anesthesia 2 ANES 5301 Anesthesia Laboratory I 3 ANES 5328 ECG for Anesthesiologist Assistants 2 PHS 5400 Physiology 3 ANA 5420 Anatomy 5 ANES 5621 Principles of Airway Management I 2 Total Credits 18 Preferred Courses—Not Required • A natomy with lab (4 semester hours) • P hysiology with lab (3 semester hours) • O rganic chemistry II (3 semester hours) • M icrobiology (3 semester hours) • C ell and molecular biology (3 semester hours) Note: A grade of 2.0 (C) or better is required in all prerequisite classes. 2. official transcripts of all undergraduate, professional, and graduate coursework 3. a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 grading scale; minimum GPA of 3.2 preferred 4. scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), taken early enough for official scores to be submitted directly to CASAA by January 15 The NSU code number is 7154. GRE information can be obtained from gre.org. Information for the MCAT is at aamc.org/students /mcat. Test must have been taken within the past five years. 5. three letters of recommendation from people familiar with applicant’s prior academic performance, potential, character, work habits, and suitability for graduate study leading into a career in clinical practice (Recommendations submitted by relatives, personal health care providers, or personal friends are not acceptable.) 6. at least eight hours of documented anesthesia exposure by observation in the operating room 7. a summary of an article published in a current anesthesia journal An applicant who has graduated from a college or university in a country where English is not the primary language, regardless of United States residency status, must take the computerized Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). An official set of scores must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, to CASAA and to NSU’s Enrollment Processing Services (EPS).
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