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Advance Your Career and Make Impacts on Healthcare with the CRNA to DNAP with an Emphasis in Health Administration Degree
If you are a working certified registered nurse anesthetist looking to take on more administrative responsibilities in your organization or want to play an active role in addressing the growing challenges of our complex healthcare system, earning a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice with an Emphasis in Health Administration from Webster University will prepare you for leadership positions in the healthcare field. The Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice CRNA completion degree assists the master's-prepared, practicing CRNA with the opportunity to bridge their degree to the practice doctorate. At Webster, you will increase your skills that will help you collaborate with and educate other health professionals to improve the health of individuals and communities.
A DNAP Degree in Health Administration Created Just for You
Webster University’s Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice with an Emphasis in Health Administration program is designed with working RNs like you in mind. By the time students graduate, they have obtained real-world clinical experiences at these institutions in a broad range of general, regional and monitored anesthesia care to adults and children. With so many advances in the medical arena, from cell biology, biochemistry and biotechnology, to genetics, forensics and surgery technology, the St. Louis region is in the heart of the rapidly developing BioBelt corridor and provides top career options for Nurse Anesthesia graduates.
When you earn your DNAP with an Emphasis in Health Administration at Webster, you’ll receive a nationally respected degree accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) and Higher Learning Commission. You will also have the support of our engaged community of faculty mentors, peers and alumni.
Earn Your DNAP Online on Your Terms
When you join our CRNA to DNAP completion program with an Emphasis in Health Administration, you’ll have the flexibility and freedom to complete your education without sacrificing your professional or personal time.
We’ve designed our DNAP online completion program with the working CRNA in mind. This means that you can work anywhere, anytime without interrupting your practice and personal obligations, all from the comfort of your own home.
As the only CRNA to DNAP program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) Higher Learning Commission to offer an Emphasis in Health Administration, we are leading the pack in preparing nurse anesthetists to change the future of heathcare for the better.
Choose Webster for Your CRNA to DNAP Completion Program
Receive Specialized Career Preparation
Webster University’s Nurse Anesthesia Doctorate with an Emphasis in Health Administration program offers a unique focus on health administration for full-time working professionals who want to take on new leadership roles and responsibilities in healthcare settings.
“The classes and information presented have been very informative and applicable to my clinical practice. The professors and faculty are very knowledgeable in their areas of expertise and have been wonderful to work with. I highly recommend this program.”
Brandon Albrecht
MSNA, ’12; DNAP, ’23
Expand Leadership Skills Within the Practice Environment
Consistent with the AACN guidelines and approval by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs, the DNAP focuses on equipping the nurse anesthetist with content areas that emphasize clinical practice-oriented leadership through evidence-based research, quality improvement, intradepartmental collaboration and systems leadership.
Learn from Experts with Decades of Experience
Work closely with faculty mentors who bring decades of professional, research and academic experience to the program, helping to prepare you for the rewards and challenges of being a leader in today’s healthcare system.
Benefit from an Interdisciplinary Curriculum
To prepare you for health administration roles, you’ll take courses through the George Herbert Walker School of Business. Learn advanced theories and strategies in administration and finance from leading business faculty members.
“This program was designed specifically for the working CRNA and focused on translational research and augmenting evidence-based nurse anesthesia clinical practice. Webster’s DNAP Completion degree helped me create the foundation I needed to be an exceptional clinical CRNA, instructor and leader.”
Andrea Liefer, Chief CRNA at St Louis Children’s Hospital
MSNA, ’10; DNAP, ’20
COA-Accredited Degree
Webster University is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia
Educational Programs (COA) for the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice entry level
and completion programs. The program's next review by the COA is scheduled for May
2030.
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
10275 W. Higgins Road, Suite 906
Rosemont, IL 60018-5603
Phone: 224-275-9130
Email: accreditation@coacrna.org
CRNA to DNAP Completion Degree
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Program Details
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Webster University Online
This 17-month, 32-credit-hour program is offered 100% online to accommodate working CRNAs. HLTH 5000 and HLTH 5050 have a required synchronous activity once a week.
What Can You Do with a DNAP Degree?
When you earn your DNAP online at Webster University, you will build on your education and professional experience as a working CRNA to facilitate advancement and opportunity within your current organization, or new careers in other health care systems or universities.
The CRNA to DNAP program focuses on content areas that emphasize clinical practice-oriented leadership through evidence-based research, health administration, quality improvement, intradepartmental collaboration and systems leadership. And our curriculum is consistent with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s guidelines and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. Here are just a few of the rewarding careers you can explore with a DNAP degree:
- Educator
- Independent Business Practice/Owner
- Hospital Administrator
- Researcher
- Manager
- Health Care Consultant
- Practice Administrator
Get Started on Your CRNA to DNAP Completion Program
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Call 314-246-7800 or 800-753-6765 or send an email to admit@webster.edu.