Class	Graduated	Pass	Fail
2024	15	15	0
2023	11	11	0
2022	12	12	0
2021	13	13	0
2020	12	12	0
2019	12	12	0
2018	11	11	0
2017	10	10	0
2016	7	7	0
2015	6	6	0
Total	94	94	0
Pass Rate		100%

 

Class	Graduated	Employed
2024	15	15
2023	11	11
2022	12	12
2021	13	13
2020	12	12
2019	12	12
2018	11	11
2017	10	10
2016	7	7
2015	6	6
Total	94	94
Employment Rate		100%

 

 

Class	Initial Enrollment	Voluntary Withdrawal	Separated
2025	16	2	0
2024	16	1	0
2023	12	1	0
2022	13	1	0
2021	14	1	0
2020	13	1	0
2019	14	0	1
2018	13	2	0
2017	13	3	0
2016	10	3	0
2015	7	1	0
Total	141	17	1
Attrition Rates		12%	1%

Medical Knowledge – Students will have a mastery of the practice of Anesthesiology and be conversant in its subspecialties. 

Systems-Based Practice – Students will demonstrate an understanding of university-based anesthesiology practice, including its interactions with other specialties, both medical and surgical. Students will practice cost-effective health care and resource allocation through evidence-based medical practice that does not compromise quality of care. 

By the end of the curriculum, the MSA students will have the psychomotor skills and demonstrate the proper technique of; IV placement, intubation with various airway devices, arterial and central line placement, and spinal and epidural placement. 

Skills in these techniques will be established through: 

Entry Level Skills Mastery – Students will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the practice of anesthesiology and its subspecialties through supervised clinical experiences and be able to perform as an entry-level anesthesiologist assistant.  

Practice-Based Learning & Improvement – Students will be adept at gathering current information on their own, and will be able to judge the quality of this information as it pertains to their clinical milieu.  

By the end of the curriculum the MSA students will be; consummate professionals, passionate members of the patient care team, life-long learners, and patient care quality advocates. 

Students will develop these skills through:  

1. Patient Care – Students will train to become compassionate, efficient, and effective CAAs that maintain a constant focus on patient safety. 
2. Interpersonal & Communications Skills – Students will have the ability to communicate needs efficiently and clearly (both verbally and in writing) to anesthesiologists, surgeons, patients, patient families, peers and all perioperative staff. 
3. Professionalism – Students will demonstrate the ability to interact professionally with the OR staff, and will maintain a professional image at all times, especially with respect to patients and their visiting family members.