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Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

"Supporting Quality Assessment and Improvement in Nurse Anesthesia Education"

COA: Advancing the Profession Through Quality Educational Standards
The COA is responsible for establishing the educational standards for nurse anesthesia programs. The standards represent the minimum requirements all programs must meet.
COA: Providing Guidance and Support to Programs for Improvement
Quality assessment and quality improvement are the two fundamental reasons for accreditation. The COA’s standards, policies and procedures serve as stimuli for programs to engage in self-directed improvement.
COA: Promoting Patient Safety
The COA promotes patient safety by improving the quality of nurse anesthesia education in order to provide competent nurse anesthetists for healthcare consumers and employers.
From the Practitioner’s Viewpoint
“From the practitioner’s viewpoint, what value does the COA bring to the nurse anesthesia profession?” “As a practitioner, I have always believed that those who control the education control the profession..."

Call for Comments on the First draft of the Practice Doctorate Standards for Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs

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CRNA School Search

Providing Reliable and Relevant Information for Prospective Nurse Anesthesia Students

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The Nuts and Bolts of Developing a Professional

Doctoral Degree Offering

A one (1) day workshop designed to help nurse anesthesia programs transition to the doctoral level

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Accreditation Standards, Policies and Procedures

To access the Accreditation Standards or Policies and Procedures documents please click here:
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News

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The COA is plea...
Changes to the COA Executive Committee
At the COA’s October 2011 meeting, the following changes were made to the Executive...
Annual Report of the COA
The COA is pleased to present its first Annual Report. The report provides an overv...

AANA Membership

The COA will continue to post documents in the "Members' Only" section of the AANA website.

On this site you will find information regarding Council Meeting Dates, Accreditation Decisions, Upcoming Workshops and Training Sessions and Contract Information.

For copies of the Accreditation Policies and Procedures, Standards for Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or the Program Director's Update, please visit the Members' Section of the AANA website at http://aana.com.