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CRNA Education

Nurse Anesthesia Education in California

CANA works closely with the three (3) educational institutions graduating CRNAs in California. All are accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. As with all nurse anesthesia educational programs throughout the United States, the educational requirements for admission to a California Nurse Anesthesia Program include the following:

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing or other appropriate baccalaureate degree
  • Fulfillment of all appropriate program specific requirements
  • A Minimum of One Year of Acute Care Nursing
  • A Current License as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.

To inquire about a specific California program and to receive further information please contact the following program directors and schools.
University of Southern California
Program of Nurse Anesthesia
Website: CLICK HERE
Department of Nursing
1540 Alcazar Street,
Los Angeles, California 90033
Michele Gold, CRNA, Ph.D.
Office: 323.442.2012
Fax: 323.442.2090
E-Mail: mgold@usc.edu		 Loma Linda University School of Nursing
Website: Click Here
Nurse Anesthesia Concentration
West Hall
Loma Linda, CA 92350
Kurt D. Cao MSNA CRNA
Office: 909.558.1000 Ex: 45672
FAX: 909.558.0719
Email: kcao@llu.edu

Kaiser Permanente
School of Anesthesia
Website: CLICK HERE
100 S. Los Robles. Ste 550
Pasadena,CA 91188
Office: 626.564.3016
John Nagelhout, CRNA, Ph.D.
E-Mail: john.j.nagelhout@kp.org

Samuel Merritt College
Program of Nurse Anesthesia
Website: CLICK HERE
 370 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, California 94609
Che Abram
Office: 510.869.8926
Fax: 510.869.6677
E-Mail: cabram@samuelmerritt.edu

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