Nurse Anesthesia Education in California

CANA works closely with the 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

Contacts: Elizabeth Bamgbose PhD, CRNA and Jeffrey Darna DNP, CRNA, ACNP-BC
Office: 323.442.2037
Fax: 323.442.1701
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Loma Linda University School of Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia Concentration
Website: CLICK HERE

11262 Campus Street
Loma Linda, CA 92350

Contact: Vanessa Jones-Oyefeso, DrPH, MSNA, CRNA
Office: 909.558.4923
FAX: 909.558.0719

Kaiser Permanente
School of Anesthesia
Website: CLICK HERE

100 S. Los Robles. Ste 501
Pasadena,CA 91188

Contact: Edward Waters, DNP, CRNA
Office: 626.564.3016
FAX: 626.564.3099
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Samuel Merritt University
Program of Nurse Anesthesia
Website: CLICK HERE

450 30th Street – Suite 3701
Oakland, California 94609

Contact: Joseph Janakes, CRNA, MSN
Office: 510.869.8984
Fax: 510.869.6282
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National University Fresno
Nurse Anesthesia Program
Website: CLICK HERE

20 River Park Place West
Fresno, CA 93720-1551

Contact: Joseph Martin, DNP, CRNA
Office: 559.256.4902
Fax: 559.256.4990
jm******@nu.edu

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia Program
Website: CLICK HERE

4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Contact: Jenny S. Mooe, RNA Program Support Specialist
Office: 301-295-1248
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(USUHS) Detachment
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Website: CLICK HERE

34800 Bob Wilson Drive
San Diego, CA 92134

Contact: CDR Tiffany Uranga, CRNA, DNP, USN, NC
Assistant Professor, Phase II Site Director, NMCSD
Cell: 772-807-2744
ti************@us***.edu

(USUHS) Detachment
David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB
Website: CLICK HERE

101 Bodin Circle
Fairfield, CA 94533

Contact: Maj Julie Petsche, CRNA, DNP, USAF, NC
Phase II Assistant Site Director, DGMC
Cell: 210-602-1099
Office: 707-423-3283
Ju***********@us***.edu