Approval Process for Anesthesia Programs (Schools)
REGISTRATION | RECOGNITION | ACCREDIATION
We support the development of strong nurse-anesthesia education programs and provide guidance through the IFNA Program Approval Process (APAP). This process helps schools align with global standards and promote safe, consistent training.
IFNA APPROVED NON-PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIA PROGRAMS/SCHOOLS
REGISTRATION
Anesthesia Programs Officially Registered by IFNA
Anesthesia education programs holding IFNA Registration have met eligibility and application requirements for IFNA Registration. Registered programs pledge to meet IFNA’s Educational Standards to the best of their abilities. Curriculums of Registered programs have not undergone an approval process; they are posted for information only. Information about the curriculum is current at date of application. For more information see: International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesia Program Approval Process (APAP), Operational Policies and Procedures.
Title of award: IFNA Registration
Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, People’s Republic of China
The Second Affiliated Hospitalof Nanchang University, China
Kameda Medical Center Nurse Anesthetists Program, Japan
An-Najah National University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Nablus, Palestine
Anesthetic Nurse Specialist, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland
The Xuzhou Yunlong District Yingcai Dekang Vocational Skills Training School, China
RECOGNITION
Anesthesia Programs Officially Recognized by IFNA
Anesthesia education programs holding IFNA Recognition have met eligibility and application requirements for IFNA Recognition. Recognized programs have also undergone a successful curriculum audit to demonstrate substantial compliance with the “Content of Program Curriculum” in the educational and graduate standards. Information about the curriculum is current at date of application. For more information see: International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesia Program Approval Process (APAP), Operational Policies and Procedures.
Title of award: IFNA Recognition
Bongolo Hospital, Nurse Anesthesia Training Program-Libreville-Gabon
Saxion University of Applied science, Bachelor of Nurse Anesthesia-Enschede-The Netherlands
Postgraduate Education Program in Anesthesia Nursing, Xuzhou Medical University, China
Phebe Nurse Anesthesia Program, Suakoko, Liberia
Professional University Carlos J. Borrero Rios Nurse Anesthesia Program
Western Carolina University, DNP Nurse Anesthesia program, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Mount Marty College, Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesiology, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Opleiding Anesthesiemedewerker Eindhoven, The Netherlands
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
ACCREDITATION
Anesthesia Programs Officially Accredited by IFNA
IFNA Accreditation offers two pathways.
First, anesthesia education programs holding IFNA Accreditation have met eligibility requirements and completed a written self-study. An on-site visit by IFNA experts has been completed confirming substantial compliance with the IFNA Educational Standards and full compliance with the curriculum standards. Information about the curriculum is current at date of application. For more information see: International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesia Program Approval Process (APAP), Operational Policies and Procedures.
Title of award: IFNA Accreditation.
The second option is IFNA Deemed Accreditation.
Accredited programs approved through this pathway must verify that the program has met its official governmental or non-governmental standards for nurse anesthesia education. The program also has to prove that those standards are equivalent or exceed IFNA’s Education Standards. A nurse anesthesia program with deemed accreditation status will have all the privileges of an accredited program. For more information see: International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesia Program Approval Process (APAP), Operational Policies and Procedures.
Title of award: IFNA Accreditation.
University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing BSN – DNP Nurse Anesthesia Major, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Richmond, Virginia, USA
The Specialist Training Program for Nurses in Nurse Anesthesia in the Eastern Part of Denmark
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Post Graduate Studies in Anesthesia Nursing, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Ecole Spécialisée d’ Infirmiers Anesthésistes (Nurse Anesthesia Program) APHP, Paris, France
For more information see: International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesia Program Approval Process (APAP), Operational Policies and Procedures, June 2015, pg. 1 – 2).