Maryland.(Job vacancy rate of certified registered nurse anesthetists)(Brief Article)

Legislative Network for Nurses, July, 2004

* Maryland: The University of Maryland School of Nursing recently received accreditation for a new nurse anesthesia master's program and will begin classes this fall. According to a recent Maryland Hospital Association survey, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) have the highest job vacancy rate (16.6 percent in 2003 and 22 percent in 2002) of the 42 job categories surveyed.

The school was asked to start a CRNA program by the Maryland chapter of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists due to the shortage and because there was no nurse anesthesia program in the state. The school's nurse anesthesia master's program is a 72-credit program that will take two and-a-half years to complete and will offer students clinical experiences at the University...