is a professor in the DNAP Program at Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona and is vice president of the Council on Accreditation (COA), Park Ridge, Illinois. Email:
is the COA president and educator director and associate professor of clinical nursing, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia DNP Program.
AANA J. 2021 Feb;89(1):53-61.
The Standards for Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs: Practice Doctorate was adopted by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) in January 2015. Balancing academic and clinical preparation for doctoral students, preparation for the National Certification Examination, and requirements for scholarly work represents a major challenge for students, faculty, and programs. With most nurse anesthesia programs having transitioned to the practice doctorate, the COA was in a pivotal position to examine the current state of scholarly work and to produce a white paper to guide programs' development of criteria for scholarly work. To inform the guidance contained in the white paper, nurse anesthesia educators provided input via a survey, a focus group at the 2019 Assembly of Didactic and Clinical Educators meeting, and an active discussion and question-and-answer session during the Assembly. A call for comments was also sent to stakeholders for review and comment on the draft white paper. The guidance set forth in the white paper in no way supersedes institutional and/or other accreditor requirements. The aim of this guidance is to aid nurse anesthesia programs in successfully managing scholarly project curriculum. This article provides an overview of the project.
《护士麻醉教育计划认证标准：实践博士》已于 2015 年 1 月被护士麻醉教育计划认证委员会（COA）采纳。为博士生提供学术和临床准备、国家认证考试准备以及学术工作要求的平衡，这对学生、教师和项目来说都是一个重大挑战。随着大多数护士麻醉项目过渡到实践博士，COA 处于审查当前学术工作状况并制定指导方针的关键位置，以指导项目制定学术工作标准。为了为白皮书提供指导，护士麻醉教育工作者通过调查、2019 年教学和临床教育者大会的焦点小组以及大会期间的积极讨论和问答环节提供了意见。还向利益相关者发出征求意见的呼吁，征求他们对白皮书草案的审查和意见。白皮书中提出的指导原则绝不取代机构和/或其他认证机构的要求。本指导原则旨在帮助护士麻醉计划成功管理学术项目课程。本文提供了项目概述。
