Department of Nurse Anesthesia Programs
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice
Overview
The Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program at the Virginia
Commonwealth University Department of Nurse Anesthesia is a practice doctorate for Certified Registered Nurse
Anesthetists (CRNAs) with a previous master’s degree. The program focuses specifically on nurse anesthesia and
builds upon applicant’s previous education and experience as a CRNA. The DNAP prepares CRNAs to assume
leadership positions in education, management, and patient care by offering a curriculum concentrating on
patient safety and human factors, quality assessment and improvement, health care systems and organizations,
leadership, best evidence for practice, and adult education.
The DNAP program has been approved by the State Commission on Higher Education
for Virginia (SCHEV) and the Council on Accreditation
of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).
Questions on admissions should be directed to Marjorie Taylor-Goodwin, Program
Specialist, (804) 828-6726, e-mail mtgoodwin@vcu.edu.
Questions about the curriculum and capstone projects should be directed to the
Doctoral Program Director, Elizabeth Monti Seibert, PhD, CRNA at 804-828-9808, e-mail
ejmonti@vcu.edu.
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