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Lipscomb University’s Master of Science in Anesthesiology is designed to prepare the next generation of anesthesiologist assistants, delivering highly skilled professionals to meet a growing demand in the health care workforce. This new program - the first of its kind in Tennessee - will produce graduates who are thoroughly trained in anesthesiology support and patient care and practice ready as a member of the anesthesia care team. Lipscomb’s Anesthesiologist Assistant Studies program is uniquely structured to prepare students to thrive in this expanding field. Upon successful completion of the certification exam, graduates will enter the workforce equipped with cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) expertise. The rigorous 28-month curriculum includes coursework in pharmacology, airway management, perioperative assessments, and anesthesia monitoring and technology. Students will gain an appropriate sequence of classroom and laboratory experience along with 2,000+ clinical hours-including 600+ patient cases-to ensure they are fully prepared for certification and practice. The Anesthesiologist Assistant Studies program will produce competent, caring professionals dedicated to contributing meaningfully to the health care field. Lipscomb graduates will not only be clinically prepared but will also embody Christian values, going out into the workforce with strong ethics, compassion, and a commitment to patient-centered care-distinct qualities that set them apart in health services.
The following courses of study are designed to prepare a student for the Master of Science in Anesthesiology Assistant Studies degree at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy.
Fall Semester 1
AAS 5231 - Anesthesiology Non-Technical Skills Lab: Patient and Interprofessional Communications
AAS 5013 - Anesthesia Bootcamp: Introduction to Anesthesiology, Airway Management, BCLS
AAS 5213 - Patient Monitoring and Instrumentation, including ACLS
AAS 5002 - Introduction to Physiology Model-Based Simulation
AAS 5113 - Anesthesiology Physics and Instrumentation
AAS 5111 - Applied Christian Values I
AAS 5123 - Pharmacology I
AAS 5063 - Introduction to Anesthesiology Clinical Experience
Spring Semester 2
AAS 5014 - Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Anesthesia with Lab
AAS 5203 - Anesthesiology Case Review I
AAS 5265 - Anesthesiology Clinical Experience I
AAS 5233 - Applied Pathophysiology for Anesthesiology I
AAS 5201 - Physiology Model-Based Simulation I - Cardiovascular
AAS 5223 - Pharmacology II
Summer Semester 3
AAS 5313 - Patient Monitoring and Instrumentation II
AAS 5333 - Applied Pathophysiology for Anesthesiology II - Special Populations
AAS 5321 - Anesthesiology Case Review II
AAS 5302 - Physiology Model-Based Simulation II - Pulmonary & Cardiovascular
AAS 5365 - Anesthesiology Clinical Experience II
Fall Semester 4
AAS 5475 - Anesthesiology Clinical Experience III
AAS 5413 - Patient Monitoring and Instrumentation III and IV
AAS 5422 - Ethics, Law, and Cultural Considerations
AAS 5401 - Physiology Model-Based Simulation III with Special Populations
AAS 5451 - Senior Seminar I
Spring Semester 5
AAS 551X - Anesthesiology Clinical Experience IV
AAS 5511 - Applied Christian Values II
AAS 5551 - Senior Seminar II
Summer Semester 6
AAS 561X - Anesthesiology Experience V
AAS 5601 - Adverse Event Case Review
AAS 5651 - Senior Seminar III
Fall Semester 7
AAS 571X - Anesthesiology Experience VI
AAS 5701 - Adverse Event Case Review
AAS 5722 - Board Review
AAS 5721 - Senior Seminar IV