Anesthesia Assistant

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Michener’s Anesthesia Assistant program consists of three semesters. The cohort starts in September with a comprehensive online course over the first 13 weeks. During Week 14, the students attend an on-site five-day residency at The Michener Institute that includes sessions and evaluations.

In the second term, the program consists of online collaborative learning. Students are on site one day per week for 14 weeks, plus a 10-day residency that includes simulations and evaluations in the classroom and Simulation Centre. The delivery mode is under review for the September 2021 intake and will be confirmed by January 2021. The clinical semester is offered following successful completion of semesters one and two. The student completes competencies and rotations in adult, pediatric, obstetrical, regional and cardiac anesthesia at their designated base site. When the base site cannot offer all rotations, Michener will arrange for external rotations in these areas, which are up to two weeks in length. All students will complete at least one external rotation.

The program is accredited by Accreditation Canada.

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

• How to evaluate the pre, peri and postoperative patient • How to perform procedural sedation • How to manage special anesthetic considerations

ABOUT THE PROFESSION

Anesthesia Assistants (AA) work in operating rooms as mid-level anesthesia providers and are part of Anesthesia Care Teams (ACT) in many facilities across Canada. The AA works under the direct supervision of the anesthesiologist and under the authority of medical directives. Significant growth in the profession is anticipated due to the aging population and associated rise in surgical procedures, including those outside of the operating room, such as interventional radiography and catheterization labs.

WHERE CAN I WORK?

Most Anesthesia Assistants work in the operating rooms of a hospital, but they can also be found in postoperative care areas, pain clinics and special procedure rooms. “Through the simulation sessions in my program, I learned strategies to help me ask important questions in the operating room and I gained the confidence to know that I’m prepared for this role.”

Kathy K. Year 2 Anesthesia Assistant Student

The delivery mode is under review for the September 2021 intake and will be confirmed by January 2021

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Credential Earned

Program Length

Program Delivery

Start Date

Application Deadline

Graduate Certificate 4 semesters over 2 years (3 part-time didactic semesters plus 1 full-time clinical semester)

Online

September 2021

June 14, 2021

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must be certified and licensed as a technologist* in one of the following disciplines: • Nuclear Medicine (RTNM) • Radiological Technology (RTR) • Radiation Therapy (RTT) • Ultrasound (RDMS) – note that RDCS certification does not meet the admission requirements of this program *Internationally educated and trained applicants must meet the corresponding Canadian certification body requirements and should consult with: • Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) for the Internationally Educated Medical Radiation

Technologist (IEMRT) requirements; or • Sonography Canada’s External Candidate requirements.