The faculty of Sumner College of Health Sciences believes that scholarly exchange within a graduate framework should not only critically appraise nurse anesthesia concepts and theories; but should also emphasize advanced analytical-thinking, problem-solving, and research skills that develop and test knowledge in this discipline. Curriculum development and refinement are guided by current knowledge, the changing role of the CRNA in the American healthcare system, the needs of the diverse communities of interest served, and collaboration of faculty and students in the ongoing discovery of knowledge.

With a focus on preparing graduates for the full scope of nurse anesthesia practice in a competitive marketplace, learning experiences and opportunities are planned in manageable segments that integrate and provide continuity in the process of attaining the knowledge and developing the skills and attitudes consistent with the educational objectives of the program and the individual needs of students. Faculty guide student acquisition of knowledge and the technical skills necessary for advanced practice; while students participate actively in the learning processes that advance their long-term goals and prepare them to realize their full potential as productive members of the healthcare community, with a lifelong commitment to learning.

• The college provides an outstanding COA-accredited nurse anesthesia instructional paradigm that includes both state-of-the-art distance technology and in-community components.

• The college enriches the quality, expands the diversity, and meets the needs of its communities of interest, i.e.:
~ the medical community at large, by providing needed professionals;
~ adult professional students, by providing a program that minimizes financial and emotional disruption to family and life commitments;
~ local healthcare employers, by training in their facilities;
~ healthcare consumers, by emphasizing the uniqueness of each patient and the need to develop an individual anesthesia plan that optimizes the perioperative experience.

• The college enjoys a growing reputation for, and increased visibility as a provider of, education specific to the practice of nurse anesthesia that is a model of teaching and learning excellence.

• The college’s ongoing improvement is driven by its continued commitment to create, strengthen, and expand structures, practices, and program components that align with its mission and core values.

The following are values that SCHS endorses for the programs, personnel, and student conduct.

EXCELLENCE Commitment to achievement that exceeds expectations and that contributes to the best possible context for teaching, learning, and the promotion of stakeholders' success.
INTEGRITY Honesty, truthfulness, and equity in all our relationships, transactions, and communications.
RESPECT Civility in all our interactions with others, regard for the worth and inherent potential of all persons, recognition of the rights of others to hold views and embrace values different from our own, appreciation for the broad diversity of our communities of interest, and commitment to inclusion.
TEAMWORK Collaborative efforts and joint accountability in the process of achieving common goals, solving problems, and creating innovative opportunities.
COMMUNICATION Accurate, clear, transparent dialog that enhances shared understandings, strengthens relationships, improves the quality of decision making, and encourages the thoughtful and deliberate engagement of our diverse communities of interest.
RESPONSIBILITY Exemplary stewardship and wise investment of all our resources - individual, organizational, and community.
TRUSTWORTHINESS Credibility, reliability, and moral courage.
SERVICE Service to family and community.

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