Clinical Practice at Penn's Nurse Anesthesia Program

Our innovative clinical rotation in some of the nation's top hospitals gives you the opportunity to work with patients of all acuity levels.  Mentored by expert CRNAs and anesthesiologists, students acquire the critical thinking skills for independent as well as collaborative clinical decision-making.

The Philadelphia region offers a tremendous diversity for clinical experience, from academic health centers to community and specialty hospitals. Clinical experience at Penn includes rotations at three nationally-ranked children's hospitals (pediatrics), top hospitals in neighboring three states (cardiovascular), and others for trauma, cardiac-thoracic specialties, obstetrics, and more.

At Penn, students are matched with a primary site where they spend most of their rotation, enabling faculty to establish mentoring relationships with them. With five primary clinical sites to choose from, students can leave their primary clinical sites for specialty experiences.

Clinical Sites
Primary Sites

• Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
• Leigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, PA

Pediatric Specialty Rotation Sites

• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
• St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
• A I DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Cardiovascular Specialty Rotation Sites

• Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
• Bay Health Medical Center, Dover, DE
• Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
  

Non Cardiac Thoracic Specialty Rotation Sites

• Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Bay Health Medical Center, Dover, DE
  

Clinical Preceptors
At each of these clinical sites you will find practitioners of the highest quality, vested in the education and success of our students. We have established a reputation at these clinical sites of educating superior students enabling our students to participate in highly complex, sought-after anesthetic opportunities. Our students are often recruited by these clinical sites for employment opportunities upon graduation.