Missouri Nursing Schools

UMKC to Start Anesthesiologist Assistants Program

KANSAS CITY, MO. -  The University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) is poised to be the first in Missouri and west of the Mississippi River to offer a Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA).

Last month, the Missouri legislature agreed to give $750,000 to UMKC to support start up costs. The Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists Educational Fund has also given funds supporting the program planning.

Approval by the UMKC Board of Curators is the final step still needed before the medical school can launch the MSA program.

If approved, the UMKC MSA program will produce highly skilled medical professionals called anesthesiologist assistants. Anesthesiologist assistants are licensed to work under the supervision of anesthesiologists to provide various anesthesia services in hospitals, surgery centers, and other health-care environments.

This program is an important and practical solution for the shortage of anesthesia care providers locally and nationally. Read more about the Master of Science in Anesthesia at UMKC.

Missouri Nursing Programs

Avila University School of Nursing
11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Colorado Technical University - North Kansas City
520 East 19th Avenue, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116
Deaconess College of Nursing
6150 Oakland Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139
Graceland University
I 1401 W. Truman Rd. Independence, Missouri 64050
Barnes Jewish College
306 S. Kings Highway Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63110
Maryville University
13550 Conway Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63141
Missouri Southern State University
3950 E Newman Rd. Joplin, MO 64801
Missouri Western State University School of Nursing
4525 Downs Drive St. Joseph, Missouri 64507
Rockhurst University Nursing Program
1100 Rockhurst Rd. Kansas City, MO 64110
Saint Louis University
3525 Caroline Mall St. Louis, Missouri 63104
Saint Luke's College of Nursing
One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Southwest Missouri State University School of Nursing
901 S. National Ave. Springfield, Missouri 65804
Truman State University
Barnett Hall 223 Kirksville, MO 63501
University of Missouri-Columbia
MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia, Missouri 65211
University of Missouri-Kansas City
2220 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64108
University of Missouri - St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, Missouri 63121
Webster University School of Nursing
470 E. Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119
William Jewell College Nursing Program
500 College Hill, Liberty, Missouri 64068

Nursing Resources

For information on a career as a registered nurse and nursing education visit the National League for Nursing.

For information on nursing career options, financial aid, and listings of BSN, graduate, and accelerated nursing programs visit the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

For additional information on registered nurses, including credentialing visit the American Nurses Association.

Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the Missouri Boards of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service.

For information on obtaining U.S. certification and work visas for foreign-educated nurses, visit the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.

For a list of scholarships for clinical nurse specialist students, visit the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.

For information on nurse midwives, including a list of accredited programs, visit the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

For information on nurse practitioners, including a list of accredited programs, visit the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

For information on nursing schools and lists of accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites: North Carolina Nursing, Delaware Nursing Schools, and Nursing Schools in Texas and Nursing Schools in Ohio.

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