M.S. in Anesthesia - Orlando

Welcome

Dear Students,

Congratulations on your acceptance to the Anesthesiologist Assistant Program at Nova Southeastern University’s Orlando campus! This is a highly competitive program, and your acceptance is a clear reflection of the dedication and hard work you’ve invested to reach this remarkable milestone. Take a moment to celebrate this achievement and the journey that has brought you to this exciting new chapter in your anesthesia career. 

Our faculty and staff sincerely look forward to working with your class in a collaborative effort that will culminate with your graduation as an Anesthesiologist Assistant. Our goal is to help you become a skilled and compassionate anesthesia provider that will make a lasting impact on patient care. We are dedicated to training and educating competent anesthetists who will embrace the anesthesia care team to provide safe and quality care of all degrees of illness for the surgical patient. 

Thank you again for choosing Nova Southeastern University. It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the class of 2027!

Sincerely,

Orientation

Wednesday, May 21 beginning at 7:30 a.m. on the Orlando Campus: 4850 Millenia Blvd. Orlando, FL 32839.

White Coat Ceremony

Orlando Orientation:

Wednesday, May 21 beginning at 7:30 a.m. on the Orlando Campus: 4850 Millenia Blvd. Orlando, FL 32839.

The White Coat Ceremony will take place Thursday, May 22 at 10 a.m. at the Citrus Club in Orlando (255 S. Orange Ave., Suite 1800, Orlando, FL 32801). Students can bring up to 2 guests with them to this event. Please plan to arrive by 9:30 a.m.

Summer Courses

Classes will begin on Tuesday, May 27.

Required Membership Applications

All students are required to join four anesthesia organizations that support the Anesthesiologist Assistant profession. Please complete the membership applications for the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Florida Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants, and the Florida Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants. One of the first society's that you must join is the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). After you join the ASA, you will be given the opportunity to join the Florida Society of Anesthesiologist (FSA) within that same portal. It is the ASA's policy that you must join the ASA first before you can join any state society such as FSA. Once you join the ASA, the cost to be a student member of the FSA is $26.00

Please follow the links below to complete your membership applications before the first day of class. For questions regarding membership, follow up with Professor Tilton, Program Director at ashley.tilton@nova.edu

• American Society of Anesthesiologists Membership
  Select Educational Student Membership ($26). When asked to select your school, choose NSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine. It is the only acceptable choice from the drop-down list.
• American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants Membership
• Florida Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants Membership
• Florida Society of Anesthesiologists Membership

Medication Sheet

Please review the following document in preparation for your entrance into the AA program. You will be tested on the entire "Anesthesia Medication Sheet" the second week of the program. Please know all drug names, type of drug, and dosages.

Medication Sheet

Anesthesiologist Assistant Booklist

A booklist is provided for the program. Students should purchase all textbooks under courses denoted in "red" in preparation for the first semester. In addition, students should purchase the most current edition of the textbook. Many of these books are available electronically and free versions are available for reading only through the NSU HPD Library.

2025 Course Text List

White Coats

All White Coats will need to be obtained prior to the date of orientation. As this process can take up to six weeks, please make sure that you have ordered your white lab coats prior to April 6th. To ensure appropriate sizing for your white coat it is recommended that you receive a fitting for your white coats at your local uniform store. Once you have been fitted, you may then proceed with ordering your lab coat at the NSU bookstore website. You can order your white lab coat through the NSU bookstore at https://nsu.fashionsealhealthcare.com/.

Scrubs

Students are required to order scrubs and have them embroidered through a local company - The Warden Company. These scrubs will be worn at any clinical site that does not require hospital laundered scrubs. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to wear professional attire or these scrubs to classes. 

Please click here for more information. 

Shark Cards

Students can apply for their Shark Card here. Cards will be mailed out 3-5 business days after your photo has been approved.