Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc

What Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc does

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (MTSA) is a private, nonprofit, single-specialty graduate education institution founded in 1950 and headquartered in Madison, Tennessee, a Nashville suburb. It is the only independent, fully accredited nurse anesthesia institution of its kind in the United States, holding dual accreditation through SACSCOC (regional) and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), and its Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program is ranked #5 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

MTSA serves two primary customer segments: registered nurses with critical care experience seeking entry into the CRNA profession via the 36-month, lock-step, cohort-based DNAP Practice Doctorate program (capped at 75 students per year), and practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) pursuing continuing education through a DNAP Completion Degree, the only COA-accredited Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship in the U.S., the Nurse Anesthesia Educator Program, and the Hornsby Business Institute. Educational delivery combines on-campus simulation (SimMan, SimBaby), a cadaver-based anatomy lab, in-person clinical rotations across the greater Nashville region and neighboring states, and online courses authorized via NC-SARA for national distance enrollment.

Revenue is generated through tuition-based programs including the multi-year DNAP doctorate (with students financed largely via Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans at 7.94% and previously Grad PLUS at 9.08%), the DNAP Completion Degree, the ASPMF fellowship, short courses priced at $2,995-$3,875, and per-workshop fees of $599-$1,250, supplemented by a free webinar funnel. Proprietary technology includes the Neuraxiom.com platform for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia education, developed with MTSA faculty. Distribution is direct-to-student via the MTSA website and NursingCAS, with a newer B2B channel through HBI University Partners and a student-financing partnership with Clasp covering 100+ SRNA students.

Name

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc

Legal name

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Website

http://www.mtsa.edu/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia is a private, nonprofit graduate institution founded in 1950 in Madison, Tennessee, offering DNAP programs, fellowships, and continuing education for nurse anesthetists, and serving as the only independent, COA- and SACSCOC-accredited anesthesia school in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees - DNAP Practice Doctorate: Full-time 36-month doctoral program for registered nurses preparing for CRNA certification. Students pay tuition per cohort year with associated fees.
2. DNAP Completion Degree: Two-year online completion program for practicing CRNAs to earn doctoral degree. Flexible online pathway with tuition per program.
3. Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship: 12-month hybrid fellowship program for CRNAs with tuition charged per cohort.
4. Nurse Anesthesia Educator Program: 12-month certificate program preparing CRNAs as nurse anesthesia educators with tuition per program.
5. Foundations of Regional Anesthesia Course: 15-week post-graduate course with tuition $3,875 including cadaveric workshop.
6. Advanced Physiologic Foundations Class: 15-week online course, 3 credit hours, tuition $2,995 with $50 application fee.
7. Ultrasound and Pain Management Workshops: Specialized workshops including PoCUS, TEE/TEE, and cadaver-based regional anesthesia training with per-workshop fees.
8. Ultrasound and Pain Management Webinar Series: Free online continuing education webinars for anesthesia professionals.
9. Foundations of Anesthesia Business: 8-week online course with 22 MAC ED CE credits for individual enrollment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (MTSA) is a private, nonprofit graduate school that educates registered nurses to become Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) through its 36-month Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program, while also offering doctoral completion degrees, fellowships, and continuing education courses for practicing CRNAs across anesthesia subspecialties such as ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, acute surgical pain management, education, and anesthesia business.

Product overview

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (MTSA) is an educational institution offering a portfolio of graduate-level programs for nurse anesthesia. The core offerings include the DNAP Entry-to-Practice program for RNs becoming CRNAs and the DNAP Completion degree for practicing CRNAs. Post-graduate specializations include the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship (the only COA-accredited fellowship of its kind for CRNAs), Nurse Anesthesia Educator Program, and Foundations of Regional Anesthesia course. Continuing education is provided through the Education Innovation Center (Nurse Educator Programs, Micro Credentials, Conferences, Webinars), Ultrasound and Pain Management Division (Workshops, Webinars), and Hornsby Business Institute (business training for CRNAs and universities). The Neuraxiom online platform provides self-guided regional anesthesia education resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DNAP (Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice): The highest practice degree in nurse anesthesia, offered as entry-to-practice and completion programs.
• UPM (Ultrasound + Pain Management)
• Hornsby Business Institute (HBI)
• Education Innovation Center (EIC)
• Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship (ASPMF)
• Neuraxiom

Products and services

• Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) - Entry to Practice Program A 36-month full-time doctoral program for registered nurses with critical care experience preparing to become Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), with integrated classroom, high-fidelity simulation (SimMan/SimBaby), cadaver-based anatomy lab, and clinical training beginning in the third semester.
• DNAP Completion Degree A fully online two-year completion program enabling practicing master's-prepared CRNAs to earn the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree, focusing on evidence-based practice, research utilization, and scholarly projects.
• Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship (ASPMF) A 12-month COA-accredited hybrid fellowship for practicing CRNAs designed to expand regional anesthesia skills and equip participants to incorporate acute pain services into practice, with tuition charged per cohort.
• Nurse Anesthesia Educator Program (NAEP) A 12-month program with three online didactic courses and three clinical practicum courses that prepares CRNAs to become nurse anesthesia educators, meeting National League for Nursing Nurse Educator Certification eligibility requirements.
• Foundations of Regional Anesthesia Course A 15-week hybrid post-graduate course covering ultrasound principles, neuromuscular assessment, and local anesthetic dosing, culminating in a hands-on cadaveric workshop, with tuition of $3,875.
• Advanced Physiologic Foundations Class A 15-week online course (3 credit hours, $2,995 tuition) discussing advanced human physiologic concepts at system, organ, cellular, and subcellular levels, designed to enhance the learner's foundation for advanced nursing practice.
• Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing An in-depth 3-credit exploration of pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics for advanced practice nurses, with $50 application fee.
• Ultrasound and Pain Management Workshops Specialized hands-on workshops for practicing anesthesia providers covering Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS), transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TTE/TEE), and cadaver-based regional anesthesia training, with per-workshop fees from $599 to $1,250.
• Foundations of Anesthesia Business An 8-week intensive online course providing 22 MAC ED CE Credits, combining real-world CRNA leadership experience with business education covering financial, operational, legal, and strategic skills for nurse anesthetists.
• Hornsby Business Institute - University Partners Program An 8-week block course providing universities with tools to enrich CRNA curriculum and prepare students for success in anesthesia business, offering 2 credit hours and live Q&A sessions with business leaders.
• Neuraxiom A comprehensive online platform providing in-depth practical resources for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, originally developed by Jack Vander Beek and enhanced by MTSA faculty.
• Self-Guided Online Courses Self-paced evidence-based articles and courses covering regional anesthesia, pain management, and patient safety topics, originally published in the Airways newsletter, for independent study and professional growth.
• Nurse Education Micro Credentials Credential programs for nurse educators and CRNAs including Health and Wellness and Applied Clinical Preceptor tracks, offering practical strategies for mentoring and promoting mental health in educational settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• DNAP program ranked #5 among best nurse anesthesia programs nationally by U.S. News & World Report
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ClaspcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerClasp, a Boston-based loan-linked benefits platform, has partnered with MTSA to provide student loan repayment benefits to SRNA (Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist) students. MTSA reported strong engagement with over 100 SRNA students through this partnership, positioning roles offering up to $135,000 in student loan repayment through arrangements with major optical employers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Samuel Merritt University: Samuel Merritt University is a health-sciences-focused institution offering a CRNA program alongside other health-professions degrees (NP, PA, DNP). Comparable to MTSA in its health-professions specialization but broader in scope, providing a useful comparison for portfolio-diversification strategy.
• Frontier Nursing University: Frontier is a nonprofit graduate institution offering distance-based advanced-practice nursing programs (including DNP and nurse-midwifery). Comparable to MTSA as a specialty-focused, nonprofit, distance-enabled nursing graduate school with a strong brand in advanced-practice education.

Direct peers

• Rush University College of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program: Rush University offers a COA-accredited DNAP program with similar structure to MTSA's flagship DNAP, including integrated classroom, simulation, and clinical training. Both compete for top-ranked applicant pools and serve similar critical-care RN student segments.
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine Nurse Anesthesia Program: Wake Forest's nurse anesthesia program is a COA-accredited DNAP pathway comparable to MTSA's flagship offering in curriculum, clinical intensity, and target student. Both compete in the top tier of national CRNA program rankings.
• Georgetown University Nurse Anesthesia Program: Georgetown's Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program is one of the most established CRNA programs nationally and a natural ranking competitor to MTSA. Both institutions confer doctoral-level nurse anesthesia credentials through COA-accredited curricula targeting RNs with critical-care backgrounds.
• Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Nurse Anesthesia: VCU operates a Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)-accredited DNAP/CRNA program preparing RNs for nurse anesthesia practice. Directly comparable to MTSA's flagship DNAP Entry-to-Practice program in curriculum, accreditation, and target applicant (critical-care RNs seeking CRNA certification).
• Texas Wesleyan University Nurse Anesthesia Program: Texas Wesleyan hosts one of the largest and most recognized DNAP/CRNA programs in the U.S., producing cohorts of nurse anesthetists in a comparable academic structure. Directly competes with MTSA for top national rankings and high-caliber applicants.
• Columbia University School of Nursing Anesthesia Program: Columbia offers a COA-accredited nurse anesthesia program within its School of Nursing, conferring doctoral-level credentials. Comparable to MTSA in program structure, applicant profile (critical-care RNs), and graduate outcomes.
• Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences Nurse Anesthesia: Northeastern's nurse anesthesia program offers a COA-accredited pathway preparing RNs for CRNA practice with a comparable doctoral structure. Both MTSA and Northeastern target career-changer RNs with critical-care experience and emphasize hands-on clinical preparation.
• University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program: Pitt's DNAP program is a long-standing COA-accredited nurse anesthesia program comparable to MTSA in curriculum depth and doctoral-level credentialing. Both serve RNs pursuing CRNA certification through multi-year, lock-step cohort-based programs with significant clinical-rotation requirements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MTSAnesthesia
• Facebookfacebook.com/87200058487
• Instagraminstagram.com/nurseeducator4life
• Xx.com/mtsa_1950

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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