Anesthesia Assistant Diploma

This program prepares you to fill the role of an anesthesia assistant in the Canadian health care system. Anesthesia assistants are specially trained professionals who assist in the delivery of patient care during the perioperative period as part of anesthesiologist-led care teams.

To take this program, you must reside in Canada and have the designation of registered respiratory therapist (RRT), or registered nurse (RN) with critical care experience.

This program was developed to meet the graduate competency requirements identified in the CSRT National Educational Competency Framework for Anesthesia Assistants in accordance with provincial regulations and recommendations from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS).

As of July 2017, this program has received Provisional Accreditation status from the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) Accreditation Services.