Arecibo CRNA Application List

INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
ARECIBO CAMPUS DOCTORATE NURSE
ANESTHESIA PRACTICE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

• 1. Admissions Application to the University (form attached in the admissions package)
• 2. ✅ ✅Official transcript of all college work sent directly to the Anesthesia Program.
  • Please send the official transcript at the following address:
    • Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
      Arecibo Campus
      Doctorate in Anesthesia
      PO Box 4050
      Arecibo, PR 00614-4050
      
      • It can also be sent electronically to the following email address:
      • pacaba@arecibo.inter.edU
• 3. ✅ Possess a baccalaureate in nursing from an accredited university
• 4. ✅ Evidence of Chemistry course with lab. with a C grade or more
• 5. Have a minimum academic index of 3.00 in the last 60 credits of academic work
• 6. Resume of professional and education experience
• 7. Minimum one (1) year experience as an RN in critical care setting (letter from Human
• Resources from where you work)
• 8. ✅ Send two (2) letters of recommendation from individuals who have supervised the
• candidate in the work setting (form attached in the admissions package)
• 9. Current membership of the College of Nursing Professionals of Puerto Rico (CPEPR)
• 10. Copy of current RN license in PR
• 11. Health certificate from Puerto Rico
• 12. ✅ (Need to send all immunizations) Titles of Hepatitis B
• 13. ✅ Titles of Varicella vaccine
• 14. ✅ Flu shot
• 15. ✅ COVID-19 vaccine
• 16. Certificate of no penal record (background check) from USA (issued by the Police
• Department) and PR (issued by the Police Department) from last 6 months.
• 17. Clinical experience questionnaire (attached in the admissions package)
• 18. ✅ Evidence of intensive care certification
• 19. ✅ CPR, ACLS and PALS certification
• 20. Copy of Social Security card
• 21. Demonstrate language proficiency (written and oral) in Spanish and English
• 22. Admissions fee ($75.00) complete the credit card payment authorization (attached
• in the admissions package)
• 23. ✅ Student cannot work
• 24. ✅ Photo ID (driver’s license or passport)
• 25. Etnia, race and gender form and W9s form (attached in the admissions package)
• 26. Negative certification of Law 300 of September 2, 1999 (law from Puerto Rico) which is issued by the Puerto Rico Health Department
  • Law 300 Certificate: How, where and when is it requested? – Tramita2.org
• 27.  Etnia, race and gender form and W9s form (attached in the admissions package)
• 28. Negative certification of Law 300 of September 2, 1999 (law from Puerto Rico) which is issued by the Puerto Rico Health Department

Must also transfer RN license to PR

• Endorsing/Transferring US license to PR – US Territories, Puerto Rico