The National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) administers a Self-Evaluation Exam (SEE) which students and nurse anesthesia programs use as a diagnostic tool to determine areas of strength and weakness in four domains. The exam consists of computer adapted questions covering these domains: Basic Sciences; Equipment, Instrumentation and Technology; Basic Principles of Anesthesia; Advanced Principles of Anesthesia. The NBCRNA has established a strong positive correlation between SEE performance and National Certification Exam (NCE) performance; thus, strong SEE performance has been shown to correlate with strong NCE performance.
All students are required to take the SEE twice for program completion. Fees for the mandated two SEEs are included in the MTSA tuition and fees. Any additional SEE attempts are at the student's expense.