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Diversity CRNA Interview Preparation Sessions via Zoom – April 22nd and April 23rd @ 12 Noon EST
Come practice your interview skills and learn interview techniques from experienced, diverse CRNAs.
Not sure what to say and how to say it? This free event to designed to help you practice your interview skills and better prepare you for a nurse anesthesia program interview. Register today and receive the Zoom details as the time grows near. This is a great way to prepare for your future by gaining valuable interviewing tips and getting more confident with your skills prior to your big day.
| Saturday, April 22, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM (Noon) EST  | Sunday, April 23, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM (Noon) EST |
Zoom Log On Information will be sent on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in the evening.
Diversity CRNA Information Session & Airway Simulation Lab Workshop @ Rosalind Franklin University, June 23rd – June 25th, 2023
Interested in becoming a Nurse Anesthetist? Improve and boost your application BEFORE you submit it by attending this in-person event!
During this 3-Day in-person event, you will …….
DAY 1 – MEET & GREET
Friday, June 23, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Rothstein Warden Centennial Learning Center, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3095
DAY 2 – INFORMATION SESSION
Saturday, June 24, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Rothstein Warden Centennial Learning Center, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3095
- Learn comprehensive information about the admissions process, clinical expectations, and simulation preparation
- Learn the true rigors of a program
- Get valuable tips on personal statement construction
- Learn the importance of shadowing a Nurse Anesthetist
- RN Mock Interview with Nurse Anesthesia Faculty
- Learn aspects of DNP/DNAP scholarly projects
- Navigating Nurse Anesthesia Program Websites
- Tips on balancing family and finances
- Opportunity to network with Nurse Anesthesia Faculty, Nurse Anesthetists, and Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists from across the country
DAY 3 – SIMULATION LAB EXPERIENCE
Sunday, June 25, 2023 | 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Rothstein Warden Centennial Learning Center, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3095
Participating Nurse Anesthesia Programs & Directors
- Lori Anderson, DNP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA with Rosalind Franklin University
- Maiko Yamashiti, DNP, CRNA with Rosalind Franklin University
- Michelle Gonzalez, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, CHSE-A with the University of Arkansas for Medicine & Sciences (UAMS)
- Greg Bozimowski, DNP, CRNA, APRN with University of Detroit-Mercy
- Lt. Commander Lauren Suszan, DNP, MSN, CRNA with Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS)
For more information & hotel information: Click Here
All nurses will receive a signed Certificate of Completion after the end of the program event! All registrants will receive a Welcome Email that will be sent six weeks prior to the event.
Must upload your proof of COVID-19 booster at the time of registration.
Diversity CRNA Information Session & Airway Simulation Lab Workshop @ the University of Pittsburgh, May 5th – May 7th, 2023
Interested in becoming a Nurse Anesthetist? Improve and boost your application BEFORE you submit it by attending this in-person event!
During this 3-Day in-person event, you will …….
DAY 1 – MEET & GREET
Friday, May 5, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 3500 Victoria Street, 1st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
DAY 2 – INFORMATION SESSION
Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, 3500 Victoria Street, 1st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Learn comprehensive information about the admissions process, clinical expectations, and simulation preparation
- Learn the true rigors of a program
- Get valuable tips on personal statement construction
- Learn the importance of shadowing a Nurse Anesthetist
- RN Mock Interview with Nurse Anesthesia Faculty
- Learn aspects of DNP/DNAP scholarly projects
- Navigating Nurse Anesthesia Program Websites
- Tips on balancing family and finances
- Opportunity to network with Nurse Anesthesia Faculty, Nurse Anesthetists, and Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists from across the country
DAY 3 – SIMULATION LAB EXPERIENCE
Sunday, May 7, 2023 | 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
WISER Simulation Lab, 230 McKee Place, Suite 300, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Simulation Lab Experience – As per the university website: The Pitt Nurse Anesthesia Program is a national leader in simulation education. Simulation experiences will take place at the 16,000 square-foot Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER). WISER is a world-class inter-professional simulation training and research facility focused on improving education and patient safety through effective healthcare provider education.
Introducing WISER (Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research) for nurses who will have an opportunity to have an immersive hands-on high-fidelity anesthesia simulation lab!
New! Nurses will have an opportunity to engage with Augmented Reality or AR station, intubation skill stations, Glidescope, McGrath intubation, US station, fiber-optic intubation, Vimedix POCUS, spinal and epidural placements in mannequins, Lumis Platform AR interactions, and more!
Participating Nurse Anesthesia Programs & Directors
- John O’Donnell, DrPH, CRNA, CHASE-A, FSSH, FAANA with the University of Pittsburgh
- Veronica Amos, PhD, CRNA, PHCNS-BC, FAANA with University of Maryland
- Steven Belmont, DNP, CRNA, APRN with Fairfield University
- Jessica Szydlowski Pittman, DNP, CRNA, MSN, ACNP, Assistant Director with Duke University
For more information & hotel information: Click Here
All nurses will receive a signed Certificate of Completion after the end of the program event! All registrants will receive a Welcome Email that will be sent six weeks prior to the event.
Must upload your proof of COVID-19 booster at the time of registration.
Diversity CRNA Boot Camp via Zoom – Saturday, March 25, 2023
Experienced, diverse CRNAs have designed a one-day curriculum that will cover anesthesia-related topics. Presentations will cover detailed information about the rigors of the program, financial management, basic anesthesia didactic review, doctorate scholarly project topics for consideration, introduction to clinical (covering credentialing, case logs, and nurse anesthesia care plans), and more.
This is for newly accepted nurse anesthesia students, SRNAs currently enrolled in a program, and RNs actively placing applications into a nurse anesthesia program!
For more information on this one-day online Zoom event, please visit: https://diversitycrna.org/diversity-crna-boot-camp/
Ready, Set…Diversity CRNA Boot Camp!
Save the Dates… Diversity CRNA 2023 In-Person Events…
Diversity CRNA Information Session & Airway Simulation Lab Workshops…Save the 2023 dates…
University of Pittsburgh – May 5th – 7th
Rosalind Franklin University – June 23rd – 25th
Samuel Merritt University – August 11th – 13th
Virginia Commonwealth University – September 22nd – 24th
Registration will open soon for the…
Diversity Doctorate Symposium – February 2023
Diversity CRNA Boot Camp – March 2023
Announcing NEW Diversity CRNA Video On Demand Channel
Check out our new Diversity CRNA Video On Demand Vimeo Channel where you can catch up on some of our latest Zoom events and view them at your leisure. The Diversity CRNA Zoom Information Session in collaboration with Emory University from March 13, 2021 and Samuel Merritt University from August 21, 2021, is currently available. Other past Zoom events will be posted soon. Registrants of each event can view the videos for free and members can receive a discount on the entire set for up to six months. This is a great way to watch what you missed or get more familiar with the topics of interest. Please click here to access the Diversity CRNA Vimeo On Demand Channel and bookmark the page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at diversitycrna4u@gmail.com.
Greg Markman
SRNA, Nurse Anesthesia Student
Samuel Merritt University
This is long overdue.
My name is Greg Markman and I am currently an SRNA at Samuel Merritt University. I’m here because of the Diversity in CRNA Nurse Mentorship Program. Back in 2015, I was a Nursing Student studying in the library at Samuel Merritt with one of my peers when I ran into one of my advisors and friend, Che Abrams, who asked what I was doing over the summer. I hadn’t a clue but she asked if I was interested in any advanced practice nursing. I said I thought CRNA could be interesting, knowing very little about it. She said I just might know of something coming up here that you should attend. It was the 2015 Diversity in Nurse Mentorship Program at Samuel Merritt University.
It was at that event, as a lowly junior in Nursing School that my journey towards becoming a CRNA started. I was able to meet CRNA’s, SRNA’s, and ICU Nursing attempting to get into the program. I meet Mentors who have been with me ever since, pushing me to make the right decisions and even just checking in to see if I’m okay. I was shown the road map to getting into CRNA school and what it would take to get through.
A few months later on a random weekend in March, my friend and I got a chance to shadow a CRNA I met at the event in the OR in Fresno. I was hooked. That day I was even able to see a CRNA Preceptor working as an SRNA. I was able to see myself one day in that SRNA’s shoes and here I am. 1 month down and 813 days to go, but who’s counting?
In total I attended 3 Diversity in CRNA Nurse Mentorship Program events and each time I attended I learned something new. Trust the process. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your time and energy. I wouldn’t be here without you.
Sincerely,
Greg Markman
SRNA Samuel Merritt University Class of 2022
David Moffor
SRNA, Doctorate in Nurse Practice Nurse Anesthesia Student
Old Dominion University
ONLINE ZOOM FORMAT: Diversity CRNA Boot Camp – February 6, 2021
Experienced diverse CRNAs have designed a one-day curriculum that will cover anesthesia-related topics. Presentations will cover detailed information about the admissions process, rigors of the program, financial management discussion, anesthesia didactic topics, doctorate scholarly project topics for consideration, introduction to clinical logs, and nurse anesthesia care plans.
This is for newly accepted nurse anesthesia students, SRNAs currently enrolled in a program, and RNs actively placing applications into a nurse anesthesia program!
All presentations by experienced diverse CRNAs for this one-day online event!
For more information on this one-day online Zoom event, please visit: https://diversitycrna.org/diversity-crna-boot-camp/
Ready, Set…Diversity CRNA Boot Camp!
