Anita O., Nurse Anesthesia Resident, MSN, RN, CCRN, CMC from Rosalind Franklin University School of Medicine & Science
1st clinical rotation —> I think 5 more to go!
-Great Clinical site! Great preceptors!
-Started enthusiastic, Finished great
* Delivered anesthesia during more than 100 procedures (across all depths of anesthesia).
* counting down to be done with this doctoral ish (still got 473 days more), but progressing through the anesthesia world.
A bit of advice I’d give to Nurse Anesthesia Residents out there
-Learn from ‘all CRNAs’ (ALL! Get to experience the art of anesthesia from different artists)
• Be kind, be friendly (not a push-around), be respectful
• Be proactive
• Be your own advocate
• Be enthusiastic to learn all skills (PUSH YOURSELF)
• Stay Prepared, Flexible, Confident
• Report unusual behaviors (from preceptors, nurses, physicians etc) —> you enable them when you keep quiet
• Prioritize your health & education (lotta money for a tuition to compromise)
• Be YOU (SUPER SMART) —> don’t SHRINK yourself to make someone else comfortable
A Midwestern University Story on a Future CRNA, Garred ‘Matt’ Miller ...
Inspired to create a legacy of prosperity for his family, Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice student Garred Miller made his way into the healthcare profession without a blueprint or map to guide him.
“I grew up in a small city in Tennessee. My family would have been considered below the poverty line, which came with its own challenges, but I knew that if I wanted to change the trajectory of my family, I had to be the change I wanted to see.”
Thanks to a mentor in nursing school and the Diversity CRNA Mentorship Program, Garred’s path led him across the U.S. to our Glendale Campus.
The Future of Nurse Anesthesia…
Twelve nurse anesthesia residents from Texas Wesleyan University collectively linked together and vowing to graduate as one unit with gowns, doctoral hoods & tams.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
~Langston Hughes
A crna•ish story of lasting friendships in Nurse Anesthesia journey
The best part about being immersed with the early professional socialization process pursuing Nurse Anesthesia is the friendships that are launched across the country.
Notably, all of them attended a Diversity CRNA Event as a critical care nurse before applying to nurse anesthesia programs.
They rejoined as nurse anesthesia students as panelists & preceptors at the Diversity CRNA 2024 Information Session & Airway Simulation Lab Workshop hosted at the University of Pittsburgh
The nurse anesthesia programs represented from these graduate student panelists are the University of Pittsburgh, Virginia Commonwealth University, La Roche University, Emory University, University of Buffalo, Mary Baldwin University & Case Western Reserve University!