And, just like that, Chigozirim Rowland Chinedu, BSN, RN, CCRN was accepted into Loma Linda University CRNA Program!
To Making waves...
Excited and blessed to receive an acceptance letter from Loma Linda University NURSE ANESTHESIA, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE program.
GRATITUDE...
- Big thanks to God Almighty for guiding me to this position in my Journey hashtag#WeAintDoneYet
- @lenagould thank you for all you do through hashtag#DiversityCRNA your Contributions and Impact would be discussed and talked about in history books and for generations to come.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America. ~ Langston Hughes
And, just like that Demetri Fisher, ICU Nurse accepted into multiple Nurse Anesthesia Programs.
Realized the D1 athlete dream wasn’t really the mission I was sent here to Fulfill, still went Ivy Leage & D1 tho.
I’ve been telling everyone since 8th grade that I am going to be a CRNA.
I Will. I Can. I Am.
In 2023, after attending a Diversity CRNA weekend event in Chicago, it was confirmation to apply to nurse anesthesia programs.
Manifest it...through faith and works.
Four Kings…
And, for the win, 4 Black men ICU Nurses accepted into CRNA Programs!
This image captured in Chicago after attending a Diversity CRNA 2023 Information Session & Airway Simulation Lab Workshop at Rosalind Franklin University.
I see you…Donald, Demarques, Demetri & Jehonathan...“True kings don’t die, they multiply” ~ Jay Z
À crna•ish twin sister story of sharing same dream while moving together in excellence...
Congratulations ICU Nurses, Tianna & Raonna Armstrong on acceptance into the Goldfarb School of Nursing CRNA Program at Barnes Jewish College!!!
In April 2024, they both attended and actively participated at the Diversity CRNA Information Session & Airway Simulation Lab Workshop hosted at Midwestern University before actual interviewing for a CRNA Program.
"Me and you,
we got more yesterday than anybody.
We need some kind of tomorrow."
~Toni Morrison
Dr. Obianuju N. DNP, CRNA is officially loading!
After 4 years of working as an ICU nurse, I’m blessed to announce I am pursuing my Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia.
This is an accomplishment that would not be possible without God’s presence in my life. No matter how difficult the journey seemed, God has always made a way for me.
God, my family, and my friends truly carried me throughout this process and stood by me every step of the way. I couldn’t be more grateful for my support system and the opportunity to pursue a career I have dreamed of since my first semester of nursing school!
Out of all nurse anesthetists, only 3% are African-American. I am excited to one day be a provider that will further diversify this profession. Special thanks to @lenagould for creating an avenue for prospective and present CRNAs to collaborate. Thank you, God!
“God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.” - Ephesians 3:20
And, just like that, Adilene Esquivias BSN, RN, CCRN accepted into the University of Southern California Nurse Anesthesia Program!
Diversity CRNA 2023 Airway Simulation Lab Workshop at Samuel Merritt University.
Adilene intubating a mannequin and access to 9 different Airway stations before applying to nurse anesthesia programs.
"You can't be, what you can't see" ~ Marian Wright Edelman
Repeat after me...I will be a CRNA!
This is the critical pathway movement of change at the center of the Immersion Model for Diversifying Nurse Anesthesia Programs.
A crna•ish story publicly witnessing a transformative professional career moment of change in Nurse Anesthesia journey
In 2023, Trevon Smith attended a Diversity CRNA Event as an ICU RN surrounded by CRNA mentors.
In 2024, Trevon started in cohort as a nurse anesthesia student at La Roche University!
Acceptance after my first interview, in my first application cycle... I'm honestly still in disbelief.
Dr. Tre CRNA loading...
Special thank you to @lenagould and the Diversity In Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program! You have changed my life and that of MANY others. Thank you!
Taranjeet Singh Rathore, Nurse Anesthesia Resident at National University with fellow Sikh classmates, Jupinder Bajwa & Harjut Singh.
All three attended a Diversity CRNA Event before applying to nurse anesthesia programs and networked with diverse CRNA mentors across the country.
Honored to witness my dear friends Jupinder and Harjot embark on their incredible CRNA journey at National University.
Grateful to be part of the Diversity CRNA legacy, a movement started by the visionary Lena Gould, fostering representation and excellence in nurse anesthesia.
Representation matters…
And, just like that, Fuquan Beeks, completed the 7th semester out of nine before graduating from Augusta University Nurse Anesthesia Program!
Rotation #5
Semester 7/9
“If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all”- DR
