VCU 2023
Dr. Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
(PhD Program Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Dr. Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN (Tenured Associate Professor, PhD Program Director, NIH Racial Pain Disparities Researcher, University of Alabama at Birmingham) keynote on CRNAs of color to PhD pathway pipeline and importance of health and racial disparities research. 

Easy Online Registration

Registration Fee

  • $350.00  -  Nurses - (includes RNs, ADN nurses, LPNs)
  • $175.00  -  Nursing Student - (Students enrolled in a program who have not taken the NCLEX Exam at the time of registration)

Member Discounts

Must upload your proof of COVID-19 booster at the time of registration.

 

SCHEDULES

3 Day Event

DAY 1 - Friday, September 22nd

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Meet & Greet @ VCU College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298

(Light Refreshments)

DAY 2 - Saturday, September 23rd

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Information Session @ VCU College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298

(Continental Breakfast & Lunch)

DAY 3 - Sunday, September 24th

Simulation Lab Experience

7:30 am – 8:00 am - Continental Breakfast

11:45 am – 12:30 pm – Lunch

Larrick Center

900 Turpin St, Richmond, VA 23219

*Registration, continental breakfast, and lunch will be held at the Larrick Center. This is a quick walk to/from the College of Health Professions Building, which is across the street.

8:00 am - 3:00 pm – Lab Workshop

College of Health Professions Building

900 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298

Attire: Scrubs or comfortable clothes with sneakers

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Daily Event Schedule

*Final Agenda Distributed on Day of Event*

LOCATIONS

Meet & Greet

Friday, September 22, 2023  |  1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

VCU College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298

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Diversity CRNA Information Session 

Saturday, September 23, 2023   |
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

VCU College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298

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Airway Simulation Lab Workshop

Sunday, September 24, 2023   |
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

VCU Larrick Center, Turpin Street, Richmond, VA 23219 [Breakfast - (7:30 am - 8:00 am)  & Lunch - (11:45 am - 12:30 pm)]

VCU College of Health Professions Building, 900 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298 - (8:00 am - 3:00 pm)

TRAVEL

Hotel Information

RICHMOND MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN

500 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

To Make a Hotel Reservation:

Diversity CRNA @ VCU 2023 - Start your reservation (passkey.com)

(Hotel parking & other details will be made available in the welcome email)

 

NEWS

The Latest News Affecting CRNAs
Learn About the Organizations that Oversee CRNAs

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Participating Nurse Anesthesia Programs & Directors

Virginia Commonwealth University

Brenda Wands
PhD, MBA, CRNA, CHSE

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Florida International University

Jorge Valdes
DNP, CRNA, APRN, PhDc

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University of Cincinnati

Beth Ann Clayton
DNP, CRNA, FAAN

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Old Dominion University

Adrienne Hartgerink
DNP, CRNA

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PRESENTATIONS

Various Presentations on Topics Relevant to Applying, Interviewing, and Preparing to attend Nurse Anesthesia School

Platinum Sponsor

Thank You NBCRNA For Being A Proud Sponsor of the Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program!

 

A special thank you to all of our Sponsors!