AANA Fellows
AANA Foundation in partnership with the AANA is accepting applications for the inaugural group of AANA Fellows. AANA Fellows will be recognized as the most accomplished leaders in the profession of nurse anesthesia. Earning the FAANA designation is a major career achievement that opens doors for CRNAs as practitioners, educators, researchers, and advocates for the profession. The FAANA designation communicates a commitment to excellence in the profession of nurse anesthesia.
Acceptance criteria include contributions that have made a sustainable impact in the areas of clinical practice, education, research, and professional advocacy and are consistent with the high standards of the AANA.
Consideration for Fellows of the AANA is open to any individual who is an Active (includes Emeritus) member of AANA, with an established career in nurse anesthesia. The candidate must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• Minimum of 10 years full-time professional experience acquired as a practitioner of nurse anesthesia or as an educator/program director, facility leader, or business leader.
• Minimum of 10 years of continuous certification in good standing as a registered nurse anesthetist.
• Minimum of 10 years of AANA membership at time of application (not including years as a student member).
• Evidence or record of attending AANA conferences demonstrating a commitment to the association.
• Demonstrate outstanding achievements in nurse anesthesia and leadership that command respect and recognition from other recognized leaders in the profession.
• Provide evidence of enduring and substantial professional achievement that demonstrates professional and personal growth and use of innovative, creative solutions in at least one of the following categories:
• Involvement in and service to the profession
• Excellence in clinical or professional practice
• Excellence in education
• Excellence in research
• Excellence in leadership or business
• Advancement of the profession of nurse anesthesia through advocacy, innovation or knowledge sharing