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Join us for our TANA Day on the Hill, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.  A Day on the Hill is set aside for association members to thank our legislators for their service, and let people know what CRNAs do, and what is important to us. RSVP Today! If you can attend, please RSVP by using this link, or for […]
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Sheila McCarley, DNP, CRNA, has never spent much time thinking about what her life would be like if she had become a schoolteacher or flight attendant, two career options she weighed at one time or another. Instead, she joined the U.S. Army Reserves, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel, and became a CRNA and
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Stephen Finder, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) who lives and works in Memphis, has been named the 2024-25 president of the 2,555-member Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TANA). Finder, who works for LifeLinc Anesthesia providing anesthesia services at various hospitals and surgery centers throughout the Memphis area, took office during TANA’s 87th Annual Meeting
If member engagement in professional associations is truly in decline as the ASAE* suggests, then somebody forgot to let TANA’s Jordan Hollinshead, DNAP, CRNA, APN, in on the secret. Just four and a half years after graduating with her doctorate from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, the 32-year-old cardiac anesthesia specialist recently
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The 87th Annual Meeting TANA’s 2024 Patty Cornwell Practitioner of the Year Award was awarded to Jim Alberding, DNP, CRNA, APN. This award is voted on annually by the TANA Board and given to a TANA member in good standing who has made a significant contribution to the profession of nurse anesthesia in Tennessee. The
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Like you, our hearts are heavy for our fellow East Tennesseans and our neighbors in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia due to the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. We know our CRNA community may have been affected, and we are keeping them in our thoughts, as well as the first responders trying to help
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We are happy to announce registration for TANA’s 87th Annual Meeting from October 11-13, 2024, is now open! We are excited to see everyone. The Program Committee has been working hard to develop an outstanding schedule for you. Keep an eye out for emails about the fantastic speakers we have lined up for you this
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The Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists congratulates Patricia Juoza-Clark, EdD, CRNA, and Jim Alberding, DNP, CRNA, on being inducted as Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists during the AANA Annual Congress in San Diego. AANA Fellows are recognized in their field for being outstanding practitioners, educators, researchers, and advocates. Acceptance
TANA congratulates Maisen Conley, BSN, CCRN, RN, SRNA, for being chosen as the 2024 recipient of the Patty Cornwell Stewardship and Advocacy Scholarship! Maisen is in her second year at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Option and expects to graduate in 2026. The fourth recipient of the
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Dr. Lisa Lucas, the Chief Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist (CRNA) at the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MVAMC), has devoted her career to providing compassionate, high-quality anesthesia care to military veterans. On Aug. 3, during the Annual Congress of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists (AANA), Lisa’s exceptional dedication, leadership, and caregiving earned her the