Think you know the CRNA/APRN world? Think again. Beyond the Mask Podcast is for CRNAs, APRNs, and RRNAs seeking real conversations about life in and beyond the operating room.
Beyond the Mask Podcast explores leadership, clinical perspectives, healthcare policy, personal finance, and the stories shaping the nurse anesthesia profession. Each episode delivers practical insight, engaging discussion, and humor, helping listeners feel informed, connected, and part of the CRNA community.
The podcast is hosted by Sharon Pearce, a CRNA with 30 years of experience and former AANA President, and Jeremy Stanley, a financial planner with over 20 years of experience helping CRNAs achieve their professional and financial goals.
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Beyond the Mask Podcast / Episodes
Airway Exchange – Ep 28 – Making Time for Scholarship in Nurse Anesthesia
In this episode, hosts Louisa and Nickie welcome on Jenni Ross Majumdar, PhD, CRNA to help make scholarship feel more approachable by showing how curiosity can grow into meaningful work.
A Day in the Life of a Nurse Anesthetist in Spain
At the IFNA Congress in Australia, Sharon and guest co-host Kevin Chem sit down with Toñi Ballesteros Barrado for a firsthand look at practice in Spain.
Welcome to Beyond the Ether – The Future of Anesthesia Starts Here
Beyond the Ether is the new clinical series from Beyond the Mask, bringing together four experienced CRNAs to talk about the science, judgment, technology, and real-world decision-making behind anesth…
Grade 1 View – S2, E20 – How NARA is Building Community for Future CRNAs
The Nurse Anesthesiology Resident Association (NARA) is an organization run by residents for residents, and we had the opportunity to sit down with President Dazjia Green and Vice President Omar Duran…
AANA President Tracy Young on the Year Ahead
This year we had the chance to sit down with Tracy Young, MSNA, MBA, CRNA at the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Convention as he steps into the role at an important time for nurse anes…
Airway Exchange – Ep 27 – Preparing Students for the Emotional Impact of Perioperative Loss
Significant perioperative loss can affect CRNAs deeply, even when there was no error and nothing could have been done differently. Yet many clinicians are never taught what those emotions may look lik…