Sharon Pearce, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN has spent decades practicing, advocating, leading, mentoring, and telling the stories of nurse anesthesia. But behind the titles is a career shaped by formative mentors, difficult clinical days, unexpected opportunities, and a stron…
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Airway Exchange – Ep. 24 – Training Future CRNA Educators
Many nurse anesthesia students enter their programs with an interest in teaching, but that interest can fade without formal guidance or hands-on opportunities.
Unlocking Opportunities for CRNAs Beyond Clinical Practice with Aurnova CEO Linda Caccamo
As CRNAs continue to take on larger leadership roles, many discover that business, strategy, finance, and organizational leadership are the skills that open doors beyond clinical practice.
Grade 1 View – S2, E15 – Surviving Clinicals: Lessons from Future CRNAs
Every nurse anesthesia student loses sleep over clinicals, wondering whether they’re prepared enough to keep up. The truth? Everyone struggles in the beginning, even the students who seem to have it all together.
The Three Legal Battles That Shaped the CRNA Profession
For CRNAs, three amicus curiae briefs—filed over nearly a century—helped protect the profession’s legal standing, pre-serve fair competition, and reinforce the right of nurse anesthetists to practice.
Airway Exchange – Ep. 20 – Teaching Resilience in Nurse Anesthesia
As nurse anesthesia programs have evolved into rigorous 36-month doctoral programs, educators are seeing increasing levels of stress, anxiety, burnout, and mental health challenges among students.
Grade 1 View – S2, E12 – Building Community, Belonging, and Pride in Nurse Anesthesiology
June is Pride Month, and on this episode of Grade 1 View, Levi and Kelsey sit down with John Gianitsis, MSNA, CRNA and Carlota Izaguirre, DNP, CRNA and from the Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation (NAPF) to discuss representation, belonging, mental health, and communi…
Mentorship Matters: The Impact of Effective Preceptorship
Listen Now: Follow & Subscribe: On This Episode: Becoming a CRNA isn’t just about mastering pharmacology, physiology, and airway skills. It’s about mentorship. In this episode of Beyond the Mask, Kelly Elmore, DNP, APRN-CRNA joins the show to discuss one of the...
Airway Exchange – Ep. 11 – Inside EDGE: The Conversations Shaping Nurse Anesthesia Education
Listen Now: Follow & Subscribe: On This Episode: Recorded live at the EDGE Conference, this special episode brings all four hosts together for an honest, reflective conversation about what makes this meeting so meaningful for CRNA educators, and why it continues...
Grade 1 View – S2, E2 – Applying to CRNA School – Rejection, Reapplying, and Resilience
Listen Now: Follow & Subscribe: On This Episode: Applying to CRNA school can feel overwhelming—stats, GPAs, ICU experience, GRE scores, interviews, and endless comparisons to peers and strangers alike. It’s easy to talk yourself out of applying (or reapplying) so...