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Podcast: Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Episode: Engaging the AANA & Building the Future with New CRNA Grads
Description: Today, we're focusing on the next generation of CRNAs and the importance of early engagement with the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and the AANA Foundation. As new grads step into their careers, they have a unique opportunity to connect, contribute and grow within the profession. Recent grad Jake Bonnema, DNP, APRN-CRNA joins us to discuss why it’s so important to engage and how CRNAs can play a pivotal role in shaping the future of nurse anesthesia.
Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:
🗳️ What CRNA PACs actually do—and why they matter
🤝 How mentorship sparked Jake’s path into advocacy
💬 Making the ask: peer-to-peer power in growing PAC suppor...