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As a first-year nursing student, Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA, decided to change her career track and become a nurse anesthetist. The trouble was, however, that she was in Southwest Virginia and didn’t have the resources — or want — to relocate elsewhere.
VCU Nurse Anesthesia is mourning the loss of Rachel Davis Fowlkes, who sparked the department’s movement into distance learning almost two decades ago. Fowlkes died in early April in Abingdon, Va.
by Kyra Newman
By Kyra Newman
With every week, we see more signs of a return to our daily practices before COVID-19 upended our lives. Even though caseloads continue to decline, except for an occasional variant-driven spike, we haven’t completely returned to our previous ways of doing things.
Suzanne Wright assumed the new role of interim dean of the School of Nursing on Jan. 25. Wright, who joined ODU in 2021 as chair of the School of Nursing, previously served as a full professor and in leadership positions at Virginia Commonwealth University for nearly 20 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in nurse anesthesia and a Ph.D. in health-related sciences from VCU.
The faculty members were among 250 nurse leaders selected to join the academy’s 2022 class of fellows. The inductees will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, set for Oct. 27-29.
Graduate, pass the National Certification Exam, get certified, practice as a CRNA.
Jiale (Gary) Hu, Ph.D., associate professor and director of research and global outreach in the Department of Nurse Anesthesia, has received the 2021 Interprofessional Research Collaboration Grant from the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP).
VCU Nurse Anesthesia begins research to understand, promote implementation of crisis resource management principles in anesthesia practice
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday, along with leaders at Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health, stressed the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine and of training frontline health care workers in remarks made to reporters during a visit to VCU’s College of Health Professions.