Ep 143: A Complete Look Into the AANA Doctoral Task Force with Sandy Ouellette, CRNA

Back in 2006, the AANA Board of Directors appointed a Doctoral Task Force to explore the future direction in nurse anesthesia education. Sandy Ouellette was chosen to co-chair the task force and help lead those discussions that would shape the future for CRNAs. Today she joins us to provide an inside look at how it was composed, the original purpose and process, and all of the options were on the table.   Get the show notes: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ep-143-a-complete-look-into-the-aana-doctoral-task-force-with-sandy-ouellette-crna/2983/    Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf   What we discuss on this episode: 2:07 – Welcome back Sandy   4:37 – Events that led to the task force 6:59 – Move to university-based graduate programs 9:00 – What happened in 2004   11:56 – Summit meeting in 2005 to create the Task Force 13:27 – Start of the Task Force 16:33 – Who was appointed to the Task Force?   20:06 – Responsibilities given to the task force 21:49 –  The options they had to decide on 23:59 – Board adopts a position 25:51 – Thoughts behind the options the discussing 32:17 – Option 2 discussed   35:58 – Option 3 38:30 – Option 4   43:36 – Cautionary tales she would share with other directors 49:39 – Lightning Round