Amanda Rossman ’13 wrote the winning manuscript in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Student Writing Contest. Her manuscript was titled “The Physiology of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and its Importance in the Administration of Anesthesia.” As winner of the national contest, Rossman is recognized at the AANA’s annual meeting in Boston in August, 2011, her paper is listed as a continuing education offering by the Association, and she received a cash award. There are 111 CRNA programs in the United States that enroll some 2,500 students. Rossman’s was the only student chosen for the writing award.

The CRNA Program Faculty, in conjunction with the Medical Simulation Center at WellSpan Health, have received notice that their research abstract, #290, entitled, Physiologic Stress Levels during Simulated and Actual Anesthesia Administration by Student Nurse Anesthetists, has been chosen as the overall winning abstract submitted for the 11th Annual International Medical Simulation in Healthcare Conference.  The study also placed first in the “Human Factors” category.

The research team included Dr. Haas, Professors Lowe and Burtnett from the CRNA Program, Dr. Duane Patterson from the WellSpan Health Medical Simulation Center, Dr. Urs Nater, University of Zurich and Dr. Douglas Arbittier, Chairman, Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, York Hospital.  To download the abstract click here. More details can be found at the following links about The Society for Simulation in Health Care and the International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare.