Newswise — PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS – Michael Neft, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist from Pittsburgh, Pa., has been elected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). Neft joins the ranks of an elite group of just over 2,000 nursing professionals, and only 30 CRNAs, who have been elected as AAN Fellows since the academy was established in 1973.
Neft is an associate professor, vice chair, and assistant director of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program. Neft oversees graduate students as they matriculate through the clinical and didactic science curriculums to become a CRNA. Prior to the University of Pittsburgh, Neft was an adjunct faculty member for the U.S. Army Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia and assistant chief nurse anesthetist at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. D.C.
“It is an honor and a privilege to be elected to the academy, both for me personally and for the profession of nurse anesthesia,” said Neft. “I look forward to learning many new things and partnering with my nursing colleagues to continue to move the nursing profession forward.”
The AAN is an organization of distinguished nursing leaders who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the profession through publications, research, awards and honors, professional activities, and community service. The academy’s Fellows represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 24 countries. The induction will take place during the academy’s 2016 Annual Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20-22.
About the American Association of Nurse AnesthetistsFounded in 1931 and located in Park Ridge, Ill., and Washington, D.C., the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional organization representing more than 50,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and student registered nurse anesthetists across the United States. As advanced practice registered nurses and anesthesia specialists, CRNAs administer approximately 43 million anesthetics to patients in the United States each year and are the primary providers of anesthesia care in rural America. In some states, CRNAs are the sole anesthesia professionals in nearly 100 percent of rural hospitals. For more information, please visit www.aana.com and www.future-of-anesthesia-care-today.com.
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