Scholarship Drive 2009
Rozanna Penney at 2009 Spring Meeting in Burlington
Student Scholarship recipients 2009
Leslie Stepp Albany Medical College Nurse Anesthesia Program
Andrea George University of New England School of Nurse Anesthesia
Rozanna Penney, James Hussen,and fellow student at NEANA Fall 08 Meeting in Cape Cod
The New England Assembly of Student Nurse Anesthetists was created in 1981 to serve as a vehicle of communication between the students and the New England Assembly of School Faculty.
We feel fortunate to have NEASRNA, since not all regions of the country have a similar organization for students to form collegial networks and learn about professional issues.
In addition, every year we give out two scholarships to the deserving students from New England. In 2008 the scholarship recipients were Spencer Stucki from Boston College and Mihaela Manavi from UNE.
We are able to provide these scholarships purely because of the donations and support that we receive from the NEANA, NEASF, state organizations and individual CRNAs.
New England Assembly of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists NEASRNA
Trish Labieniec and Chris LaBarge Fundraising at the Fall 07 NEANA Conference in Vermont
NEASRNA History:
The New England Assembly of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists (NEASRNA) has been in existence since 1981. The founder and first Chairman was Bill Evans, at that time a student in the Pawtucket Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthesia program in Rhode Island. The assembly was formed to provide student representation at the New England Assembly of School Faculty (NEASFA).
NEASRNA Student Support Site
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NEASRNA Purpose: Serves as a vehicle for anesthesia students, in the New England, New Jersey & New York areas to assemble and exchange ideas of common concern. NEASRNA serves as a communication link between the student body and school faculty.
The assembly assists students in gaining insight and experience in the following areas:
Faculty and student communication, Collegial networks, Group processes, role responsibility, and leadership, National and professional issues, lobbying activities, Professional commitment and participation, Continuing education
NEASRNA Objectives:
- To facilitate communication pathways between the NEASFA and the NEASRNA.To plan and execute student group meetings to enhance communication, education, and professional involvement.
- To organize/create committees within NEASRNA: nominations, fundraising, professional issues, and education committee.
- To promote camaraderie among fellow student nurse anesthetists.
- To encourage student participation in NEASRNA.
- To meet at least four times per year in order to adequately meet these objectives.
- To review these objectives and revise them as necessary.
NEASRNA Structure:
All students enrolled in Nurse Anesthesia programs in the New England, New Jersey & New York areas are members of NEASRNA. Each school shall have two representatives, one first year and one second year student. The representatives will either be selected by their classmates or appointed by a faculty member. These representatives will comprise the NEASRNA Student Government, and will be responsible for providing and maintaning an ongoing communication link between the NEASRNA, its members, and the NEASFA.
The Board of Directors will preside over the Student Government, consisting of a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. In addition, officers for the next fiscal year shall be elected and titled president-elect, vice president-elect, secretary-elect, and treasurer-elect. This elected Board of Directors will shadow the active Board and assume full responsibilities during the next fiscal year. Elections for each office are held annually at the last fiscal meeting.
The fiscal year is September 1st to August 31st. Four eight-hour meetings will be held each year, generally on Fridays. A centralized meeting location will be determined by the Student Government annually and by majority vote.
