The Program Administrator’s Outstanding Resident Research Project Award, established in 1999, is presented to a senior nurse anesthesia resident from a nurse anesthesia program. The Award recognizes the resident’s work in research and commitment to the profession of nurse anesthesia to advance the art and science of anesthesia. The AANA Foundation sponsors the Program Administrator’s Outstanding Resident Research Project Award.
The Program Administrator’s Outstanding Resident Research Project Award is a certificate with the recipient’s name and year of presentation. The recipient’s name is also added to a list of recipients in the AANA Foundation Annual Report in the fiscal year of the award.
The nominee(s) must be a senior resident nurse anesthetist(s) eligible to graduate who is recognized for his/her outstanding research skills and has completed a research study. The applicant must be an AANA associate member and currently enrolled in an accredited nurse anesthesia education program.
Complete the enclosed nomination form and include a one-page abstract of the completed research study. Pilot studies, not proposals, are acceptable. Please indicate whether the project is being prepared as a manuscript for submission, or has been submitted and is under review.
Each program nominates one senior research project per calendar year prior to graduation.
The nomination from the program administrator is forwarded to the AANA Foundation. The AANA Foundation Board of Trustees determines recipients of the award.
The Program Administrator will be notified of the award and a certificate will be mailed to the Program Administrator for presentation.
All completed applications must be received at least two months prior to the resident’s graduation to allow time for processing. Notification of the recipient of the award will be made as soon as possible. Only one award will be granted to each program in a calendar year.
Complete an online application for the Program Administrator’s Outstanding Resident Research Project Award. Please review the Foundation AI Policy before submitting an application.
The Program Administrator’s Outstanding Resident Research Project Award and Scholarly Project Award are given to residents who have conducted noteworthy research & evidence-based projects. In 2023, the following residents were honored:
Research Title: Propofol-ketamine versus propofol-remifentanil in office-based facial plastic surgery: Comparison of postoperative pain
Author: Austin Black, BSN, RN; Caleb Cockrum, BSN, RN; Desiree Laubert, BSN, RN
Program: Webster University
Research Title: Enhanced Recovery After Elective Cesarean Section: An Evidence-Based Approach
Author: Austin Gregory, BSN; Joseph Leoni, BSN
Program: University Health Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia
Research Title: Predictors of Health Perceptions Among DHA and VA Beneficiaries Who Take Dietary Supplements
Author: MAJ Melissa McKinney, BSN
Program: US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
Research Title: Distance Learning Education on Labor Epidurals to Nurse Anesthetists in Cameroon
Author: Maria Arrey, BSN, RN; Murielle Kameni, BSN, RN; Benson Tanjong, BSN, RN
Program: Webster University
Research Title: Perioperative Nurse Education on Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity and Lipid Emulsion Quality Improvement Project
Author: Madison Avritt, RN; Tyler Coulter, RN
Program: Northern Kentucky University Nurse Anesthesia Program
Research Title: Improving Small-Volume Antibiotic Administration for Surgical Prophylaxis
Author: Ben Thomas, BSN, RN
Program: Goldfarb School of Nursing, Barnes-Jewish College
Research Title: Get Ahead of the Spread: Improving Infection Control Practice During Intubation
Author: Lauren G. Coggins, BSN, CCRN, CPPS
Program: Rush University Nurse Anesthesia Program
Research Title: Development of a Pediatric Pain Protocol for Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Emergency Department
Author: Melissa McKinney, BSN; LeeAnn Sperling, BSN
Program: US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
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