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| Program Description: |
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| The Nurse Anesthesia Program was established in 1942 as one of the professional schools of North Carolina Baptist Hospital (NCBH) and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The program has graduated 616 students through 2006. Through a cooperative effort between NCBH and the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, graduates, in addition to exceeding all requirements for certification, earn a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree in the anesthesia nursing concentration. Twenty five students are admitted to the program each year. |
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| Mission and Philosophy: |
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The purpose of the program is to offer high quality education and experience to a select group of professional, registered nurses in order to satisfy the need for competent anesthetists and to prepare graduates for a life-long study and practice of anesthesia.
The guiding vision for the school is Creating Excellence in Nurse Anesthesia. That vision is to measure succes, not solely in numbers of pass rates, but in the collective spirit of graduates. The program strives to produce graduates who are not only expert clinicians, but also ambassadors who will demonstrate principles of professionalism, commitment, accountability, and stewardship for the profession. This is the essence of Excellence we strive to create, and that which we belive will assure the success of the school and our graduates for years to come. |
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| Annual Fund: |
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The Nurse Anesthesia Program Alumni Fund, established in 1993, provides and maintains a reliable source of annual operating support of the program. Gifts are unrestricted and are used to support students and faculty wherever the need is great. Use of the funds is at the discretion of the Program Director and Vice President of Operations, North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Annual Fund money has been used for library acquisitions, technology to enhance education (LCD projector), teaching models, student scholarships, student research, student tuition for special courses (neonatal resuscitation), hands-on workshops on regional anesthesia and difficult airways and seminars on professional issues. The fund also sponsors student leaders for state and national seminars and supplements student contributions for graduation ceremonies. |
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| Alumni News and Notes: |
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We want to keep up with all our alumni. Please submit news and/or photos for the alumni digest of Visions magazine to: |
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Dr. Michael Rieker |
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Nurse Anesthesia Program |
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center |
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Medical Center Boulevard |
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Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1118 |
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Phone: (336) 716-1411 |
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Fax: (336) 716-1412 |
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e-mail: mrieker@wfubmc.edu |
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Helen Dowling |
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Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs |
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Office of Development and Alumni Affairs |
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center |
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Medical Center Boulevard |
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Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1021 |
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Phone: 336-716-4580 |
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e-mail: hdowling@wfubmc.edu | |
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