November 2025

When does early bird registration close for EDGE?

Ready to Lead? Apply for Fellows designation or elected office today

Fellows of the AANA applications and leadership nominations are now open to members ready to advance nurse anesthesiology. 

• Become a 2026 Fellow of the AANA (FAANA): earn the profession’s highest recognition for excellence in practice, education, research, and advocacy. Applications are due Feb. 2, 2026, at 12 pm (noon) CST. 

• Run for AANA elected office: represent your peers and help guide nurse anesthesiology’s national direction. Nominations close Jan. 15, 2026. 

Both pathways honor your commitment to advancing nurse anesthesiology—and amplify your voice in shaping its future. 

Help your students get involved: AANA Journal audio app now hiring narrators

A new AANA Journal audio app is launching soon, making journal articles and other audio content more accessible on the go. 

The app team is seeking resident registered nurse anesthetists (RRNAs) to serve as narrators for AANA Journal articles. 

This contract opportunity allows students to gain professional experience and connect with the broader CRNA/nurse anesthesiologist community. 

Please share this opportunity with your students.

Applications are due Dec. 12. 

Shape the future of nurse anesthesia education

The AANA Education Committee is seeking a passionate CRNA/nurse anesthesiologist educator to help guide the next generation of leaders. 

✓ Who: CRNAs who spend at least 50% of their time in didactic or clinical instruction 

✓ Role: Two-year national term on the committee 

✓ Election: One delegate elected at EDGE in February 

✓ Deadline: Nominations due Dec. 15

Bring your expertise to the national stage—lead, collaborate, and make a lasting impact on nurse anesthesia education. 

Build a sustainable nurse anesthesia workforce

How can we stabilize and strengthen the nurse anesthesia education workforce? 

In this episode of Airway Exchange, Terrica Durbin, DNP, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, director of nursing at Western Carolina University, shares insights on faculty retention, mentorship, and workforce sustainability. 

• Faculty stabilization and addressing vacancies 

• The impact of mentorship on retention 

• Closing the clinical–academic pay gap 

• Strengthening the future workforce 

Listen now to learn how AANA and educators are working together to build a resilient nurse anesthesia community. 

Upcoming important dates and deadlines 

Deadline 

Dec. 9 

EDGE early bird registration rate expires  

Deadline 

Dec. 15 

Delegate to the Education Committee nomination deadline 

Important Date 

Dec. 31 

AANA Foundation Grants Open 

Deadline 

Jan. 15, 2026 

Nomination Deadline for AANA Board and Leadership 

Deadline 

Jan. 15, 2026 

Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director Award Nominations Deadline 

Event 

Jan. 18–24, 2026 

National CRNA Week 2026 

Event 

Jan. 19, 2026 
Resident Roundtable: Shift Happens: Managing Your Time (and Sanity) in Residency 

Deadline 

Feb. 2, 2026 

AANA Fellows Application deadline 

Event 
Feb. 4–7, 2026 | Louisville, KY 
EDGE (formerly ADCE) 2026: Educate. Develop. Grow. Engage. 

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