Resident Excellence Award 2025

The Education Committee will award a Resident Excellence Award at the AANA Nurse Anesthesia Annual Congress.

The award will be presented to a resident in good academic standing who demonstrates outstanding leadership and professionalism during their nurse anesthesia program, participates in activities that foster a positive public image of nursing, participates in activities that foster high quality health care to consumers, or engages in volunteer activities of community service or support of health care.

The resident must be nominated by the program administrator or the program administrator’s faculty designee. Eligible residents are individuals who are still a student as of the nomination due date, regardless of their graduation date. Defining characteristics of nominees include:

• evidence of professional promise
• record of extracurricular activities or other contributions to the college or community
• consistent excellent performance in the clinical setting for at least two semesters