Donnelly to be inducted as an AANA Fellow

Clinical Assistant Professor Joanne Donnelly, DNP, APRN, CRNA, was selected to be inducted as a 2023 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA).

The Fellows of the AANA (FAANA) designation distinguishes certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) as being the premier anesthesia provider with a high level of skills, training, experience, achievement and professional standards. The FAANA designation represents a commitment to quality, professional development and continued education.

Donnelly serves as the program director for the Doctor of Nursing Practice nurse anesthesia specialty. She has served in clinical and administrative roles as a CRNA for over two decades, including responsibilities for clinical and didactic education for nurse anesthesia students and staff. She serves on the Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists Board of Directors.

She has a strong record of professional service and clinical teaching with expertise in curriculum development and implementation spanning a variety of educational platforms essential to nurse anesthesia education. Her scholarship focuses on standardized communication, patient safety and airway management. She has been recognized as an outstanding instructor through two certificates of recognition from the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare School of Nurse Anesthesia and was a Nightingale Luminary Nominee from the Colorado Nurses Foundation.

The 2023 Fellows Induction will take place in August during the AANA Annual Congress in Seattle, Washington.