USU Nurse Anesthesia Program Expands Horizon with Tampa General Hospital Partnership
The Nurse Anesthesia Program at the Uniformed Services University recently announced a new partnership for clinical rotations with Tampa General Hospital. Twelve residents per year will undertake their clinical anesthesia training at TGH, further preparing them to deliver care in complex and demanding environments.
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| The trip was marked by excitement from both institutions. CDR Suszan (pictured far left) and Maj. Ransom (far right) met with key hospital leaders at TGH, including Nicole Hubbard, Chief CRNA, (center left) and Dr. Jeffrey Weiss, Chief of Anesthesiology (center right). (Photo courtesy of CDR Suszan) |
August 1, 2024 by Hadiyah Brendel
The Uniformed Services University’s (USU) Graduate School of Nursing (GSN) announced a new partnership with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) in Florida. This new partnership will enhance clinical training opportunities for nurse anesthesia residents and embolden the military medical force with clinicians able to deliver care in complex and demanding environments.
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Maj. Ransom, CRNA, Mr. John Couris, President and CEO of the Florida Health Sciences Center, and CDR Suszan CRNA. Maj. Laura Ransom and CDR Lauren Suszan, Program Director of the Registered Nurse Anesthesia Program, are both faculty at the USU’s GSN and toured the facilities at TGH to finalize their new partnership. (Photo courtesy of CDR Suszan) |
Starting in September 2024, 12 residents from the USU nurse anesthesia program will begin their clinical rotations at TGH. The primary goal of the partnership, says Suszan “is to provide anesthesia training with high acuity patients and specialty surgical cases including cardiac, obstetrics, pediatrics, neurosurgical, and trauma.”
“We are excited about this new partnership with Tampa General,” says Dr. Carol Romano, dean of the GSN. “This clinical rotation for our students will provide amazing opportunities in a wide array of clinical experiences to better prepare nurse anesthetists to care for those in harm’s way.”
Tampa General Hospital has a long-standing history of supporting military medical training, as evidenced by their partnerships with the United States Central Command and the United States Special Operations Command at the nearby MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.
“The opportunity for the USU nurse anesthesia residents to have clinical anesthesia training at Tampa General Hospital continues to strengthen our program mission of graduating uniformed nurse anesthetists who will independently provide the highest quality evidence-based anesthesia services to anyone, anywhere, and anytime,” says Suszan.
Suszan further highlights the importance of this and other education and training partnerships the GSN enters into. “The importance of Tampa General Hospital and many other civilian partners allows our graduates to be ready for independent anesthesia practice in military treatment facilities and operational platforms across the world the day they graduate,” she says.
