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Education, Work, Training, Etc.

Education

Medical University of South Carolina – Charleston, SC
       Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice, December 2022
       Achievements: Alpha Eta National Honor Society
                                 Dean’s Award

 

University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Columbia, SC
       Masters in Nurse Anesthesia, May 2006                                        

 

Midlands Technical College – Columbia, SC         
       Associate Degree in Nursing, May 2001             
       Achievements: Honor Roll Student (Summer 1999)
                                 Lexington Medical Center Auxiliary Scholarship 
                                 ADN Scholarship Midlands Technical College 
   
Clemson University – Clemson, SC                
       Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, May 1998     
       Achievements: Honor Graduate (Spring 1998)
                                 President’s List (Spring 1997)
                                 Dean’s List (Fall 1997)
 

Work Experience

Ursuline College with Somnia Nurse Anesthesia Program (SNAP)
        June 2024 - Present

        Associate Professor, Urusline College

        Nurse Anesthesia Assistant Program Director – East

University of South Carolina School of Medicine 

Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia
       July 2009 – June 2024 
       Assistant Program Director
       Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience

 

Prisma Health - Greenville Memorial Hospital – Greenville, SC
       September 2006 – Present
       Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
       Clinical Student Coordinator (October 2007 – July 2009)

       
CRNA School Prep Academy Mentorship Program
       October 2020 – Present
       Expert Contributor

 

Lexington Medical Center – West Columbia, SC
       June 2006 – September 2006
       Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
 

Professional Committees

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Leadership Identification Committee (2024-Present)

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Social Media Ambassador

(2024-Present)

South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists Public Relations Committee Chair (2024-Present)

South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists Bylaws Committee Member 
(2022-2023)

 

Moderator of The Nurse Anesthesiologist Faculty Forum (2020 – Present)

 

Interdisciplinary Library Advisory Committee – Prisma Health (2018-Present)

 

Interview Committee – U of SC School of Medicine Masters in Nurse Anesthesia
       (2008-Present)
       
Program Evaluation Committee – U of SC SOM Masters in Nurse Anesthesia 
(2009 - Present)

 

U of SC SOM Alumni Awards Nominating Committee (2010 – Present)

 

U of SC SOM Alumni Board of Directors Member (2019 – Present)

 

South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists State Government Relations 
Co-chair (2010)

 

NBCRNA Self Evaluation Examination Committee Member (2010 - 2015) 

 

Chair Academic Transformation Council – Center for Teaching and Learning Subcommittee – Greenville Hospital System (2011)

 

Co-Leader Students Services Department of Center for Teaching and Learning – Greenville Hospital System (2012 – 2013)

 

Office of Faculty Affairs Center for Teaching and Learning – Greenville Hospital System (2013)

 

Chair Public Relations Committee – S.C. Association of Nurse Anesthetists (2011 and 2012)

 

Organized Fundraising Project for Habitat for Humanity (January 2012)

 

Spearheaded Preoperative Warming for Patients at Greenville Hospital System (January 2012)

 

Organize and host continuing education meetings for anesthesia providers in upstate South Carolina (2009 – 2014)
       
S. C. Association of Nurse Anesthetists Program Committee Chair (2015-2016)
 

Publications

Case Studies in Nurse Anesthesia (1st Edition)
       Elisha, Sass
       Content Expert Reviewer

  

Case Studies in Nurse Anesthesia (2nd Edition)
       Elisha, Sass
       Content Expert Reviewer
       
Current Anesthesia Practice: Evaluation and Certification Review (1st Edition)
       Elisha, Sass; Jeremy Heiner, John Nagelhout
       Content Expert Reviewer

 

Nurse Anesthesia (7th Edition)
       Elisha, Sass, Jeremy Heiner, John Nagelhout
       Author-chapter. Blood and Blood Component Therapy
 

My CV

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