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