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Betty Horton1, Michael Kremer2
1served as the COA Director of Accreditation (later Accreditation and Education) from 1990-2002 after a career as a CRNA program director, teacher, and practitioner. Dr Horton has served as a project manager and consultant to the COA and the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA) and has been a higher education consultant since 2002.
Abstract:
In 1934, Gertrude Fife, President of the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA) sought to elevate the standards of anesthesia practice and standardize the education of nurse anesthetists. NANA members located schools, developed education standards and a school approval process, that eventually led to creation of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) in 1975. Examination of historical documents demonstrated that COA developed into a well-known accreditation agency recognized by both governmental and non-governmental organizations, enhancing the standards of anesthesia education and promoting high-quality educational programs. Note: See the April 2020 issue of AANA Journal for Part One of this article.
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