Ep 126: Gertrude Fife’s Lasting Impact on Education and the AANA
Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs · Jeremy Stanley
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Show Notes
Agatha Hodgins earned notoriety as the founder of the AANA but a person right behind her often gets overlooked. That’s Gertrude Fife, the second president of the AANA, and she’s the next focus of our historical series. We look back on how she helped shape the organization and set the standards of education for CRNAs with the help of Nancy Bruton-Maree, CRNA, and Sandy Ouellette, CRNA.
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What we discuss on this episode:
2:10 – Welcome Sandy and Nancy
5:22 – Early part of her life
6:49 – Contributions to clinical anesthesia
13:39 – Contributions to AANA
24:38 – Elected NANA president
27:52 – Real proponent of an accreditation program
34:15 – An organizer and promoter
36:27 – Membership categories
39:02 – What annual dues would be today based on inflation
40:55 – Settings standards for education
45:37 – Woman of many talents
47:46 – Dagmar Nelson Trial
45:37 – Disagreement between Hodgins and Fife
51:59 – First qualifying exam
54:54 – Other awards
56:45 – Her life’s work and its relevance today