Knowledge, integrity, excellence, scientific inquiry, stewardship, diversity equity and inclusion.

The Foundation provides financial support to CRNAs and SRNAs through a variety of initiatives and events in addition to offering workshops attended by hundreds of individuals. Over the course of its history, the Foundation has awarded more than $4.2 million to more than 3,800 individuals as detailed below. 

• 1,195 scholarships totaling more than $1,956,000 to support nurse anesthesia
• 189 fellowships totaling $1,316,000 to assist CRNA students pursuing their PhD and DNP degrees and post-doctoral work
• 193 research grants to CRNAs totaling more than $830,000
• 46 student research grants totaling more than $49,000
• 2,208 poster presentations at AANA Annual Congresses totaling $168,000

In addition, since 2017, over $1.3M has been allocated to 10 Health Policy Research Studies for total funding of more than $5.7 million.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Values Statement

The AANA Foundation is an organization focused on research and education. As such, the AANA Foundation values the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our work while excluding and rejecting bias. Addressing bias and inequities for CRNAs, SRNAs, and our patients is critical for improved health and wellness for all.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Vision Statement 
The AANA Foundation envisions a continuous integration of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout its nurse anesthesia education and research programs. The Foundation will create opportunity for all through scholarships, leadership, research, professional development, and philanthropic efforts with the intention to expand knowledge and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion within the nurse anesthesia community.

One of the goals of the AANA Foundation is to support new and seasoned investigators in nurse anesthesia through grants, fellowships and post doctoral fellowships. Programs are designed to develop researchers in nurse anesthesia. The AANA Foundation sets a broad range of research objectives that includes the following areas:  

• Healthcare policy
• Science of anesthesia
• Education Practice/Clinical
• Leadership
• AANAF and AANA Joint Research Program Overview.

The AANA Foundation convened an HSR Ad Hoc Committee (HSR-AHC), which comprised 8 total members (2 representatives for each affiliate:  AANA, AANA Foundation, COA, and NBCRNA). Each member was asked to identify 2-3 health policy research questions that addressed policy, education, or practice. 

To learn more about the HPR agenda, development and methodology, and download the 24 questions by domain please visit the Health Services Research Agenda page. Review the top 6 ranked research topics.

• AANAF FAQs
• 2011 AANAF Finance FAQs
• AANA Foundation Strategic Framework
• AANA Foundation Bylaws
• 2019 AANA Foundation Annual Report
• AANAF Reimbursement Policy PowerPoint
• 2019 Historical Perspectives

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Your donation will assist with:

• High profile, critical research focused on:
  • Best anesthesia practice
  • Nurse anesthesia scope of practice
  • Anesthesia quality
  • Cost of effectiveness
  • Malpractice closed claims
• Fellowships and Post-Doctoral Fellowships
• Student Scholarships
• General grants
• Oral poster presentations
• Workshops
• CRNA recognition