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Put Patients First: Free CRNAs to Do the Critical Work They Have Trained For

Put Patients First: Free CRNAs to Do the Critical Work They Have Trained For

by Dr. Ryan Shores | Jan 29, 2026

As the director of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, (CRNA), program at the University of North Florida, I have been charged with graduating as many doctorally prepared advanced practice nurses as I can in response to the continual anesthesia provider...
Florida Families Back Rick Scott’s Call for Passing ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Florida Families Back Rick Scott’s Call for Passing ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

by Skylar Zander | Jun 26, 2025

Senator Rick Scott has it exactly right. Florida’s senior U.S. senator recently made a strong case in the Washington Examiner for why Congress must rein in Washington’s out-of-control spending by passing President Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill. This is the kind...
The Smartest Investment Florida Can Make: Early Learning

The Smartest Investment Florida Can Make: Early Learning

by Dawn Montecalvo | Apr 28, 2025

If we want to change outcomes, we have to start where it matters most: early childhood. The first years of life shape the trajectory of everything that follows — school success, career paths, and lifelong well-being. Investing in early learning isn’t a hopeful...
FGCU’s Role in Florida’s Higher Education: Advancing Innovation, Research, and Student Success

FGCU’s Role in Florida’s Higher Education: Advancing Innovation, Research, and Student Success

by Dr. Aysegul Timur and Ray Rodrigues | Apr 1, 2025

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) believes in the power of passion, partnerships, and performance to drive student success and economic prosperity across Southwest Florida. As a young and dynamic institution, FGCU embraces adaptability and forward-thinking...
Put Patients First: Free CRNAs to Do the Critical Work They Have Trained For

It’s time to evolve from the anesthesiology status quo pushed by medical dinosaurs

by Grant Van Meter | Mar 10, 2025

Editors Note: There’s a battle playing out in the halls of the Florida Capitol right now over who should be allowed to administer anesthesia during surgery – physician anesthesiologists or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Doctors argue that CRNAs...
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