NBCRNA Certificant Elected Director

Dawn Bent, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, New Certificant Elected Director on NBCRNA Board of Directors 

The NBCRNA Board of Directors includes two CRNA directors elected by the CRNA population. The Certificant Elected Director (CED) serves as a full member of the NBCRNA Board of Directors with all rights and responsibilities.  

The NBCRNA is pleased to announce the election of Dawn Bent, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, as the new Certificant Elected Director. Dr. Bent will begin her term in October 2024.  

The NBCRNA opened voting to all CRNAs on April 4, 2024, and thousands of CRNAs cast their votes before voting closed on April 19, 2024.

 

Dr. Dawn Bent has been an anesthesia provider for over 20 years and has been an anesthesia educator for over 15 years. Dr. Bent currently serves as Program Director at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where she oversees didactic education, including the basics of anesthesia, inhalational agents, anesthesia pharmacology, basic and advanced monitoring, and pediatric content. Additionally, Dr. Bent serves on the Board of Trustees for the Pennsylvania Association for Nurse Anesthetists as the Chair for the Membership Engagement Committee and a member of the Communications Committee.  

“Serving on the Board of Directors for the NBCRNA is something that I have always wanted to do. I am eager to learn and grow from other leaders within anesthesia circles,” said Dr. Bent.  

Click here to learn more about Dr. Bent

 

2023-2024 CED Election Timeline

December 13, 2023: 

CED Application Deadline. 

January 29 – February 1, 2024:

Conduct phone interviews with selected applicants for Certificant Elected Director.

April 4 – 19, 2024: 

Voting opens for Certificant-Elected Director

April 29, 2024:

Results posted to the NBCRNA website.

October 2024:  

CED Term Begins

 

CED FAQs

  • Q What are the requirements for applicants for certificant elected Director?

    Applicants will be nurse anesthetists who have at least five years of nurse anesthesia experience.

  • Q Are the responsibilities of a nurse anesthetist Director elected by all nurse anesthetists different from those of a nurse anesthetist elected by the NBCRNA Board of Directors?

    No. Regardless of how a Director is elected, he or she will serve as a full member of the NBCRNA Board of Directors with all rights and responsibilities. The Director will be asked to serve on at least one Board committee and may be assigned additional duties by the President.

  • Q Are candidates able to publicize their candidacy to the certificant community at large?

    Because its primary mission is to serve the public, the NBCRNA is striving for a structured and discreet process. The NBCRNA expects Board members to be elected based on their qualifications.