Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia's Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship is off to a great start, according to Director Bill Johnson. The first cohort totaling 14 fellows recently began the 12-month curriculum. The application period for the second cohort is open Oct. 1-Dec. 1, and interviews will take place in December. Classes will begin in January 2018. For more information, visit mtsa/fellowship.

The objective of the Fellowship - a partnership between the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and MTSA, as well as a component of the Pain Management Curriculum - is to advance the knowledge and skills of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in acute surgical pain management and prepare them to help meet the growing need for this evidence-based approach in the United States.