The SRNA class of 2020 is graduating in the midst of a historic pandemic, and their knowledge and skills in patient safety will never be more essential to the healthcare system. Because of COVID-19, we can’t give them the graduation ceremony or celebration they’ve earned, but we congratulate them for their hard work and achievements over the past three years and thank them for their contributions to the Department of Anesthesia and University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics during their training. We wish them all the best in their new careers.

SRNA Class of 2020. Back row, from left: Mike Anderson, CRNA DNP, clinical director; Mark Boswell, SRNA; John Sherrill, SRNA; Austin Blay, SRNA; Cormac O’Sullivan, CRNA, PhD, program director; Andy Sacquitne, SRNA; Brandon Janss, SRNA. Front row, from left: Elvis Kasi, SRNA; Courtney Fahrer, SRNA; Sophia Courneya, SRNA; Heather Bair, CRNA, DNP, associate program director; Laura Schippers, SRNA; Jasmine Kayvani, SRNA; David Villanueva, SRNA.

Where they're going

Austin Blay, Courtney Fahrer, Brandon Janss, Jasmine Kayvani, and David Villanueva are staying at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Mark Boswell will join Unity-Point Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.

Sophia Courneya is heading to Worcester, Massachusetts.

Elvis Kasi is moving to Liberal, Kansas, to work in a small rural hospital.  

Andrew Sacquitne is heading to Wisconsin.  

Laura Schippers will join Metro Anesthesia and Pain Management in Des Moines, Iowa.

John Sherrill will be working in Spencer, Iowa.