Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award
2023 Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award
Suzie Newell, DNP, CRNA, FAANA
The Clinical Anesthesia Practitioner Award was established in 1986 by the AANA Council for Public Interest in Anesthesia. This award recognizes the accomplishments of CRNAs involved in direct patient care, who have made an important contribution to the advancement of nurse anesthesia practice.
The Award became the Alice Magaw Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award in 1998 to honor Alice Magaw (1860-1928), nurse anesthetist to the Mayo brothers (1893-1908). Dr. Charles H. Mayo bestowed the title “Mother of Anesthesia” on Magaw, a “peerless anesthetist” who combined open drop ether and talking soothingly to patients during the administration of the anesthetic. Magaw shared her expertise with the medical community by writing five articles, the first publication by a nurse anesthetist, with her observations on administering anesthetics and training nurses sent by leading surgeons.
Susan is currently Chief CRNA in Obstetrics at Capital Anesthesia Solutions in Cincinnati where she engages in obstetric anesthesia clinical work as well as overseeing hiring, policy development, and education of the OB floors across the system.
Susan’s many leadership roles include her work with the Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists where she served on the Government Relations Committee, as PAC Chair, and is president elect. Susan was also recently elected to the 2024 AANA Board of Directors.
“Susan came to work on a labor and delivery unit that had previously been managed by MDAs in eastern Pennsylvania. She showed through example and leadership that CRNAs are the clear choice to manage anesthesia in obstetrics.” Said her nomination. “Her knowledge base on obstetrics is extremely impressive and is only matched by her compassion for her patients.”
Congratulations Susan!
