Voorhees Resident Named President of New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NJANA)

PHILADELPHIA, PA (06/28/2013)(readMedia)--  Chris Giberson of Voorhees, NJ, has been named president elect of New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NJANA), with a one-year term starting in August. Giberson earned his master's degree in nurse anesthesia from Thomas Jefferson University's Jefferson School of Nursing in 2009 and has been active with NJANA since 2010.

As president of the organization, Giberson will oversee the overall operation of the organization. He says, "The focus of my tenure as president will include increasing efficiency and creating a renewable succession planning system within the organization."

Giberson credits Jefferson as encouraging his involvement in state and national organizations as a student. "While being a student in the nurse anesthesia program at Jefferson, there was a strong encouragement to attend state and national meetings," he says. "This invaluable exposure led me to the desire to participate in the state and national organizations. The leadership training in Thomas Jefferson's Nurse Anesthesia Program provided an ease in transition to the role of President in the state organization.

About Thomas Jefferson University

Jefferson School of Nursing is part of Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), the largest free standing academic medical center in Philadelphia and nationally renowned for medical and health sciences education and innovative research. Founded in 1824, TJU also includes Jefferson Medical College (JMC), the Jefferson Schools of Pharmacy, Health Professions and Population Health and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Jefferson University Physicians is TJU's multi-specialty physician practice consisting of the full-time faculty of JMC. Thomas Jefferson University partners with its clinical affiliate, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.