Build expertise in the areas that align with your educator role and goals.

Grow your impact as a CRNA educator.

Earn AANA Digital Badges that recognize your achievement as you build specialized educator skills and advance toward Professional Excellence.

The courses have been prior-approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. For each individual course accreditation statement, MAC Ed or pharmacology credits, and approval codes, please visit the CRNA Education Edge. 

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.

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Earn AANA Digital Badges that recognize your achievement as you build specialized educator skills and advance toward Professional Excellence.

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What is an AANA Digital Badge?
An AANA Digital Badge recognizes achievement within a focused area of professional development and provides a digital credential that can be shared professionally.
How does the Educator Digital Badge Pathway work?
The Educator Pathway includes four areas of educator development: Didactic Education, Clinical Preceptor Education, Simulation Education, and Education Administration. Complete the Digital Badges most relevant to your role and goals, or complete all four to achieve Professional Excellence.
Do I need to complete the badges in order?
No. The badges do not need to be completed sequentially. Choose the Digital Badge that best aligns with your experience, role, and professional development goals. Didactic Education is not required before Clinical Preceptor Education.
Who is the Educator pathway for?
The Educator Digital Badge Pathway is designed for CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists involved in or interested in nurse anesthesia education, including didactic educators, clinical preceptors, simulation educators, and education leaders. Nurse anesthesia residents preparing for future educator or preceptor roles may also benefit from select Digital Badges.
How is Clinical Preceptor Education different from Didactic Education?
Didactic Education focuses on teaching and learning in the academic environment. Clinical Preceptor Education focuses on applying educational principles when teaching, assessing, providing feedback to, and supporting learners in clinical practice.
Do I need to complete Didactic Education before Clinical Preceptor Education?
No. There are no prerequisites for Clinical Preceptor Education. Each level can be completed independently.
How do I share my badge?
Once you achieve a digital badge, options to share your badge will be available here. You can share on LinkedIn, email signatures, résumés, professional websites, and employer credentialing systems.
How do I earn the micro-credential?
You must earn all four digital badges to achieve the micro-credential, the highest level of practice excellence in the pathway.

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What is an AANA Digital Badge?
An AANA Digital Badge recognizes achievement within a focused area of professional development and provides a digital credential that can be shared professionally.
How does the Educator Digital Badge Pathway work?
The Educator Pathway includes four areas of educator development: Didactic Education, Clinical Preceptor Education, Simulation Education, and Education Administration. Complete the Digital Badges most relevant to your role and goals, or complete all four to achieve Professional Excellence.
Do I need to complete the badges in order?
No. The badges do not need to be completed sequentially. Choose the Digital Badge that best aligns with your experience, role, and professional development goals. Didactic Education is not required before Clinical Preceptor Education.
Who is the Educator pathway for?
The Educator Digital Badge Pathway is designed for CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists involved in or interested in nurse anesthesia education, including didactic educators, clinical preceptors, simulation educators, and education leaders. Nurse anesthesia residents preparing for future educator or preceptor roles may also benefit from select Digital Badges.
How is Clinical Preceptor Education different from Didactic Education?
Didactic Education focuses on teaching and learning in the academic environment. Clinical Preceptor Education focuses on applying educational principles when teaching, assessing, providing feedback to, and supporting learners in clinical practice.
Do I need to complete Didactic Education before Clinical Preceptor Education?
No. There are no prerequisites for Clinical Preceptor Education. Each level can be completed independently.
How do I share my badge?
Once you achieve a digital badge, options to share your badge will be available here. You can share on LinkedIn, email signatures, résumés, professional websites, and employer credentialing systems.
How do I earn the micro-credential?
You must earn all four digital badges to achieve the micro-credential, the highest level of practice excellence in the pathway.

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Make Your Achievement Visible

An AANA Educator Digital Badge provides professional recognition of your achievement and a credential you can share.

Showcase your Digital Badge on:

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Continue earning badges across the Educator Pathway to progress toward professional excellence.

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Strengthen Your Skills as an Educator

Build knowledge and skills across didactic education, clinical precepting, simulation, and education administration through a progressive pathway designed for educators.

AANA Educator Digital Badges provide a structured way to develop specialized educator knowledge while earning professional recognition for your achievement.

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Didactic Education

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Build knowledge and skills for effective didactic education, including adult learning, curriculum development and evaluation, assessment, mentoring, cultural competency, compliance, and academic and professional integrity.

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Practice Distinction

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Develop the knowledge and skills to support and lead nurse anesthesia education programs.

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Clinical Preceptor Education

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Become a more confident and effective clinical preceptor with practical, evidence-informed strategies for teaching and supporting learners in clinical practice.

Available October 2026

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Leadership

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Build specialized knowledge and skills for effective simulation-based education.

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Build knowledge and skills for effective didactic education, including adult learning, curriculum development and evaluation, assessment, mentoring, cultural competency, compliance, and academic and professional integrity.

Didactic Education

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Become a more confident and effective clinical preceptor with practical, evidence-informed strategies for teaching and supporting learners in clinical practice.

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Clinical Preceptor Education

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Professional Leadership

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Develop the knowledge and skills to support and lead nurse anesthesia education programs.

COMING SOON

AANA Professional Leadership Badge

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Learn more

Develop the knowledge and skills to support and lead nurse anesthesia education programs.

COMING SOON

Practice Distinction

AANA Practice Distinction Digital Badge

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Build Specialized Knowledge

Develop evidence-informed educator knowledge and skills designed for nurse anesthesia education.

Apply It to Your Role

Build practical skills you can use when teaching, precepting, assessing, mentoring, and supporting learners.

Show What You Know

Earn a digital credential that recognizes your achievement and can be shared on LinkedIn, professional profiles, employer credentialing records, and personal websites.

Choose Where You Grow

Complete the Digital Badges that align with your role and goals—or complete all four to achieve Professional Excellence.

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Educator Excellence Micro-Credential

AANA Educator Digital Badge

Earn all four digital badges to achieve the micro-credential, the highest level of practice excellence in the pathway.