From the Rehabilitation Room to the Operating Room.
Communication and advocacy resources for the Anesthesiologist Assistant profession, built by a cognitive-communication and brain injury specialist on the pre-AA path. Honest prerequisite and university reviews, real talk on the application process, and evidence-based frameworks for pre-AAs, student AAs, and CAAs.
01 — The Basics
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) are master's-level healthcare professionals who work within the Anesthesia Care Team (ACT) model. Practicing since 1969 and currently licensed in 24 jurisdictions, it is a small but established and growing profession.
What is a CAA? Learn more →02 — Advocacy: Communication and Support
Tools for navigating CAA misinformation and supporting the profession, free to use.
A communication strategy grounded in cognitive-communication science and evidence-based practice, for conversations, comments, and questions from colleagues or family.
Learn more and take action on active campaigns that involve pre-AAs, S-AAs, and CAAs.
03 — Pre-AA Pathways Podcast
Co-founder and co-host of Pre-AA Pathways — a step-by-step guide through the entire pre-AA application cycle, from prerequisites and CASAA to interviews and beyond. New episodes regularly.
04 — Pre-AA Resources
Real reviews of online science prerequisites and the universities that offer them, including difficulty, workload, cost, and what AA programs think of each institution. All completed while working full-time.
Course & university reviews, plus communities, organizations, and tools.
05 — About
The clinical expertise behind this work — how the brain processes information, integrates new information, and builds new understanding — shapes everything here.
This is the work I'm doing at the intersection of communication science and the CAA profession. In real time.
Learn more →06 — Get in Touch
Whether you're a fellow pre-AA with questions about the process, a podcast listener, or found this site from a Discord rabbit hole — I'd love to hear from you.
