Phone:   217.876.2578

Email:  rgee@bradley.edu

Rhonda Gee serves as the CRNA Director of the Decatur Memorial Hospital 's Nurse Anesthesia Program/Bradley University. Her role in this position is to oversee the operations of the Nurse Anesthesia Program; ensure compliance with the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA); and provides guidance and support to both nurse anesthesia students and faculty. In addition, she is active in providing both didactic and clinical instruction at Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH).  She serves on all nurse anesthesia program committees at DMH, as a member of the DMH research Awareness Committee, as a Pacific institute image 21 facilitator, and on the DMH/BU joint Nurse Anesthesia Program committees, Topic Approval and Admissions.

Background

Prior to serving as the CRNA Program Director, Ms. Gee has participated in the Decatur Memorial Hospital 's Nurse Anesthesia Program/Bradley University as the Assistant CRNA Program Director and faculty member. She has been engaged in clinical practice at DMH and other area institutions. Professionally, she is a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and serves as a Regional Director for the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists.  She is also a team reviewer for the COA and in that role, participates in the accreditation process of nurse anesthesia programs nationwide. Research interests are in the area of simulation-based education.

Degrees & Certification

Ms. Gee earned her diploma in nursing from St. John's Hospital School of Nursing, and an AA (1976) from Springfield College of Nursing. She earned her BSN (1991) from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and her MSN (1995) from Bradley University.  She is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Science program at the University of Tennessee at Memphis.   She is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.