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THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS (NBCRNA) IS THE CERTIFYING BODY FOR INITIAL, CONTINUED AND SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION FOR CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS (CRNAS) IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS INCLUDES INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2,800 CRNAS PER YEAR AND VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (CPC) PROGRAM EVERY FOUR YEARS FOR APPROXIMATELY 62,000 CRNAS. THE NBCRNA PROTECTS AND SERVES THE PUBLIC BY ASSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CREDENTIALED HAVE MET PREDETERMINED QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR PROVIDING NURSE ANESTHESIA SERVICES FOR ENTRY INTO PRACTICE. FOR 2024, A TOTAL OF 3,279 CANDIDATES TOOK THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION FOR THE FIRST TIME AND 6,986 CANDIDATES TOOK THE SELF-EVALUATION EXAMINATION. FOR THE 2024-2028 CPC PERIOD, over 23,000 CRNAS COMPLETED THEIR CPC RENEWAL AND ENTER THE MAC PROGRAM OF LONGITUDINAL LEARNING.. THE NBCRNA OFFERS A SUB-SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION IN NONSURGICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (NSPM) AND FOR 2024, 38 CRNAS WERE SUCCESSFUL ON THE NSPM EXAMINATION. THE NBCRNA IS ALSO COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROFESSION BY OFFERING SPONSORSHIPS FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, CREDENTIALING ADVANCEMENT AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. FOR 2024, THE NBCRNA AWARDED $523,000 IN SUCH SPONSORSHIPS AND GRANTS.