Cormac O'Sullivan

Cormac O'Sullivan is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Anesthesia Nursing Program at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, with additional responsibilities as Senior Advisor for the Simulation in Motion - Iowa (SIM-IA) program serving rural emergency medical providers statewide.

His educational credentials include:

• PhD in Health Services and Policy, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
• MSN, DePaul University
• Certificate in Anesthesia, Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center
• BSN, University of Iowa

Research focuses on advancing perioperative care through innovative simulation and leadership frameworks:

• Development of crisis simulation workshops for national AANA conferences
• Leadership cultivation for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)
• Health economics analysis of anesthesia services
• Quality improvement in surgical safety protocols

Prestigious recognitions highlight his contributions:

• UI College of Nursing Collegiate Teaching Award (2018)
• AANA Anesthesia Program Director of the Year (2019)
• Election as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

As program director since 2009, he transformed the curriculum into one of the nation's first Doctor of Nursing Practice anesthesia programs while maintaining active national leadership roles including past presidency of the NBCRNA and editorial board service for the AANA Journal. His SIM-IA initiative represents a groundbreaking statewide effort to enhance rural emergency response capabilities through mobile simulation training.

The SIM-IA program, which he developed and advises, delivers critical crisis management simulation training to remote emergency medical teams across Iowa, significantly expanding access to high-fidelity educational resources in underserved regions.