Assistant Professor, Assistant Program Director
Western Carolina University
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Dr. Taya Kretz-Notelle is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) who has made significant contributions to the field of nurse anesthesia. She began her academic preparation with an Associate of Science in Nursing from Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2002, where she graduated with honors. She continued her education at South University in Savannah, Georgia, earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Summa Cum Laude, in 2009. In 2012, she obtained her Master of Science in Anesthesia from Keiser University in Naples, Florida. Dr. Kretz-Notelle then went on to earn her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where she received the Deans Award for her doctoral project on using ultrasound simulation to assess SRNA self-efficacy for performing ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.
Dr. Kretz-Notelle has received several honors and awards throughout her career, including membership in the Alpha ETA Honors Society.
Dr. Kretz-Notelle has held several professional employment positions throughout her career. She is currently an Assistant Professor on a tenure track & Assistant Program Director at Western Carolina University in Asheville, North Carolina. Prior to this, served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Kretz-Notelle has also worked as an independent anesthesia provider in NE Indiana, where she expanded her knowledge in ultrasound-guided regional techniques, her passion in the clinical environment.
In her personal life, Taya is the mother of 3 little girls, ages 8, 7, 5 and the wife to an extremely supportive husband. She plays tennis as much as possible and enjoys growing Dahials with her daughters in the summertime.
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