Certification validates your qualifications and your advanced competence, demonstrates your professional aspirations and your desire to improve the quality of patient care and delivery of services.

Certification rewards your continuing efforts to improve your knowledge and skills in your profession, certification reflects your commitment in time, effort and expense to gastroenterology nursing. Certification assures professional recognition from your peers and colleagues. 

Congratulations to Diane Walker for receiving a scholarship for certification and Mitzie Donaldson for recertification

     Hello out there to all of the GI professionals striving to be the best they can be. I want thank Rocky Mountain Region #08 for making it possible for me to attempt to take the Certification exam again on October 18th.   The first time was such a challenge and I really believed I was ready, low and behold , the day six of us left to take the test in Denver, I had the flu,flunked!!!! I decided to do it one more time convincing myself that I did well ,just couldn't keep my lines in order. Suffice it to say I did take it, my best friend and mentor Katie O was with me, she drove me their and waited in Denver to ride home with me. She was confident " that was it
     Two weeks later I got my results and passed with flying colors. Finally, success. I thank all who supported me, including RMSGNA and their scholarship process, that makes it easy to be helped.
     For you out there that have not yet taken the exam, I encourage you to find a mentor and support and "Go For It" It is a great feeling of pride for yourself.
Sincerely,
Diane Walker RN CGRN