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   <title>TCU Nurse Anesthesia Student Wins Top Innovation Award for Invention</title>
   <author>Taylor Helmes</author>
   <email>taylor.helmes@tcu.edu</email>
   <description>Brett Garcia, a second-year nurse anesthesia student, recently won the top prize at the Rm8: AANA Innovation Lab presentations, hosted by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology in Boston.</description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:03:12 -0800</pubDate>
   <tags>Research,Innovation,Nurse Anesthesia,Harris College</tags>
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            alt="Brett Garcia, BSN, RN, RRNA, with AANA Chief Innovation Officer Eric O'Connor following his win at the Rm8 iNoV8 Pitch Competition at the AANA Annual Congress in Boston."/>
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