Northern Kentucky University adds nurse anesthesia program: 3 key notes

Highland Heights-based Northern Kentucky University launched a nurse anesthesia program, Lane Report reports.

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Here’s what you should know.

1. William Terry Ray, MD, developed the program. Dr. Ray was the University of Cincinnati’s director of nurse anesthesia.

2. Dr. Ray will lead the program.

3. NKU will accept its first anesthesia students May 8, 2017.

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