Meridian-based Idaho State University School of Nursing will begin offering the first nurse anesthesia degree program in Idaho, according to a July 5 report from NBC affiliate KTVB.
If the program is granted accreditation, the first cohort will begin in the fall of 2025 at ISU's Meridian campus.
The three-year program will prepare future CRNAs to "provide a full range of anesthesia services to meet the growing needs of Idaho's diverse population and remedy the critical anesthesia shortage in the region," according to the report.