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DenverNative Earns Master’s Degree
in Nurse Anesthesia from MidwesternUniversity
GLENDALE, Arizona (August 2018)—Jane Doe, M.S., of Denver, Colorado, has completed the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Nurse Anesthesia in the College of Health Sciences at Midwestern University. An official graduation ceremony and conferring of degrees took place on the Midwestern University campus in Glendale, Arizona on August 23rd.
Ms. Doe is the daughter of Denver residents Ted and Alice Doe. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Scranton in 1992 and an M.S. in Health Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1996. While at Midwestern, she served as Class President and earned the Dean's Award for Academic Achievement. After graduation from Midwestern, Ms. Doe plans to work at Mayo Clinic as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
CRNAs are anesthesia specialists who provide anesthetics to patients in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, podiatrists, and other qualified health care professionals. They administer more than 32 million of the anesthetics given to patients each year in the United States, and are the primary anesthesia providers in the rural hospitals in the United States.
The Nurse Anesthesia Program at Midwestern University provides students with a solid foundation in the basic sciences as well as all aspects of anesthesia management. Graduates of the program work as CRNAs in a variety of settings, including urban and rural hospitals, same-day surgery centers, doctors’ offices, and pain clinics.
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Midwestern Universityis a private, not-for-profit universityoffering graduate degrees in the health sciences with eleven colleges and two campuses. The Illinois campus, located on a 105-acre site in Downers Grove, is home to over 2,900 students and five colleges: the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Chicago College of Pharmacy, the College of Health Sciences, the College of Dental Medicine-Illinois, and the Chicago College of Optometry. The Arizona campus, located on a 156-acre site in Glendale, is home to over 3,800 students and six colleges: the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Pharmacy-Glendale, the College of Health Sciences, the College of Dental Medicine-Arizona, the Arizona College of Optometry, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information, visit or call 623.572.3215.