Specialized Colleges

Public health courses, still far from common at colleges, should become the norm, according to a consortium of academic groups.

Number of applicants rises by 8 percent and enrollees hit a record, as medical schools expand their classes in push to increase production of doctors.

Colleges are producing an increasing number of nursing graduates, but who will teach them?

Medical deans are well paid, but study finds their average tenure is half that of college presidents.

While most Harper College nursing students have multiple professors, those in a new program learn mainly from a single source.

Impending retirements at time of cascading crises prompt expansion in college programs in the field.

Medical college association calls for a 30% increase in enrollments, to be achieved at existing schools and new ones.

At more institutions, admitted applicants face criminal background checks.