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Health Care and Higher Ed
What the new legislation means for students, campus health centers and medical schools.
Medical Schools Expand -- and Contract
Economic realities shrink classes at a few U.S. medical schools, undercutting push to increase physician work force.
An Intimate Exam
Upsetting some students, U. of Minnesota Medical School stops using live patients to teach pelvic exams.
Nursing Education Growth Slows
Latest survey of pre-licensure programs shows recession is beginning to take toll on admissions and enrollments, though demand remains high.
Online Cure for the Nursing Crisis
Distance education might answer America's demand for nursing programs -- and it's not just for-profit colleges that are looking to cash in.
Nursing Tug of War
To dismay of community college advocates, new study recommends all nurses have a baccalaureate degree before they are allowed to practice.
Future Docs Are Confused, Too
Study finds that half of all medical students feel undereducated about economics and health care systems.
Presidents Push for Global Health
Major research university presidents speak out on new and growing global health programs at first-ever meeting of a new consortium.