Demand for both roles is growing rapidly. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of physician ...

Program accreditation is a voluntary process for academic institutions. Programs in nursing may be accredited at the state, regional, or national level or all 3 levels. Each level of accreditation ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Pitfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July after a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper ...

A survey of nurse practitioner (NP) residency/fellowship program directors found that the vast majority of respondents identified benefits of these programs, and <50% identified barriers to support ...

In 2024, nurse practitioner education programs made national news over their education practices. Specifically, critics were concerned that NPs were not receiving the necessary education to maintain ...

Drexel University is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree ...

National projections continue to show strong overall demand for nurse practitioners, reflecting the need for NPs across the U ...

National forecasts project rapid growth for nurse practitioners, yet hiring needs differ widely by specialty, practice setting, and location. Factors such as state regulations, healthcare economics, ...