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 ...

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 ...

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

Growth in the demand for health-related occupations can be attributed to severe shortages of health care providers and the pressing medical needs of an aging population. Qualified nurses are needed ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Completing an online nurse practitioner program puts current registered nurses (RNs) on track to a higher-paying career. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice nurses who focus their careers ...

A preliminary injunction preserves higher federal student loan limits for eligible NP and PA students while litigation continues.

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 ...

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 ...

University of Pittsburgh officials believe a new, hybrid nursing program will help meet the growing demand for advanced nurse ...

For students drawn to patient care but not the long, costly road to becoming a doctor, two graduate-level paths stand out: nurse practitioner and physician associate. While both offer similar clinical ...