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Inspired by front-line health care workers, record numbers apply to medical schools

The Hechinger Report

So far in my lifetime, at least, and for as long as I’ve been in medical education, that’s the only comparison that I could make.”. The United States will be short 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, while the proportion of people who are over 65 will grow by an expected 45 percent. It’s “very flattering,” he said in an interview. “I

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

Its a looming crisis for the economy, with fewer graduates eventually coming through the pipeline to fill jobs that require college educations, even as international rivals increase the proportions of their populations with degrees. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? That means they already have 2.7

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