The AP/Houston Chronicle on Tuesday examined how the expansion plans of medical schools at several U.S. universities “are rushing ahead despite the severe economic downturn.” Existing medical schools are “[r]esponding to warnings of a looming doctor shortage” by raising their enrollment rates while new schools are opening or already under development, the AP/Chronicle reports. The number of medical schools approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education this year to train physicians is expected to increase by four to 130, while five other schools that have plans to enroll students in the next two years have submitted accreditation applications

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Medical School Growth, Development Increasing Amid Economic Recession