MedPod Deep Dive: Inside a For-Profit Nursing School's Financial Struggles

The following is a transcript of the podcast episode:

Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. I'm your host, Rachael Robertson.

This week we're doing things a little differently and diving deep on one topic. For the past several months, MedPage Today's Washington Correspondent Shannon Firth has been reporting on for-profit nursing programs. She's interviewed current and former students, regulators, lawyers, nurse leaders, and even former faculty. She's dug through emails, filed FOIAs [Freedom of Information Act requests], and listened to recordings of nursing board disciplinary hearings. What Shannon has been trying to understand is what's happening behind the scenes of these nursing programs. Today, she'll share with us what she uncovered. Join me in welcoming Shannon Firth to the show.