@mlbarnett.bsky.social
health policy researcher, primary care physician, dad
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialwhat else can we do?? sigh. but i do want to normalize these experiences as typical, not outliers.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialAnother grant not discussed 🙇♂️😓🤷♂️👎 Just have to roll with the punches and try again. I sure wish the NIH cycle was faster though.
@brownpublichealth.bsky.socialReposted by @mlbarnett.bsky.socialProfessor @mlbarnett.bsky.social has found that amid the explosion in training programs for our expanding #nursepractitioner workforce, nearly 1 in 3 new NPs is being educated by a for-profit program.
Dr. Barnett's reasons for concern: https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-10-08/profit-nurse-training
@jenszalai.bsky.socialReposted by @mlbarnett.bsky.social
@bakerdphd.bsky.socialReposted by @mlbarnett.bsky.socialFinally a proper working paper for this study that produced one of the most astounding figures I've ever seen. Basically economics is different from every other field, empirically. This paper looks at the concentration of university affiliations for award winners.
@crumb.bsky.socialReposted by @mlbarnett.bsky.social
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialReposted by @mlbarnett.bsky.socialnew research with @hneprash.bsky.social and others in @annalsofim.bsky.social
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are an exploding workforce. For-profit companies are starting to get in on the training boom. What's been happening nationally? Buckle up!
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialReposted by @mlbarnett.bsky.socialWe decided to look deeper into what is happening. My team pulled nursing rosters from CA, FL, IA, and TX and classified the schools training NPs as for-profit or non-profit. We found something shocking - nearly 1 in 3 newly licensed NPs in 2024 was trained at a for-profit school! That's massive.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialThanks to my wonderful team including two amazing nursing researchers Hilary Barnes and Elizabeth White, also Brianna Hardy and Ellen Latsko. Send questions or thoughts my way.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialOur piece just describes this growth, so we can't say anything about quality. But there are concerns and little transparency in how for profit education + clinical outcomes compare to other schools. The story didn't turn out well for RN education.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialThe growth varies a lot by state too - in California, the number by 2024 is over 40% of NPs trained in for profit programs. This boom is driven strongly by a small number of for-profit schools like Walden and Chamberlain, owned by the same corporate parent formerly known as DeVry.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialWe decided to look deeper into what is happening. My team pulled nursing rosters from CA, FL, IA, and TX and classified the schools training NPs as for-profit or non-profit. We found something shocking - nearly 1 in 3 newly licensed NPs in 2024 was trained at a for-profit school! That's massive.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialThe APRN workforce is growing very rapidly and they all need graduate degrees. For-profit companies have noticed. The concern is that for-profit schools cut a lot of corners - distance education, students find their own clinical training, and more.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialnew research with @hneprash.bsky.social and others in @annalsofim.bsky.social
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are an exploding workforce. For-profit companies are starting to get in on the training boom. What's been happening nationally? Buckle up!
@chalkbeat.orgReposted by @mlbarnett.bsky.socialFor decades, some Boston students have traveled to suburban schools through Metco. New research finds strikingly large benefits years later.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialPS they let the butterfly out in the playground at the end of the science section
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialthis is ABSOLUTE INSANITY. next up, investigating 3rd grade teachers for imprisonment of caterpillars in science education.
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialNew MAHA priorities: - bring back full dose aspirin - HRT for CV prevention - tonsillectomy for all - stent all coronary arteries - required annual PSA test - make benzos and opioids great again
@mlbarnett.bsky.socialreductions in crime happened before greening! interesting Hawthorne like effect with interest implications for neighborhood effects. can't wait to see more @atheendar.bsky.social
@mlbarnett.bsky.social!!!!!
