Press release
October 13, 2026
Students at Covista Medical Schools Match or Exceed U.S. MD Peers on USMLE Step 1 First-Time Pass Rates Across MCAT Ranges
Covista Inc. (CVSA)
America faces a workforce shortage across critical sectors: healthcare, veterinary medicine, education and business. We don't have enough professionals to meet growing demands. Technology alone won't solve this crisis. Meaningful progress requires people—and higher education models built for how they actually live and work. The challenge is building these pathways at scale.
We exist to solve this challenge. Every year, our five accredited institutions graduate more than 24,000 healthcare professionals—more than any other educator in America. We're delivering a fundamentally different model—one that expands access and ensures graduates are practice-ready.