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Nurse practitioner Rachelle Quimpo begins an ear exam on Shreya Sasaki at a Kaiser Permanente health clinic inside a Target retail department store in San Diego, Calif., as Dr. Heidi Meyer watches via video. Kaiser says it will train medical students to provide good care beyond traditional medical settings.

Kaiser Permanente's New Medical School Will Focus On Teamwork

The California-based health care provider plans to enroll its first students in 2019. It's the latest of 20 U.S. medical schools opened in the past decade to boost the number of primary care doctors.

Bob Boilen's Top 10 Albums Of 2015

It was a great year for lyricists, says All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. His favorite albums of the year are proof of that richness.

A demonstrator wears a box that reads in Spanish, "Salary raise now," during a protest by university professors and students at Venezuela's Central University in Caracas on May 28. A typical professor's salary is now worth the equivalent of $35 a month due to runaway inflation. Leading public universities have been closed due to strikes since September.

Venezuela's University Professors Vote With Their Feet

The collapse of economy, combined with sky-high inflation, has left university professors earning about $35 a month. Droves of professionals have left, seeking opportunities abroad.

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2015

Albums that we loved in 2015 swept us away, seduced us, reckoned with the politics that shape our moment or our nation and taught us something new about ourselves.

Cheo Feliciano at the opening of The Fania All Stars 2013 world tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Salsa Legend Cheo Feliciano Dies

One of the most respected figures in Latin music, the salsa singer had deep roots in both Puerto Rico and New York, where he influenced a younger generation of musicians.

Preeti Mistry's biriyani-stuffed pumpkin.

So Long, Turkey: 3 Ways To Spice Up Thanksgiving Without The Bird

Not everyone delights in turkey as the centerpiece to Thanksgiving. We asked three chefs around the country for their suggestions of winning alternatives. They came up with venison, pork and biryani.

Kenji Lopez-Alt is managing culinary director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column "The Food Lab," and a columnist for <em>Cooking Light.</em> His first book is <em>The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.</em>

A Kitchen Science Savant Shares His Secrets In 'The Food Lab'

Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.

Kenji López-Alt is managing culinary director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column The Food Lab, and a columnist for Cooking Light. His first book is "The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science."

A Kitchen Science Savant Shares His Secrets In 'The Food Lab'

Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.

Reinventing Cuba

Airs Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Unity - The Latin Tribute To Michael Jackson

Airs Friday, October 9, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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