In December 2007, officials at Malcolm X College found that one of the instructors in the physician assistant program lacked the required state medical license.
In May 2008, the college fired the program's director, accusing her of lying about academic credentials on her resume, among other offenses.
The following month, the college fired two instructors for regularly failing to show up for class, according to public records.
And in September, reviewers with a national accrediting body recommended that Malcolm X be stripped of recognition.
Now, instead of welcoming a new class of physician assistant students for the summer, Malcolm X is scrambling to repair the program's tarnished reputation and move forward with a reconstituted staff.
The physician assistant program - one of three in Chicagoland - supplies county-run facilities, including Stroger Hospital, with a valuable staple of medical professionals.
It is a lifeline for students who can't afford programs like Northwestern University's, and gives local students a chance to enter the profession.
The college's president is confident about a turnaround. But public records show the program faces some serious hurdles.
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