Covista (NYSE: CVSA) announced that healthcare AI credentials developed with Google Cloud are now available to students across its five institutions. More than 3,400 learners enrolled within the first week of launch, according to a company statement.

The healthcare educator is developing an AI-powered classroom environment that integrates Google Cloud's LearnLM, Gemini and NotebookLM technologies within Canvas, the learning management system used by Covista students. The company expects to pilot the integrated environment later this year.

The AI credentials cover nursing, medicine and foundational AI knowledge, with additional certificates focusing on veterinary medicine and mental health planned for summer release. The certificates are available to enrolled students, alumni and healthcare professionals.

Covista established a Healthcare AI Readiness Council comprising health system executives and clinical educators. Council members include Dr. Toby Cosgrove, former president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, and Dr. Betty Jo Rocchio, executive vice president and chief nurse executive at Advocate Health.

Research from Covista's Care Capacity Monitor, conducted by Gallup, found that 75% of healthcare executives believe AI positively impacts care quality, while 59% say most clinical staff need AI training. The study also found that 73% of healthcare executives consider AI skills important for physician specialists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

"Personalized learning at scale remains one of higher education's most formidable unsolved challenges," said Michael Betz, chief growth and innovation officer at Covista. "Our work with Google Cloud and others represents a serious, deliberate effort to address that gap."

Covista serves more than 97,000 students across five institutions: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.