Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School Of Medicine Inc

PROVIDE A WORLD-CLASS MEDICAL EDUCATION THAT IGNITES A PASSION FOR LEARNING, DESIRE TO SERVE & COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS & COMMUNITIES.

OPERATION OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INCORPORATING ADVANCED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION, AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO DELIVER HEALTH EQUITY. THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HAS WAIVED TUITION FOR THE ENTERING CLASSES OF 2020-2024 (I.E. FIRST 5 CLASSES). THE TUITION WAIVER APPLIES TO EACH CLASS FOR THEIR FOUR YEARS OF ENROLLMENT AND IS TREATED AS A REDUCTION TO THE REVENUE. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TUITION WAIVED WAS APPROXIMATELY $3.8 MILLION AND $1.4 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. THE KAISER PERMANENTE BERNARD J. TYSON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEMONSTRATED ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ITS MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES BY ADMITTING A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS TO ITS SECOND COHORT (40% UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE, 26% DISADVANTAGED, 34% NONTRADITIONAL, 18% FIRST-GENERATION). THE SCHOOL WAIVES TUITION AND FEES FOR ALL FOUR YEARS OF ENROLLMENT FOR ITS FIRST FIVE COHORTS, AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL INSTITUTIONAL GRANT AID TO OFFSET LIVING EXPENSES (E.G., ROOM AND BOARD, TRANSPORTATION). THE SCHOOL ALSO ACHIEVED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE ON ITS PATH TO ACHIEVING FULL ACCREDITATION, AND WAS GRANTED CANDIDACY STATUS BY THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (WASC) SENIOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY COMMISSION ON JUNE 25, 2021. THE SCHOOL'S INAUGURAL CLASS OF STUDENTS ENTERED THEIR SECOND YEAR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, WHICH EMPHASIZES THE APPLICATION OF COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, AND FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO MORE COMPLEX PATIENT CARE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CONTEXTS. IN THIS YEAR, STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN FOUR ONE-WEEK INPATIENT IMMERSION EXPERIENCES WHERE THEY ARE GUIDED BY ATTENDING PHYSICIANS AND RESIDENTS AS THEY PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE PATIENT CARE AREAS WITHIN A HOSPITAL SETTING.