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New Kaiser Medical School Opens in Pasadena

Fifty students start medical training at state-of-the-art facility amidst pandemic

Published on Monday, July 27, 2020 | 6:39 pm
 

Pasadena’s Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine opened its doors Monday to its first class of 50 students in the school’s state-of-the art, 80,000-sq. ft., four-story building at the corner of Los Robles Avenue and Green Street.

“All of us at the school are excited to welcome 50 phenomenal students who are compassionate, mission-driven, collaborative, and very smart and are poised to become the next generation of leaders in medicine,” said Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, Founding Dean and Chief Executive Officer.

According to the school’s announcement, “Students will learn in an environment that reflects the changing demographics of America and the multi-faceted health care issues facing society. The school has woven equity, inclusion, and diversity into all aspects of its design.”

The technology-enhanced classrooms feature everything from new classroom communication devices to computerized mannequins which can accurately simulate patient conditions, to help students treat and diagnose patients.

The school’s first new students are also attending tuition-free, the first of five classes who will benefit from the Kaiser Permanente Foundation philanthropy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the school to make adjustments, including adopting a “hybrid model” that includes in-class and virtual programs and more frequent cleaning, Walter Harris, the school’s senior vice president of administration and finance told City News Service. He said some classes could be held with some students in one classroom and others watching from another classroom via Zoom videoconferencing.

The four-story, state-of-the-art building could accommodate twice as many students, which easily enables physical distancing, Harris said.

Students have been advised they need to wear face masks, and the school will have plenty of hand sanitizer and wipes available, he said.

None of the students objected to the school opening as scheduled, according to Harris, who said they are “very excited to get their medical careers started.”

The school includes an anatomy resource center in which traditional cadaver dissection will be replaced with newer methods that are more clinically relevant, along with a rooftop garden with a meditation, yoga and fitness area for student and faculty “wellness.”

Students are set to begin interacting with patients during their third week of school and to learn from Kaiser Permanente physicians and care teams at six of its medical center campuses, including Los Angeles, West Los Angeles and Downey.

The school has waived tuition, fees and disability insurance for students entering through the fall of 2024, and students in those classes will receive a waiver for the cost of a health plan from Kaiser Permanente unless they have an equivalent health plan, according to the school’s website.

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