A New Medical School Launches in California - Feb 20, 2018

The California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine Achieves Preliminary Accreditation, founded by the Prime Healthcare Foundation

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(San Bernardino, CA - February 20, 2018) - The California University of Science and Medicine, School of Medicine (CUSM School of Medicine) proudly announces its approval for preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The University will welcome its first incoming medical school class this August.

The CUSM School of Medicine, a private, not-for-profit medical school, was created with a mission to improve healthcare by training exceptional physicians with a special dedication to serving underserved areas, especially in areas like the Inland Empire of Southern California where the school will be established.

The Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity with a mission to improve healthcare through educational and charitable initiatives, funded the establishment of CUSM. Prem Reddy, MD, founder of Prime Healthcare and the Prime Healthcare Foundation, believed that the establishment of a medical school could provide the greatest positive impact on healthcare for generations by addressing growing health disparities, disease burden and the national physician shortage. Dr. Reddy, through the PHF and his family foundation, has committed more than $60 million towards the establishment of CUSM.

CUSM will be committed to teaching the importance of improving the health and healthcare needs of underrepresented and underserved communities, such as San Bernardino County. The medical school has already been recognized for its progressive curriculum. The clinically integrated, systems-based curriculum emphasizes clinical reasoning with the goal of creating a more balanced and relevant learning experience for future physicians.