Kaiser Permanente announced Wednesday, March 9, that the campus for its School of Medicine will be located in the City of Pasadena.
The site for the school, on land Kaiser Permanente already owns, is located in central Pasadena. The community was chosen because of its “proximity to affordable housing, public transit, and major freeways.”
“The highly livable city of Pasadena is culturally and economically diverse, and is within a few miles of other major Kaiser Permanente facilities where much of the students’ education will take place,” according to their department of public relations.
The School of Medicine campus will be located adjacent to the Kaiser Permanente Department of Research & Evaluation.
“Selection of Pasadena as the future Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine location highlights the qualities that make our city so attractive to residents and employers, and to new businesses considering where to locate,” said Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek. “Pasadena is a dynamic place to live, work and play. It’s a growing center for innovation in technology, education, science and health, and already a destination for arts, culture, and recreation. We look forward to working with Kaiser Permanente on their plans for this exciting project.”
Demographic changes in the U.S. population have created increasingly diverse communities. Physicians in the 21st century require cultural competency and fluency in order to meet the needs of their patients and to best serve their communities.
“We have an opportunity, even an obligation, to redesign medical education and be a catalyst for change,” Dr. Ellison said. “New generations of physicians will take this knowledge wherever they choose to practice, inside or outside of Kaiser Permanente, and will be well-prepared to meet the total health needs of communities across the nation, including the necessary work of addressing health disparities.”
Groundbreaking is expected in 2017, and the school will welcome its first class of students in the fall of 2019.
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