KPSOM Spotlight

Beyond Teaching Medical Knowledge and Clinical Skills

KPSOM Dean and CEO outlines vision to address the evolving healthcare landscape

November 27, 2024

KPSOM Dean and CEO John Dalrymple, MD

At the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, medical education is seen as a transformative process in which students not only acquire medical knowledge and clinical skills but also develop professional identities that will help them shape the future of health and healthcare in America. In addition to the traditional biomedical and clinical sciences, this approach also focuses on health systems science, a third pillar of medical education that explores the systemic and societal factors influencing the health of individuals and communities. In a recent interview with Becker's Hospital Review, Dr. Dalrymple discussed his vision for the future of KPSOM, which opened in 2020 and achieved two major milestones in 2024 by graduating its first class and achieving full accreditation status.

Read the full interview here .