KPSOM Spotlight

KPSOM Wildfire Volunteers in the Spotlight

Local station Spectrum News 1 features two students who served during the Eaton Fire disaster as “Everyday Heroes”

March 07, 2025

KPSOM Students Elaine Liang and Caroline Ferguson-Dryden

KPSOM Students Elaine Liang and Caroline Ferguson-Dryden

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine (KPSOM) students Caroline Ferguson-Dryden and Elaine Liang were recently featured on Spectrum News 1 Southern California’s “Everyday Heroes” segment for their volunteering efforts in response to the Eaton wildfire. Lori Carter-Edwards, MD, MPH, KPSOM Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Government Affairs, gave an emotional tribute to the students’ efforts, saying they embodied KPSOM’s mission to redefine a physician’s role as a selfless community servant.

Watch the Spectrum News 1 segment here .