KPSOM Spotlight

Working to Reshape the Future of Healthcare

Forbes magazine highlights KPSOM’s efforts to train non-traditional students as physician leaders

March 06, 2025

The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine campus in Pasadena, California.

The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine campus in Pasadena, California.

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine students come from a range of varying, unconventional backgrounds, bringing rich experiences that enhance their medical education. Our students are not just aspiring doctors, but they include former firefighters, translators, researchers, advocates, and more. “What they bring to the bedside table exceeds far beyond knowledge of pharmaceutical pathways,” according to a new profile of the school published by Forbes magazine. “They embody the resilience, interdisciplinary knowledge and cultural awareness that mold empathetic and inventive healthcare professionals.”

Read the article here .