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Founded: 2015

Accredited: 2018

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees: Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP

Founding President : Dev GnanaDev, MD

Founding Dean and Vice President of Medical Affairs: Robert Suskind, MD

Vice Chair of the CUSM Board of Trustees: Kavitha Bhatia, MD, MMM, FAAP

Program: Four-year medical program leading to a of (MD) 217 E. Club Center Drive Inaugural class (August 2018): 60 San Bernardino, CA 92408 Phone: 909-580-9661 Total maximum enrollment: 480 Fax: 909-424-0345 Email: [email protected] Basic : www.calmedu.org 14 MDs and MDs/PhDs

Clinical Faculty: The California of Science and Medicine (CUSM) 6 MDs and MD/PhDs School of Medicine is a private, not-for-profit with a mission to improve healthcare by training exceptional Volunteer Clinical Faculty: 300+ future to advance the and science of medicine through innovative , research, and Curriculum: Clinically integrated, compassionate care delivery. systems-based emphasizing clinical reasoning with the goal of creating a The Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity more balanced and relevant learning with a mission to improve healthcare through educational and experience for future physicians. charitable initiatives, funded the establishment of CUSM. Prem Reddy, MD, founder of Prime Healthcare and the Prime Annual Tuition: Healthcare Foundation, had a vision of establishing a medical $55,000 plus $3,500 in fees school, believing that education and healthcare can profoundly improve the of others. Dr. Reddy has committed more than $60 million towards the establishment of CUSM. Facility Details: • 2 lecture halls Dev GnanaDev, MD, a prominent and past President of • 9 college rooms the California Medical Association and past Medical Director of • 15 clinical skills Arrowhead Regional (ARMC), shared a similar • Simulation lab, lab, vision of establishing a medical school in the Inland Empire. Research lab

02/2018 Admissions Information • from all backgrounds with a passion to serve, a commitment to excellence, and a special dedication to the MISSION underserved To advance the art and science of medicine • Minimum MCAT score of 502 through innovative medical education, • Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 research, and compassionate • Minimum science GPA of 3.0 delivery in an inclusive environment that • Must be US citizen or permanent resident advocates critical thinking, creativity, • Must have graduated from a regionally accredited US school with a , and professionalism. bachelor’s degree, or equivalent foreign (which requires transcript verification) VISION To establish a school of medicine that Financial Aid inspires, motivates and empowers students The Office of Financial Aid will assist students in understanding their to become excellent and caring physicians, financial expenses and assist them in obtaining loans from and leaders, advances the art third parties. The Office of Financial Aid will also offer financial aid to and science of medicine through research, eligible students, amounts received by each student are based on case by improves the health of its community, shares case basis. and innovative curriculum and advances of best pratices in medical education Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is the teaching globally, and facilitates a medical education for the California University of Science and Medicine to promising minority and disadvantaged students from California and the Inland Empire.

CORE VALUES (C-A-L-M-E-D)

Community-Focused Committed to educating future physicians who will embrace the responsibility for improving the health and health care needs of minority and underserved communities and be advocates for the elimination of health ARMC is a 456-bed located on a 70-acre campus in disparities. Colton, California. It is a designated Level II and operates Accountability a regional center, a primary stroke center, a behavioral health Accept individual and collective center, four centers, three Family Health Centers, and more responsibility to direct education, research, than 40 outpatient care services. and service activities to address the priority health concerns that span from the local to Community Partnerships the global community. The CUSM School of Medicine has partnered with ARMC as the training ground for our medical school to train and expose our students Leadership to the highest quality of health care. Promote effective changes in educational policies and processes in order to develop Community-focused partnerships allow CUSM to make connections and train competent physicians who will between academic medicine and the surrounding community to improve have leadership roles in all domains of health outcomes for area residents: medicine.

• Prime Healthcare Foundation (founding donor) Motivation • Claremont Graduate University, member of the Claremont Colleges Inspire, shape, and mold the character of • County of San Bernardino students through dedicated faculty and • City of Colton creative, innovative teaching methods.

Clinical Partners Excellence • Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (primary teaching hospital) Achieve consistent outstanding levels of • County of San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health performance which exceed the expectations • Centinela Hospital Medical Center of our students while upholding the highest • Chaparral Medical Group standards of ethical , intellectual • Chino Valley Medical Center honesty, and professional conduct. • Association Inland Southern Region Diversity • Desert Valley Medical Center Promote, cultivate, and respect ethnic, • Desert Valley Medical Group intellectual, social, and cultural diversity • Montclair Hospital Medical Center of students, faculty, and in a safe, • West Anaheim Medical Center positive, and nurturing environment.