Cramming for exams is a long-standing strategy for students looking to get ahead in their most challenging academic courses. Now, California Health Sciences University in Clovis is employing a variation of the concept to prepare its potential students for the rigorous admissions process they'll need to ace to pursue a...
New California Medical School Waives Tuition for 1st Classes
PASADENA — Tuition will be waived for the first five classes of students at the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine in Southern California. Kaiser Permanente announced Tuesday that the school being built in Pasadena has received preliminary accreditation and it will begin accepting applications in June for the first...
Gov. Brown Signs Bill Supporting a Valley Medical School
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday establishing the San Joaquin Valley Regional Medical Education Endowment Fund. The bill's author, Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced), said in a Facebook post that the fund will provide "a dedicated opportunity for the collection of public and private donations to support the construction and operation of...
Death Sentence for Ex-Doctor Who Killed 4 People in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. — A former doctor convicted in the revenge killings of four people connected to a Nebraska medical school was sentenced Friday to death. A three-judge panel handed down the sentence against Anthony Garcia, 45, of Terre Haute, Indiana. The judges, who heard arguments earlier this year during the...
From FUSD to a Medical Degree
Students, like those at Tenaya Middle School, now have a chance to pursue a career in medicine. In a first of its kind program, Fresno Unified is partnering with California Health Sciences University (CHSU). At a press conference Wednesday morning, Fresno Unified Board President Brooke Ashjian said, “We are creating...
From FUSD to a Medical Degree
Students, like those at Tenaya Middle School, now have a chance to pursue a career in medicine. In a first of its kind program, Fresno Unified is partnering with California Health Sciences University (CHSU). At a press conference Wednesday morning, Fresno Unified Board President Brooke Ashjian said, “We are creating...
Pathway to Medical School
It’s being called a groundbreaking program. A pathway for Fresno Unified students to obtain a medical degree. The school district and California Health Sciences University (CHSU) will announce a partnership to fast track high school students through a two- or four-year college and into CHSU. It is the continuation of...
Pathway to Medical School
It’s being called a groundbreaking program. A pathway for Fresno Unified students to obtain a medical degree. The school district and California Health Sciences University (CHSU) will announce a partnership to fast track high school students through a two- or four-year college and into CHSU. It is the continuation of...