Making the Rounds

AFFILIATION WESTERN UNIVERSITY COMP

I n April, 2022, Kern Medical entered into an agreement with Western University Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Western COMP). Western COMP will be sending up to 32 Medical Students to us per year who are looking to experience Hospital and Ambulatory based care during their 3rd and 4th year clinical clerkship rotations. Each 3rd year rotation is 4 weeks in duration. Kern Medical will provide these rotations in several of our specialty offices as well as our Inpatient and Outpatient Primary Care venues. Rotations will cover: • Internal Medicine Outpatient & Inpatient • General Surgery • Pediatrics • OBGYN/Women’s Health • Psychiatry • Family Medicine • 3 Electives Western COMP will be our latest US Based Medical School affiliation since UCLA. Additional funding from Western COMP will support our SIMCenter, aClerkshipDirector, and a Clinical Coordinator.

Western COMP was established in 1977 and provides medical education to prospective doctors in the Pomona Valley and Rancho Cucamonga areas, Palm Desert, West Los Angeles, and Oregon. They havea reputation for excellent academics and a postgraduate residency placement track record of 98.8%. A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine sees patients, prescribes medications, performs surgeries, and delivers babies just like Medical Doctors (MDs) across the US, but are distinct in their whole person approach they incorporate traditional allopathic care with Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). OMMemphasizes the physical manipulation of the body’smuscle tissueandboneswith a focus on pain relief, conditioning, and wellness. Approximately 11% of all physicians in the US are now Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO’s) and are considered equally under the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Kern County remains one of the most medically underserved areas in California while Kern Medical is

Glenn Goldis, MD, MMM CMO, Kern Medical

one of only 26 Safety Net Facilities in the state that are willing to care for anyone who needs medical intervention regardless of their ability to pay. To that end, we look forward to furthering our collaboration with Western COMP as we seek to establish “pipeline” programs that feed the service needs of our community and help lay out a pathway for those interested in a career in health care. We are excited to have Kern Medical share our physicians’ time and talents with the future medical professionals from Western COMP and look forward to our future collaboration.

“ Kern County remains one of the most medically underserved areas in California while Kern Medical is one of only 26 Safety Net Facilities in the state that are willing to care for anyone who needs medical intervention regardless of their ability to pay. ”

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