Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

On December 10, 2021, the school published its "Anti-Racism and Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Plan," which states the following: "Our approach to student admissions is to evaluate the full experience of each individual, including academic, personal, and other characteristics that contribute to defining the whole person. Holistic admissions approaches have been shown to increase the likelihood of admitting students of diverse backgrounds."

The school published a document titled "Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine Overview of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity," which states "The entire school goes through bias mitigation training, with additional role-specific EID training for faculty and staff that includes education in mitigating individual cognitive bias, mitigating bias in selection, mitigating microaggressions and macroaggressions, and addressing mistreatment in the learning environment."

On December 10, 2021, the school published its "Anti-Racism and Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Plan," which states the following: "The EID Curriculum Workgroup has also developed a longitudinal anti-racism learning arc for our students. Some topics that will be covered include social identity, intersectionality, power, and privilege; cognitive bias mitigation; history of race and racism in medicine and science; and media bias and literacy."

On December 10, 2021, the school published its "Anti-Racism and Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Plan," which states the following: "...the school has committed to a robust curricular focus on health disparities, social determinants of health, structural inequities, and the leadership and advocacy skills to tackle these issues."

The school published a document titled "Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine Overview of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity," which states "KPSOM has embedded anti-racism and related topics throughout its curriculum integrating the three pillars of Biomedical, Clinical, and Health Systems Science, and strives to incorporate principles of EID across the school." Additionally, the schools Health Systems Science department has developed "a robust curriculum covering health disparities; social and economic factors that influence health; and structural inequities, as well as training in leadership and advocacy skills needed to tackle these issues."

Regarding its curriculum, the school states that "Four longitudinal threads [are] woven across the four-year program: Advocacy and Leadership; Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity; Health Promotion; and Interprofessional Collaboration."

Regarding its curriculum, the school states the following: "You'll work alongside fellow students to understand and address socially and culturally based health disparities, to promote health equity. And you’ll study self-awareness, unconscious bias, and diversity and inclusion in the workplace to increase your cultural sensitivity and empathy, both for patients and colleagues."

On December 10, 2021, the school published its "Anti-Racism and Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Plan," which states that the diversity training called "Belong@KP Module," is "required for all employees at the school along with a fourth workshop focused on applying Belong@KP principles within KPSOM for staff and faculty."

On October 4, 2022, the schools news section published an article titled "Addressing Health Equity in Clinical Practice," which discusses a presentation given by Kaiser School of Medicine Professor Quyen Ngo-Metzger, MD, MPH. According to the article, "Dr. Ngo-Metzger discussed how race is a social classification that has been socially, politically, and legally constructed." Additionally the professor "pointed out that race does not have an accurate and distinctive biological or genetic base and that race is a social construct that has health implications through racism."

On July 20, 2020, the school announced "the permanent installation of Bridge (Science of Speed), a major artwork by Los Angeles conceptual artist Glenn Kaino." Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, Founding Dean and Chief Executive Officer of the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine stated, "Bridge (Science of Speed) will serve as a reminder to everyone entering the school of the importance of advocating for patients and communities that have been oppressed and marginalized."

On June 29, 2023, the school published its response to the Supreme Court's decision regarding race-conscious admission policies and stated the following: “Many members of our school community have expressed that they were deeply disappointed to learn of today’s Supreme Court rulings on race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities. While we are going to carefully review the Court’s decision in the two cases, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, to understand the implications for our school, it is clear that the Court’s decisions significantly change the ability of schools like ours to consider race as a factor in their review of applicants for admission."