Dr. Jasmeet Bains says the establishment of a University of California medical school in Kern County would address the shortage of health care professionals and improve access to care.
- Video shows Kern Medical and statistics detailing the lack of access to health care in Kern County
- Kern County is one of the most medically underserved areas in California.
- Dr. Jasmeet Bains proposed AB 2357 to create an endowment in the California State Treasury for funding the medical school.
- Local doctor, Glenn Goldis, says having a local medical school would help ease the burden on hospitals like Kern Medical.
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Burnout from the pandemic and limited staff have been causing issues for medical professionals across the country.
Locally, the possibility of a new medical school might ease that burden for hospitals like Kern Medical and keep doctors and nurses in Kern.