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Which Way, L.A.?

A New Look at Medical Training

The giant HMO Kaiser Permanente has a history of bucking the healthcare establishment by snapping up new technology and encouraging physicians with different specialties to work together. Now it's planning its own medical school to train a new generation of doctors who look like the patients in communities where they serve.

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By Warren Olney • Dec 21, 2015 • 15m Listen

The giant HMO Kaiser Permanente has a history of bucking the healthcare establishment by snapping up new technology and encouraging physicians with different specialties to work together. Now it's planning its own medical school to train a new generation of doctors who look like the patients in communities where they serve. Chad Terhune covers healthcare for the LA Times.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Christine Detz

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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    Chad Terhune

    Kaiser Health News

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    George Thibault

    Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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    Daniel Zingale

    California Endowment

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