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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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    Kaiser Permanente to Open a Med School
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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

      News

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    Kaiser Permanente to Open a Med School
    1. 0:00California Court Limits Environmental Review
    2. 6:57A New Look at Medical TrainingYou’re reading this
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