Grant will help start CSUSB physician’s program

Cal State San Bernardino has received a $2 million federal grant to be used to be develop a Master of Science in Physician Assistant program.

The money will help get more doctors working in the Inland Empire, according to a statement on the university’s website.

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, and Sen. Alex Padilla arranged the funding, which is part of the 2023 fiscal year appropriations package..

The federal funding will buy equipment and pay for the renovation of the Yasuda Center,  the on-campus facility that will house the program.

“Our region is under an extreme shortage of health care professionals with just 35 primary care physicians per 100,000 residents,” Aguilar said in the statement. “Our hospitals and health care facilities are doing the very best that they can, but they need help.”

The program is expected to start with a class of 40 students in August 2025, according to the statement.