The Case for Education Our passion to teach touches every interaction — from the classroom to the bedside — throughout our university, hospitals, clinics and affiliated organizations around the world. Our mission is clear: To continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ. It is not by chance that teaching is mentioned first. Since our founding in 1905, our desire to teach — to pass on the heritage of health and our dynamic discoveries — has led to our becoming a one-of-a-kind, faith-based, health sciences university. And the story of what happens here is being carried around the world by our 40,000 graduates. As we look to the future, emerging approaches in healthcare and the changing economics of education led us to understand we needed a bold plan for the future. A key pillar of Vision 2020 was to support and strengthen the already exceptional health science programs offered in our eight schools. By increasing scholarship endowments, Vision 2020 has ensured that Loma Linda University will continue to attract promising, high-quality students of all economic backgrounds. Vision 2020’s success increased endowment funds designated to advance the outstanding research close to the heart of our teaching professionals.
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We realize the needs in our community and the world for ways to live better. That understanding drives what we do each day. We live and promote wholeness to our patients. By sharing that passion with our students, the impact of Loma Linda University Health’s unique approach to health reaches around the world. An important role for our new hospital will be to provide an optimal teaching environment for our students, interns and residents. Improved consultation areas and larger patient rooms will offer confidentiality while providing a more comfortable space for teaching rounds. We will also bring exceptional education to young people in the heart of San Bernardino at our San Manuel Gateway College. Designed to provide viable job opportunities for local students in the Inland Empire, San Manuel Gateway College offers certificate programs in a variety of healthcare disciplines. Students will complete clinical rotations and be mentored by Loma Linda University Health faculty.
