The California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) was founded as a non-profit medical school in 2015 by
Prem Reddy, a cardiologist and owner of
Prime Healthcare (PH). The stated goal of establishing the school was to assist in addressing the physician shortage problem in the United States. That amount later increased to more than $60 million dollars with additional funds being provided by the Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation. The medical school opened in 2018 and is located in the inland empire, a medically underserved area. The new CUSM campus, completed in 2020, has two lecture halls, nine college rooms, 15 clinical skills rooms and three labs. More than 2,400 students applied to CUSM's inaugural class. The school awarded its first medical degrees to a class of 64 physicians on May 21, 2022. Many of the students at the school attend on scholarships provided by the Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation. == See also ==