California University of Science and Medicine | |
Established: | 2015 |
Dean: | Paul Lyons, MD[1] |
City: | Colton |
State: | California |
Country: | United States |
Coor: | 34.0772°N -117.3509°W |
Other Name: | CUSM; CalMed |
The California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) is a private accredited medical school located in Colton, California/San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, United States. CUSM received preliminary LCME accreditation in February 2018, and enrolled students for classes conferring an M.D. degree beginning July 2018.[2] The new CUSM campus, completed in 2020, has two lecture halls, nine college rooms, 15 clinical skills rooms and three labs.[3] More than 2,400 students applied to CUSM's inaugural class, with 64 students enrolling in the class of 2022.[4] In 2019, more than 5,300 students applied to CUSM, with 98 students enrolling in the class of 2023.[5] In 2020, more than 5,300 students applied to CUSM, with 130 students enrolling in the class of 2024.[5] The average GPA of accepted students is 3.6, with an average MCAT score of 513.[5]
The California University of Science and Medicine currently is affiliated with Arrowhead Regional Medical Center as the primary teaching hospital.[6] The majority of the students in the class of 2022 (80%), class of 2023 (80%), and class of 2024 (98%) comes from California.[7]