A proposed new Catholic medical school just reached a key stage in its development at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. It has been given Candidate Status by accreditors — a rare, crucial step, according to Founding Dean Marla Golden, DO, MS, FACEP.  “Our attention now turns to the next major step of achieving Pre-Accreditation Status,” she said. At that point, the proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine (BSOM) will no longer be just “proposed” and can start recruiting students. The sooner the better. The medical school hopes to address the crisis in medicine: America needs more physicians, more caring physicians, and more Catholic physicians. A physician shortage is already here, and worsening. The physician shortage became impossible to ignore starting with the COVID pandemic. “The Doctor Won’t See You Now,” reported the Wall Street Journal about the new “health care team” approach taking the place of doctor visits.  America will experience a shortfall of Read More…

Benedictine’s new medical school takes step forward