Loma Linda University

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University and Medical Center
Motto: To make man whole
Established: 1905
Type: Private
Endowment: U.S. $245.3 million[1]
Chancellor: Richard H. Hart
President: Richard H. Hart
Staff: 1,068
Undergraduates: 960
Postgraduates: 2,467
Location: Loma Linda, CA, USA
Campus: Suburban
Website: www.llu.edu

Founded in 1905, Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences university located in Southern California 60 miles east of Los Angeles close to San Bernardino. LLU is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's system of higher education. As such it provides an environment for learning that emphasizes individual commitment to Christ, personal integrity, intellectual development, and community service. Eight schools and the Faculty of Graduate Studies comprise the University organization. More than 100 certificate and degree programs are offered by the schools of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Religion, and Science and Technology. Curricula offered range from certificates of completion and associate in science degrees to doctor of philosophy and professional doctoral degrees. Students from more than 80 countries around the world and virtually every state in the nation are represented in Loma Linda University's student body. LLU also offers distance education. The University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Loma Linda Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist K-12 school, is located nearby.

The university also hosts a branch office of the Ellen G. White Estate.

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[edit] Mission statement

Loma Linda University, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian health sciences institution, seeks to further the healing and teaching ministry of Jesus Christ "to make man whole" by:

  • Educating ethical and proficient Christian health professionals and scholars through instruction, example, and the pursuit of truth;
  • Expanding knowledge through research in the biological, behavioral, physical, and environmental sciences and applying this knowledge to health and disease;
  • Providing comprehensive, competent, and compassionate health care for the whole person through faculty, students, and alumni.

[edit] History

Early Postcard of Loma Linda Sanitarium
Early Postcard of Loma Linda Sanitarium

Loma Linda University was founded in 1905 as a sanitarium, called the College of Medical Evangelists, by John Burden and Ellen G. White.

From 1913 to 1962, the university taught basic sciences in Loma Linda, but sent its students to Los Angeles for clinical experience. In 1961 the college was upgraded to university status and renamed after the city. All its science and clinical faculty were consolidated within the city by 1962. On July 9, 1967, the university opened the Loma Linda University Medical Center with more than 125 patients from the old community hospital.[2] The university also operated the Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts college in Riverside from 1967 to 1990, which is now known as La Sierra University.

In 1980, the state designated LLU the only Level I trauma center in San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo and Mono counties, which comprise more than a fourth of the state's land mass. About 1,600 emergency helicopters land there each year.[2] In 1991, B. Lyn Behrens became the first female president of LLU. Serving until March 2008, she was succeeded by Richard Hart, who had previously served as LLU's chancellor.

Loma Linda University expects the completion of its new 150,000-square-foot Centennial complex in spring 2009. The complex will include new classrooms, two 100-seat amphitheaters and more than 100 workstations with labs for dental, medical, physical therapy and graduate students. Highly advanced technology will allow the university to link to several areas around the globe along with new simulation labs where students can practice their medical skills on live actors and mannequins. The complex is expected to bump up the university's growth by 25 percent from its current enrollment of 4,000 students to 5,000 students by 2010. [3]

Loma Linda Mayor Bob Christman said, "The city wouldn't even be here if the university and medical center weren't here. It's had a significant, beneficial impact on the city. In fact, in my opinion, it's had a significant, beneficial impact on the entire Inland Empire."[2]

[edit] Academic Programs

As of 2004, Loma Linda University offered 109 degrees and certificate programs in the following academic programs:

[edit] Loma Linda University School of Public Health

The Loma Linda University School of Public Health was founded in 1967. The school is an accredited member of the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).[4] The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is offered with the following concentrations:[5]

[edit] MPH Concentrations

  • Biomedical Data Management
  • Biostatistics
  • Distance Learning
  • Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Global Health
  • Health Policy and Leadership(Also offered as MBA program in Health Administration)
  • Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
  • Health Geographics
  • International Health
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Nutrition
  • Peace Corps program
  • Preventive care
  • Public Health Practice

[edit] Additional Degrees Offered

The School of Public Health also offers a Master of Science MS, Master of Business Administration MBA, Doctor of Public Health DrPH, and Certificates in various programs.[6]

[edit] Demographics at Loma Linda University School of Public Health

Number of Students: Distribution by Gender: Distribution by Status: Distribution by Race: Ref:
421 Male: 32% | Female: 68% Full Time: 57.5% | Part Time: 42.5% Caucasian: 50.6% | Asian: 23.4% | Hispanic: 12.3% | African American: 13.3% | Native American: 0.4% [7]

[edit] The Medical Center

Main article: Loma Linda University Medical Center

The Loma Linda University Medical Center, in Loma Linda, California, admits more than 30,000 patients per year.[8] LLUMC, as it is commonly known, also houses the Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Proton Treatment Center, Transplantation Institute & Liver Center, and Loma Linda International Heart Institute.[9]

[edit] List of Loma Linda University Notable Alumni

[edit] School of Medicine

Name Class of Notability Residency Fellowships Ref.


Frank Jobe, M.D. 1956 A world renowned Orthopedic Surgeon and Professor of Orothopedics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Orthopaedic Consultant for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team,PGA Tour & Senior PGA Tour,

Los Angeles Lakers basketball team,Los Angeles Kings hockey team, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team

 Orthopaedic Surgery, Los Angeles County Hospital in Los Angeles, California
T.R.M. Howard, M.D. 1935 Nationally known civil rights leader, entrepreneur, mentor to Medgar Evers, key figure in the investigation of the lynching of Emmett Till, President of the National Medical Association and Chief Surgeon of the Taborian Hospital of Mound Bayou, Mississippi| City Hospital, Number Two, in St. Louis, Missouri
Leo P. Krall, M.D. 1943 A world renowned leader in the field of diabetes, one of the original founders of Joslin Diabetes Center, Joslin International Fellows and director of Joslin’s Education Division. Chaired annual Harvard-Joslin course and lectured at Harvard Medical School. In 1985, elected president of the International Diabetes Federation. U.S. Marine Hospital in Staten Island, NY and San Francisco, CA; as well as the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA. [10][11]
Jerry Yang 19?? Poker player and winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event.


Bernd W. Scheithauer, M.D. 1973 A world renowned Neuropathologist and Professor of Pathology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Neuropathology and Anatomic Pathology Stanford University Medical Center Surgical Pathology Stanford University Medical Center [12]
William J Sandborn, M.D. 1987 Head of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. [13][14]

[edit] School of Public Health

Name Class of Notability Ref.
Floyd Peterson, M.P.H. 1976 Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at Loma Linda University Schools of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing. City Council (1990), Mayor pro tempore (1992-1996) and Mayor (1996-2004) for the City of Loma Linda, California. [15]
David Williams, Ph.D., M.Div., M.P.H. 19?? Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard University School of Public Health. Prior HSPH, Williams was the Harold W. Cruse Collegiate Professor of Sociology, a senior research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, and an associate professor of sociology at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. [16]
Lars D. Houmann, M.H.A. 1981 President and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Hospital and Adventist Health System’s Florida Division which includes 17 hospitals. [17][18]
Paul Wangai Jr., Ph.D., MD, MPH, MRSH, FICA, FACPM 1985 Medical Director of New Life Home Trust, Director of Medicare Wellness Centre, Consultant Physician of Aga Kahn Hospital, Chairman/Consultant Physician of Nairobi Women’s Hospital, Medical Advisor to the Shell Group of Companies of East Africa, and Consultant Advisor to the World Health Organization & the UICC (International Union Against Cancer). [19]

Dr. Lee Berk

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ NACUBO Endowment Study 2007
  2. ^ a b c Glenn, Stacia. "Loma Linda University: From humble beginnings to world renown", San Bernardino Sun, October 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. 
  3. ^ Kennedy-Ross, Selicia. "What's in the future for I. E. universities?", San Bernardino Sun, October 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. 
  4. ^ Association of Schools of Public Health Accreditation.
  5. ^ LLU School of Public Health Departments.
  6. ^ School of Public Health Degrees.
  7. ^ Loma Linda University School of Public Health Demographics. ASPH. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
  8. ^ Loma Linda University Medical Center.
  9. ^ LLUMC Departments.
  10. ^ Leo P. Krall, a founder of Joslin Diabetes Center, dies at 87. Harvard Gazette.
  11. ^ University Alumni of the Year. Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center.
  12. ^ Mayo Clinic Research. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
  13. ^ Mayo Clinic Research. Mayo Clinic.
  14. ^ Cutting Edge Medical Report. Information Television Network.
  15. ^ Board Member Profiles. San Bernardino International Airport.
  16. ^ Williams joins Department of Society, Human Development, and Health. Harvard Gazette.
  17. ^ AHS Executive Team. Adventist Health System.
  18. ^ Lars Houmann tapped for Florida Hospital's top job. Orlando Biz Journal.
  19. ^ Achieving excellence in AIDS programs in Africa. Center for International Development at Harvard University.
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