BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kaiser Permanente is investing $2.5 million in a new medical education program designed to address the critical healthcare worker shortage in Kern County, bringing international physicians to train and serve in our Bakersfield community.

The program, a partnership between Kaiser Permanente's Community Health Department, Morehouse School of Medicine, and CommonSpirit Health, aims to create a sustainable pipeline of doctors for the Central Valley region.

"We're creating a pipeline for physicians — and in the Central Valley, we don't have enough providers to care for the people who live here," said Alesha Brown, Senior Community Health Consultant at Kaiser Permanente.

Ten international physicians are currently training in Kern County through the program, includ

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