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BYU School of Medicine granted preliminary accreditation, plans for future building announced

October 14, 2026 09:58 AM
The BYU School of Medicine has received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for medical education programs leading to the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. With this updated status, the school is authorized to recruit and admit students and launch its MD program.
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Faith

Devotional: Presence in the Fire

By Kevin Romero-Arroyo
October 13, 2026 09:42 PM
During Tuesday’s devotional, Rebekka Matheson, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, invited students to rethink the meaning of the refiner’s fire and consider how being present with others in their suffering can help them develop Christlike charity.
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Character

Cougar Query: Rebekka Matheson

October 12, 2026 09:30 PM
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.
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School of Medicine Q&A

Hired as dean of the BYU School of Medicine last November, Mark Ott was handed a gargantuan task: develop a curriculum, receive accreditation, oversee the construction of a facility, and eventually admit BYU’s first class of aspiring doctors. All with the help of a team, of course.
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BYU School of Medicine to be located on west campus property

May 19, 2025 06:00 AM
The Brigham Young University Board of Trustees has approved the BYU West Campus, site of the former Provo High School, as the location for the future BYU School of Medicine building. This site on the BYU campus is also located near Intermountain Health’s Utah Valley Hospital.
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BYU names Dustin Matsumori managing director of medical school planning

October 11, 2024 06:59 AM
In this role, Matsumori will work with President Shane Reese and BYU's newly appointed medical school dean.
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BYU names Mark Ott as inaugural dean of BYU Medical School

October 10, 2024 10:53 AM
An accomplished surgeon with Intermountain Health, Ott has held academic and affiliate appointments at Johns Hopkins, Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine and the University of Utah School of Medicine.
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BYU medical school update

On September 3, 2024, BYU President C. Shane Reese provided an update on the newly announced BYU medical school.
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First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ Announces New Medical School for Brigham Young University

September 04, 2024 05:04 PM
Medical School will draw students from U.S. and around the world and seek collaborative relationships with various institutions in Utah
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