Los Angeles-based Cedars Sinai has established a health sciences university to expand graduate education opportunities and offer pathways into allied healthcare careers. 

Four details: 

• The new university combines clinical, basic and translational science, and will offer both advanced research and vocational programs, according to an Oct. 28 news release.
• Cedars-Sinai currently trains more than 315 graduate students and postdoctoral scientists, as well as 540 medical residents and fellows.
• Through its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, students can earn a PhD in biomedical and translational sciences, and master’s degrees in health systems and magnetic resonance. With the establishment of the health sciences university, Cedars-Sinai is launching a new PhD program in health AI. The program will train students in AI methods for analyzing clinical data with hands-on clinical rotations and collaborative projects designed to improve patient outcomes. 
• The university will also be home to the newly established Chuck Lorre School of Allied Health, which will offer certifications in several high-demand technical specialties, including respiratory therapists and pharmacy technicians. The school was supported by a $30 million donation from the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation and aims to close pay gaps in historically marginalized communities in the Los Angeles area.