California Northstate University College of Medicine

California Northstate University College of Medicine (CNUCOM) is a private, for-profit medical school based in Elk Grove, California. Founded in 2015 as a constituent college of California Northstate University, the institution was established to address the physician shortage in California's Central Valley. The college offers a four-year Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program that utilizes a clinical presentation-based curriculum and emphasizes early clinical exposure. CNUCOM maintains clinical affiliation agreements with multiple regional healthcare systems, including Kaiser Permanente and Dignity Health, to provide diverse training environments for its students. In addition to its educational mission, the college supports faculty-led research in biomedical sciences and public health.