Walmart Heiress starts medical school with holistic prevention as the focus

I think this is a pretty cool idea. Alice Walton, who is heir to the Walmart fortune, has started a medical school with a plan to teach doctors differently.

Instead of drilling young physicians to chase symptom after symptom and perform test after test, Alice Walton wants her school’s graduates to keep patients healthy by practicing something that most doctors today don’t prioritize: preventive medicine and whole-health principles, which involve caring for (and not just treating) the entire person and all of the factors—from their mental health to their living conditions and lifestyle choices—that contribute to wellbeing.

This sounds like a much better way of looking at things. Maybe it doesn't go as far as I would like, but a doctor who focuses on prevention through healthy eating and healthy lifestyle instead of simply throwing pills at the problem... seems like a really good thing.

Not to mention, their building has rooftop gardens.

Full article - https://time.com/7303692/alice-walton-school-of-medicine-new-medical-school/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us