The Strategic Reason Why BYU Is Building a Medical School Now

[@strawberryme08]

I wish they’d teach healing in their school herbs etc and root cause

[@emh7956]

Amen. Get away from the AMA and Big Pharma!

[@tjkasgl]

I feel the same way. Unfortunately too many want pharmaceutical "health"

[@familiesmentoringfamilies698]

THIS!!!!!!! 1000%

[@benzun9600]

Yes but the church has moved away from that years ago and adopted the pharma handbook. Many members are addicted to pharma drugs sad

[@grantbeck9228]

why teach anything? just pray and let the elders lay their hands on the patient and its problem solved, right? right?

[@dtmelanson]

Operating hospitals everywhere would be incredibly expensive. Sending doctors everywhere would be comparatively cheap.

[@academyofchampions1]

I am happy for the news about BYU. I am somewhat concerned for the state of affairs with medical schools in general being caught up in woke nonsensical “science”. In science, especially medical science, truth matters. Hopefully BYU doesn’t fall into the same errors as other places.

[@grantbeck9228]

can you give an example of medical schools teaching "woke nonsensical science"? what does "wokism" have to do with medicine or science at all? Please elaborate

[@federicoeco9030]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_at_Fort_Utah

[@mattreedah]

I wish the church would still have a hospital system ran by the relief society and primary. It would give those groups a charitable purpose to point to as part of their mission

[@vendingdudes]

Totally agree

[@shawnbradford2243]

It’s not lucrative

[@clayfullmer]

In Utah. The hospitals were basically just Utah.

[@bgroesser]

Have members of the RS actually become doctors and nurses. That would be great.

[@confusedwhynot]

All my siblings and I were born in the LDS hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho from 1950-1968. Every surgery we had was done in the very same hospital except my sister's open heart surgery that was done at Primary Childrens in the fall of 1968. I remember when the church closed the hospital which stood next door to the temple. My mom also acquired a brick from the hospital when it was torn down and replaced with a stake center. They had a underground tunnel that connected the hospital to the temple. It was used during medical emergencies in the temple. The hospital was also were my father and grandfather passed away when I was a child. I kinda understand why the church got out of many businesses that they were doing. There was a lot of pushback from government and outsiders that resented the church. The church had started the businesses to provide for the welfare of the saints. My dad and many other saints worked in the sugar factories from Southeastern Idaho all the way south to Arizona. It wasnt the only busy venture the church had. It was how many generations of members survived in those early years of the church.

[@clarkmom07]

I was born there as well. I grew up in the LDS 7th ward which also included the Temple and Hospital areas. I was sad to see the Hospital gone. The Stake center replaced the church building I attended most of my youth. The NIF Stake center had a ballroom upstairs which was a unique. It was also taken down and turned into a DI, etc. When I come back there occasionally, I miss seeing those parts of my life.

[@federicoeco9030]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_at_Fort_Utah

[@kimhadley4446]

The Graduates from Brigham Young University Medical School will make incredible contributions to citizens & patients in the USA & worldwide. Congratulations BYU 💙and Doctor/ President Russell M. Nelson

[@federicoeco9030]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_at_Fort_Utah

[@daffodilfleur]

I’m very happy about this terrific development. I know it’ll be highly successful and allow for many more individuals to go out into the world and provide medical care to those in need. Exciting news!

[@federicoeco9030]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_at_Fort_Utah

[@justinkiggins3106]

BYU has a ridiculous amount of great students applying to medical schools

[@dcmoore1959]

And too many of them in the finality end up at dental school, come back to Utah & the Wasatch Front opening ‘pediatric’ dental practices in communities like Highland, Lehi, Saratoga Springs or Eagle Mountain. Not enough physicians but too many dentists.

[@ralphjenkinsak]

My Grandfather was the chief superintendent for LDS Hospitals during the depression through WWII and oversaw expansion of the LDS Hospital system through the intermountain states including Logan, Roosevelt, Panguitch, Fillmore, St. George, and Mount Pleasant before his passing.

[@LiveHappy76]

I'd like to see the church expand its Deseret Mutual Benefits Administrators (DMBA, the health/medical insurance of BYU when I attended 1995-2005) available worldwide...there is HUGE need for affordable insurance, such as by this NON-PROFIT, also competent and compassionate, insurance company!

[@DragonZlayerx12]

I want BYU to expand further. I want more BYUs, in many different countries.

[@mmkvoe6342]

Have you heard of Pathway?

[@DragonZlayerx12]

@@mmkvoe6342 not everyone can learn from online classes

[@shawnbradford2243]

Gotta keep growing the green 💰

[@_inveterate]

@@shawnbradford2243 what is your philosophy on life?

[@sputnik604]

@@shawnbradford2243that’s exactly what the parable of the talents encourages, do good and obtain an increase through your effort, resources and ability. Yes dollars are involved. You’re not a bad person for using or acquiring money, neither is the church. Those funds allow you and the church to take care of needs and to build what each deems to be good.

[@UVJ_Scott]

Intermountain Healthcare is committed to telemedicine and I’m sure the Church will help facilitate the advancement of telemedicine throughout the world.

[@mikelight2008]

Great report! Thank you. Please let us know what the church's formal position will be regarding the medical school's position--and practice--on abortion and stem cell research and also stem cell use. Not to mention active and passive euthanasia.

[@trentholmberg4291]

Why would a medical school take a “formal” position on these issues? That doesn’t make any sense. They’ll probably respect the students’ feelings like every other medical school does

[@rutht2023]

@@mikelight2008 Take a look at the church website to find the church's official positions. It will be easy to find.

[@emjames9865]

​@@trentholmberg4291 It *should* be fairly obvious. The church doctrine soundly condemns abortion. It would make sense that the med school, as an extension of BYU, would likely have, or supposedly have, gospel standards as well.

[@MarkDixon]

Thank you for mentioning my 3rd great grandmother Pattie Sessions! She was a remarkable woman.

[@brentkillian]

My podiatrist recently went on a two week trip to Tonga to help with foot care. He said they had quite a shortage. He was trying to get some type of mission for retired docs to do a service medical mission from the brethren. I think they could even do some type of scholarship to pay for school if you service the needs of a particular area for a specified time.

[@rutht2023]

I taught English in Tonga 21 years ago. My husband was Tongan and it was a good opportunity to take my whole family and live there for 3 years. There were doctors that would come from America for a month at a time and do health-care there. One time we had a dentist who sold his practice in the US, bought dental supplies to bring with him, and lived to Tonga for 6 months, doing free dental work the whole time. His children went to the local schools and learned first hand about life in an undeveloped country. Everybody was blessed.

[@lasvegashula]

@@rutht2023thank you for sharing. ❤

[@grantbeck9228]

I tried this too. I went on a surgical mission trip to africa and asked the church if they would like to partner or donate money or supplies.... and they simply said "No". Their medical focus was on eyes. No further discussion. Not interested in any real ways to help people.

[@rutht2023]

@@grantbeck9228 They chose to not donate to your project. Just because you ask doesn't mean they have to grant your request. They probably get tons of requests all the time. I doubt they are going to be able to do background checks on all the people that request money for all kinds of projects. If they choose to focus on one specific area, it is completely reasonable.

[@LiveHappy76]

I'm sorry to hear this, Grant! I continue to experience SO many disappointments with the church; however, I focus on the continuing SO abundant good that IS done, knowing the church (and me) has yet a long way to go before Zion will be possible in every, or any, stake. I'd like the church to stand against divorce, the way it did 50 and more years ago, and follow the New Testament law and teachings on marriage, for starters among many things! I think it's sad and shameful when churches we know are apostate doctrinally "outperform" us in any major moral position, such as the Catholic Church still standing against divorce, etc.

[@rebeccalarson7995]

We have talked a lot about it. My husband works at BYU. I see the need for it and I can see a good reason for it. It's too bad that we don't already have, it but at the same time I think it is good and the timing is right--right now.

[@tylerahlstrom4553]

Good insights. Thank you.

[@MsEva9470]

Thank you for explaining this

[@commoncents5191]

There also has been a moratorium on new medical schools in the USA until recently.

[@familiesmentoringfamilies698]

I really wish they would include homeopathy, which is truly God’s medicine!

[@masonpetty4319]

They should apply Natural Pathic medicine too. I knew it was political when they announced it.

[@TimDavie5]

Great video.

[@heden1460]

I recently learned about the first woman doctor in Utah when I went to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers museum and saw some of the things there about her. It was interesting. I've been there before, but only on the main floor. I didn't realize it was so big. I went specifically to the the coffin cane's of Joseph Smith. The one with the white top has hair of Joseph and Hyrum braided together. I wish there was a way I could have held that cane. -

[@LubricatedHeelys]

I am one of those eager students :,)

[@bryancsimmons]

50 years ago they didn't have money....now they do.

[@jt4jt4]

I feel like this sounds exactly like a video I watched recently from "Scripture Central" entitled "Brigham Young University Medical School - Why Now?" I mean, without going back to listen to the other video (which is twice as long) it feels like it's nearly word for word.

[@littlebigband2010]

Will the new medical program perform transgender surgery as a part of its product offering ? Will BYU also follow suit in drug distribution among the Saints like the rest of the world’s drug companies etc. I’m gonna ask the hard questions right now there is no time or need to wait on asking the hard questions. Will BYU medical school and students make room for medicine men of the Native American walks of life and learn alternative medical practices?

[@daffodilfleur]

I learned that in order to be accredited, this medical school, as other religiously founded medical schools (such as those by Adventists and Jesuits) aren’t required to provide everything in the same way that other medical schools must. Adventist and Jesuit medical schools aren’t required to have their students observe an abortion, but must instruct on current abortion procedures. Therefore, when it comes to transgender surgery, it’s likely that it would be discussed, but not a requirement to observe. Also, this is a medical school and not a hospital; no surgeries will be performed there.

[@littlebigband2010]

@@daffodilfleur sounds to me that accreditation is the enemy of true medical progress and not a helper. Accreditation only aids against lawsuits for malpractice and financial protection against lawsuits. The medical industry needs reforming. Will BYU lead out in reforms or will they just follow established practices?

[@daffodilfleur]

@@littlebigband2010 Have you (or someone you care about) had a bad experience with a medical professional that you feel wasn’t properly trained and you’d like to see reform in current medical training? Are you in Utah County and you’re concerned that a doctor you might see in the future won’t be providing needed care? At this time the medical school hasn’t been built yet, and it’ll still take years after that to show results. On top of that, this is a medical school that’ll largely be addressing international health issues.

[@littlebigband2010]

@@daffodilfleur not necessarily me but many who have been affected by big money Pharma and how drs give into big Pharma to push pain killers and remedies that only mask the disease. There is not much that we little people can do to combat such malpractice.

[@benzun9600]

@@daffodilfleur accrediation = owned by pharma

[@eugenianovillo4136]

ohh happy day!

[@dannylarsen4290]

I prophecy that to honor Rusty, his name will be on the building - BYU Russell M. Nelson Medical School.

[@jwn3497]

That goes without saying.

[@LiveHappy76]

Great suggestion!! :)

[@claytongillett8249]

Intermountain Health is far larger than $4 Billion US dollars. More like $14 Billion US Dollars since the acquisition SCL out of Denver. Tough to pull these numbers together in that they are not yet completely consolidated in their reporting.

[@daviddrysdale8882]

Do you remember what year LDS Hospital closed in Idaho Falls!? 1976? 1977?

[@noelthornley120]

If the Church medical school follows the corrupt pharma industrial complex model it will be a disservice to the world... The fact they encouraged members of the Church to get the harm causing mRNA immune-system-damaging COVID shot gives me concern that they will follow this model at their school.

[@tupouakau8983]

How our passport were created ?

[@mckenziemitchell6044]

❤

[@vikinginger1889]

What is that map behind you?

[@alenaericksen953]

Maybe we need less medical schools and more naturopathic schools. Sadly, there’s not much faith for me in BYU until they stand by principles and their doctrine.

[@davidmerrell5002]

As I think of the three people who died in the small town where I worked, all as a direct result of following the remedies of the town's naturopath, I would favor teaching good medical knowledge. To sit with an employee a week before she died of what was a very curable breast cancer kind of clarifies the issue.

[@alenaericksen953]

Medical error deaths are the third leading cause of deaths in the United States-a well known documented fact. Sure, they have saved lives too. Balance is key. There is a lot of variables surrounding deaths and its not wise to just assume an entire field is incompetent or responsible for all causes of death or are completely dangerous. Many lives have been saved by natural means where the medical field failed. Balance

[@LiveHappy76]

Both your sides are why I wanted to become and liked the idea of becoming a D.O., rather than M.D., and study naturopathy (holistic, chiropractic and homeopathic portions, at least) intently on the side. Alas, my personal health career ambitions were blasted and demolished by bad marriage problems.... I've always wondered why BYU hasn't had a medical and nursing school, especially when it has had a law school. We need to offer trade schools, stat, too! We should be offering competitive, striving for the best, in every school type and professional discipline...else we're not following our own Doctrine and Covenants!

[@mamamarsha]

Yeees!! The part she missed in her journalism, is that there were many who were sent to medical universities so that they could learn what was being taught so they knew would know how to combat it. There were already herbalists who knew what worked for many illnesses - Preddy Meeks was sent by Brigham Young to learn about the local plants from the Ute Indians (Native Americans). The Counsel of Health was for learning about herbs. The Book Joseph Smith and Herbal Medicine has many stories of how they wanted to break away from what was being taught during that day.

[@harmagician1]

The Church doesn't spend more money without cutting somewhere else (e.g., Ricks College -> BYUI whilst cutting collegiate sports at BYUI). Goodbye BYU football, hello BYU medical school. It's coming.

[@jt4jt4]

BYU athletics are required to be self-supporting; no funds are received from the Church, unlike for the school in general.

[@LiveHappy76]

Also, several sports changes were forced by federal interference/dictates under Title IX. I was studying at BYU when their top-ranked wrestling program, among others, was chopped to satisfy Title IX. Already two of us are showing your opinion/statement to be off the facts...maybe delete it?

[@bryanrasmussen6840]

Sounds like more distraction from truth.

[@dfusa4869]

The church does what the Lord tells them to ...

[@LiveHappy76]

The church also has the directive in D&C 58:26-29 that we shouldn't wait to be commanded in all things but should actively do many good things of our own agency. I recently read but haven't yet verified that Brigham Young was never explicitly commanded to build the Salt Lake Temple; the saints, simply, had already been commanded to build temples in four places they had already gathered.... Using ordinary intelligence, Brigham knew he didn't have to wait for another command to continue to build temples. You're, by far, not the first person I've heard express exactly what you wrote, but I'm calling ignorance and horse manure-that what you've said is NOT the way we or the church are supposed to work. Going only by command is akin to stopping with the law of Moses and never getting to where Jesus went when He healed a woman on the Sabbath, dined and taught in the houses of publicly known serious sinners and "went about doing good" (Acts 10:38). Sorry for the harshness of my words, but I have strong feelings on your/others' skew idea I keep seeing repeat itself!

[@dfusa4869]

@@LiveHappy76 wow so your faith tells you to call people ignorant and horse manure… my faith teaches me to build people without calling them names ..

[@danielclingen34]

A medical school that doesn’t believe in the very foundation of biology is absolutely insane!

[@markchristiansen9611]

Brigham Young University Medical School - Why Now? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOvaqJrg6-ioNE

[@jt4jt4]

Right? I didn't see this comment before I posted mine, and I didn't straight up want to say she plagiarized that video, but....

[@colinmccann7123]

If we're at the end of time why would we go to the trouble to try to build a medical school??

[@BobSmith-lb9nc]

Excellent case, but is this really what Scripture Central is for?

[@lasvegashula]

I appreciate hearing something different. It’s still sharing good news, why not?

[@BobSmith-lb9nc]

@@lasvegashula Scripture Central needs to focus. This was too diffuse.

[@Skooter58]

Could it be that Russell M Nelson wants a medical school named after him? One more way to honor him while he lives.

[@jake8882]

Of course. His ego seeks it.

[@_inveterate]

@@jake8882projecting much?

[@lasvegashula]

A medical school named after him is a great idea!!! What have you done for the world?

[@jake8882]

@lasvegashula hey, when you got a shit ton of tithing to use and this prophet guy in charge...shit, might as well name it after him. Makes sense. The problem is the church named it's school after a bad dude named Brigham young who was a polygamist and an abuse of power ego. Church rarely learns from it's mistakes

[@mikeflanders2173]

He does not have an ego like that. Why would you even think that?

[@bumpercoach]

practice a different breathing pattern for the full name so it sounds less rattle-can

[@williamriedel1686]

Can’t listen to her.

[@dfusa4869]

Russell M Nelson school of medicine!

[@ericredd4544]

The only reason is that they think they can make money. No need to look for any other rationalization.

[@marks.3510]

Med school to be named: The Russell M. Nelson School of Medicine

[@WEPDRabbitEarsTV]

Stop calling it the mormon church. For crying out loud, lady

[@vendingdudes]

The word Mormon was uttered once, at the beginning, in perfectly good journalistic style, to introduce the topic. She does not say that word again throughout the ENTIRE video. What are you on about???

[@AdamKlinger]

Satan laughs at the utterance.

[@WEPDRabbitEarsTV]

@vendingdudes It's completely inaccurate

[@rutht2023]

"...the Church of Jesus Christ, sometimes known as the Mormon church...." She literally said the word Mormon one time. All the other times she says the whole name of the church or said The Church of Jesus Christ. This is a good practice because there are many people who still dont know the name of the church. Frankly, some people would not connect the correct name of the church with Mormon unless it was explicitly told them, as in this report.

[@kcb5336]

We are Mormons ! Proudly! It’s just a nickname. But there a lot of heritage with it.

[@joebideb]

The Business of latter day saints😂😂😂

[@tiadavenport5465]

I would also think that this will help keep members. The church is bleeding out, like it or not, and this would be a creative way to keep your cult beliefs in check.

[@coryhorton5837]

Gotta launder that money somehow.

[@katiegardner9645]

DBC

[@firstLast-gb9kr]

Why? It is clean money.

[@coryhorton5837]

@@firstLast-gb9kr Not according to the SEC. See church news Feb 2023. Plus, a church worth $265 Billion dollars really should be doing more than sitting on investments gained through priestcraft and usury.

[@mikegillettify]

@@coryhorton5837doing things like building a medical school?

[@firstLast-gb9kr]

@@coryhorton5837 usury? Where?

[@4PeTe2]

Now BYU can "check all the boxes" and be a real University

[@matthewhunter6421]

Stupid

[@elfaraon383]

Laundering. Excuses for their inmoral finamcial activities.

[@bewitched3912]

To confuse kids about ectopic pregnancy and miscarriages and claim abortion is not necessary when women and girls are bleeding to death??

[@grantbeck9228]

because they finally realized the priesthood is impotent and can't really heal anyone? lol

[@federicoeco9030]

Brigham Young university... Shame to use that name ! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_at_Fort_Utah

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Incisive, Jasmin Rappleye! 🫡💛