The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will be named in honor of late Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson, reflecting Tyson’s commitment to the future of health care and the school.

As the senior director of research for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, Steven Jacobsen, MD, PhD, leads dedicated scientists and clinicians who use information collected during doctor and hospital visits to determine what really works — and what doesn’t work — in health care.