About Our Medical School:
Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences
What Your Support Makes Possible
Your gift directly fuels the growth of a new model of medicine — one that unites science, compassion, and innovation to heal people and communities.
Every contribution helps us:
- Educate future physicians through scholarships, simulation labs, and cutting-edge learning technology.
- Expand clinical care at our Modern, Integrative, Traditional Chinese, and Longevity & Aesthetic Medicine clinics.
- Fund research in preventive medicine, longevity, mental health, and whole-person healing.
- Support community health programs that serve underserved populations, veterans, and the elderly.
- Develop wellness initiatives promoting preventive care, nutrition, and mind-body balance.
- Build facilities and infrastructure that will anchor the region’s healthcare and academic growth.
- Host conferences and continuing education to share knowledge and train the next generation of healers.
Every dollar advances education, care, and discovery — creating lasting impact for patients, families, and the future of medicine.
Mind–body–spirit health represents an integrative approach to supporting every aspect of a person’s well-being
Our Mission
To nurture compassionate, altruistic, resilient, and ethical (CARE) physician-leaders who advance whole-person, patient-centered care.
Vision
We envision a new generation of physician-leaders, researchers, and educators equipped to deliver whole-person care through the ACES Model of Health and Wellness.
Goals
We’re shaping a new generation of physicians grounded in science, guided by compassion, and dedicated to service. Our programs emphasize prevention, wellness, and patient-centered care — especially for underserved communities, the elderly, and veterans. Through research, education, and clinical partnerships, we aim not only to advance medicine but to uplift the region with new opportunities for health, innovation, and growth.
Who’s Involved
- CEO, President: Jingduan Yang, MD, is the CEO and President of Yang Integrative Medicine, SY Aesthetics, and Northern Medical Center, and a globally respected physician-leader trained as a 5th-generation doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, with expertise spanning integrative medicine, mental health, aesthetic medicine, and medical education. Dr. Yang is also the founder and pioneer of the ACES Model for Medicine and Health.
- Leadership and Faculty/Staff:
Our institution is currently guided by a distinguished Board of Trustees and a team of 38 dedicated faculty and 13 professional staff.
Together, they bring expertise across medical education, clinical research, public health, business, integrative and traditional medicine, and technology innovation. Their collective leadership ensures academic excellence, operational strength, and a shared commitment to advancing healthcare and community well-being.
Our Curriculum
In full alignment with LCME standards, our curriculum integrates the biomedical, clinical, and behavioral sciences with humanistic and reflective learning. Students are immersed early in patient care, community health, and interdisciplinary collaboration — cultivating the intellectual rigor, emotional intelligence, and ethical grounding essential to heal both individuals and communities.