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Kern National Network for Flourishing in Health

Enhancing Your Experience. Website Updates In Progress.

The movement continues to grow, and our website is evolving with it!
Ongoing updates towards an improved experience are underway this spring and summer.
Questions? Contact us.

Registration for the 2026 KNN Conference is now open! Join us in Pasadena, California, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, as we come together to deepen learning, forge meaningful connections, and advance culture change across the health ecosystem. Register Now >>

Advancing Character, Caring and Practical Wisdom in Health Toward Flourishing

The Kern National Network for Flourishing in Health (KNN) is a national movement focused on integrating character, caring, practical wisdom and flourishing across the health ecosystem.

The KNN has three major priorities:

  1. Transforming medical and health professions education using the concepts of character, caring and practical wisdom.
  2. Working with healthcare organizations to influence cultures and environments.
  3. Sharing knowledge and engaging partners toward broader policy and systems change.
     

Kern National Network | Caring

Character

Embracing integrity, fairness, honesty, and good judgment.
 

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Kern National Network | Caring

Caring

Communicating empathy, kindness, and compassion to patients and families.

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Promoting Flourishing across
Health with a Focus on...

 

Professionalism in Medicine | Re-envisioning medical professionalism in the context of character, caring and practical wisdom.

Professionalism in Medicine

Reenvisioning medical professionalism in the context of character, caring and practical wisdom.
 

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Health Systems | Recognizing the importance and interdependence of medical education, health outcomes and health systems.

Health Systems

Recognizing the importance and interdependence of medical education, health outcomes and health systems.

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flourishing | Advancing character, caring and practical wisdom in medicine toward the broader goal of promoting flourishing.

Bridging Across Differences

Bridging aims to increase understanding and find common ground toward the broader goal of promoting flourishing.

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