The vision for the Kern National Network for Flourishing in Health (KNN) began in 2012 in conversations with the Kern Family Foundation. In 2017, a transformational investment from the Kern Family Foundation and Kern Family Trust created the opportunity to formalize the network by building on shared strengths, innovation, and collaboration to drive national impact by advancing character, caring and practical wisdom in the profession of medicine.
Since then, the KNN has expanded far beyond its original scope of advancing flourishing in medical education in seven medical schools. We currently have more than 50 organizations across the country actively engaged in our work.
In advancing this essential work, the KNN seeks to continue Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern's legacy of generational impact by shaping and reimagining the health ecosystem to which all can flourish. We are grateful to the Kern Family Foundation for this transformational investment and collaborative partnership.