Marshall B. Ketchum University

Marshall B. Ketchum University
Located in Fullerton, CA, an hour or so inland from Los Angeles, Marshall B. Ketchum University is an independent, private, non-profit, accredited educational institution. 

Students and faculty from around the country come to MBKU, attracted by our world-class health care curriculum, favorable climate, and easily manageable distance from soaring mountain ranges, sun-drenched beaches, and scenic national forests.

Currently, MBKU's multidisciplinary health care teaching facilities include:

Southern California College of Optometry (est. 1904) confers a Doctor of Optometry and a Master of Science in Vision Science degree. SCCO boasts a 120+ year record of achievement and could have easily rested on our optometric pedigree. Instead, we moved boldly to pioneer interprofessional education and care by integrating with three new and innovative health care education programs:

School of Physician Assistant Studies (est. 2011), which awards a Master of Medical Science degree, and staffs our new PA-run Ketchum Health Family Medicine practice with faculty and students from the groundbreaking program.

College of Pharmacy (est. 2013), which welcomed its first class in the fall of 2016 and will award a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Pharmacy students join those from optometry and PA Studies to collaboratively serve patients at our Ketchum Health facility.

Doctor of Medical Science (est. 2025) will welcome its first class in the fall of 2025 and award the Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) degree. This 100% online, asynchronous, PA-specific post-professional doctorate program is designed to prepare PAs for advanced practice in Healthcare Administration and Leadership or as PA Educators. (WSCUC's accreditation of this program is pending.)