About

The Kaiser Permanente Biostatistical Consulting Unit (BSCU) was founded in 2004 in response to growing research interest in Kaiser Permanente medical centers across Northern California. In 2023, Juleon Rabbani, DrPH became our program director with a mission to elevate our medical education and community health research programs. Our highly skilled programming, scientific, and operational staff collaborate across three teams to support this mission.

Vision and Mission

Our vision is to embody the transformative power of research and innovation with integrity, working collaboratively to enhance healthcare quality and public health outcomes for Kaiser Permanente members and the broader community.

Our core mission is to support clinician-led scientific research through innovative methods and collaborative partnerships.

Consultation Services

The BSCU provides consultation services to Kaiser Permanente Research Northern California (KPRNC) clinicians seeking to develop a Community Health grant, to residents and fellows in KPNC Graduate Medical Education Programs, and medical students wishing to collaborate with TPMG physician principal investigators. Consultation eligibility criteria are on our Resources page here. Our consultation services include:

Sponsors

The BSCU is funded by Kaiser Permanente Graduate Medical Education, Community Health, and the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, with strategic infrastructure support from The Permanente Medical Group. We also develop and implement research funded by additional sponsors*.