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What happens when medicine knows how to treat a disease, yet loses sight of the person who has it?
When the human person becomes merely a body to repair, we risk forgetting why every life deserves protection, why suffering calls for compassion, and why a physician must remain faithful even when cure is impossible.
Recovering that vision begins with how we form physicians. And Catholic medicine has a responsibility to answer this challenge. We must form physicians who understand that every patient is a person created in the image and likeness of God, whose worth does not diminish with illness, disability, stage of development or age.
This is why we are building the proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine. We will unite rigorous scientific and clinical education with Catholic moral formation, preparing physicians to protect human life, serve the vulnerable, and follow the example of Christ the Healer.
Because the future of medicine depends on the physicians we form today. This is how we will help medicine remember what it is for.

Dr. Kevin Tulipana serves as Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Formation at the proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine. A physician executive and educator, he has led at the intersection of healthcare delivery, medical education, and ethics throughout his career. Dr. Tulipana previously served as President at City of Hope Phoenix. Board-certified in Family Medicine, he holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and a master’s degree in bioethics, equipping him to guide future physicians in both clinical excellence and moral decision-making. His expertise includes physician alignment, clinical operations, and the formation of ethical leaders in medicine. At Benedictine, he is developing mission-driven partnerships and educational structures that prepare students to integrate medical knowledge, compassionate care, and human dignity into their vocation of service. He recently located to Atchison KS with his wife of 30 years, Kara and four of their eight children.