Loma Linda University School of Medicine – Loma Linda

The beginnings of Loma Linda University School of Medicine date back to 1901, four years before the official founding of what began as the College of Evangelists. In 1901, Ellen White, one of the founders of Loma Linda University, described property she had seen in a vision on which the Seventh-day Adventist Church would build a medical institution. She saw ground which was shaded by great trees forming a massive, tent-like canopy over patients enjoying the benefits of fresh outdoor air. But this was in 1901. The Loma Linda property matched the description she had seen in vision, but it was still occupied and not for sale.