Posts By Rodney Tanaka

Over the past several months, the WesternU Board of Trustees and President Wilson have engaged in meaningful conversation about the future needs of the University. President Wilson’s vision and leadership have propelled the institution to greater heights and his mark on the University is indelible. As part of that conversation, President Wilson has made the decision that now is an appropriate time to begin the process of identifying a new leader for WesternU.
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Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy (COP) faculty, staff and students volunteered at a drive-thru flu clinic at Pomona Catholic High School on Oct. 9, 2020 in collaboration …
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Newly-released enrollment figures show Western University of Health Sciences remains a highly-valued destination for students wanting to impact society as health care professionals. WesternU has an enrollment of 3,816 students for the 2020-21 academic year, an increase from the 2019-20 count of 3,792. The University welcomed more than 1,100 new students in the fall.
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Western University of Health Sciences has secured Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for its College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest students to last them through their clinical rotations this academic …
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A team of Western University of Health Sciences students and faculty received a $2,500 grant from the American Psychiatric Association’s Helping Hands Grant Foundation to continue their work improving mental health literacy among the underserved and fostering medical student interest in psychiatry.
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WesternU osteopathic medical students are participating in virtual Global Grand Rounds, where practicing physicians in multiple cities across 10 countries come together to share their experiences as they battle COVID-19 within their hospitals, clinics and communities.
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Western University of Health Sciences, which has campuses in Pomona, California and Lebanon, Oregon, has been named a “Great College to Work For” in The Chronicle of Higher Education for the ninth year in a row.
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In an article published in the September 2020 issue of Optometric Management, “Tackle Digital Eye Strain,” WesternU College of Optometry Professor Pinakin Davey, OD, PhD, FAAO, and Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences student Drake Lem highlight the ocular and physiological effects of the widespread use of smartphones and hand-held devices and how to ameliorate the issues that arise.
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Western University of Health Sciences has selected Dee Schilling, PhD, PT, FNAP, to serve as dean of the College of Health Sciences (CHS) amid an exciting and critical time of …
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Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. The law also pertains to cases …
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