WesternU Commencement to feature keynote speaker Dr. David M. Carlisle

By Rodney Tanaka • Alumni, Commencement 2021, COVID-19

Western University of Health Sciences will celebrate the accomplishments of about 1,100 graduates with a weeklong series of online Commencement ceremonies May 17-21, 2021.

WesternU invited a longtime friend and …
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2 weeks ago

WesternU COMP-Northwest student helps rescue people who crashed into a creek

By Jeff Malet • Alumni, Osteopathic Medicine - NWT, Prospective Students

Jacob Fletcher – who will graduate from Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest (COMP-Northwest) on May 21, 2021 – is being called a hero …
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3 weeks ago

WesternU students learn to administer COVID-19 vaccinations from a nursing professor

By Jeff Malet • Alumni, COVID-19, Dental Medicine

To combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded the list of health professions students who can administer vaccines. Western University of Health Sciences is …
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1 month ago

WesternU students, faculty volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

By Rodney Tanaka • Alumni, COVID-19, COVID-19 relief efforts

The WesternU Health Vaccine Clinic is now in full swing, but this is not the only way Western University of Health Sciences faculty and students are helping to vaccinate the …
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2 months ago

A first for WesternU, two Black student doctors Match into the highly competitive urology specialty

By Jeff Malet • Alumni, Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine - NWT

Two Black student doctors from Western University of Health Sciences matched into urology, a feat that hasn’t happened in the nearly 45-year history of the University and the programs they …
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2 months ago

WesternU CPM celebrates Class of 2021 student doctors during Match Day

By Jeff Malet • Alumni, Podiatric Medicine, WesternU General

Student doctors from Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) held a virtual Match Day celebration Friday, March 19, 2021, learning where they will complete their post-graduate …
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2 months ago

WesternU Alumni and Mentor Program successfully kicks-off

By Jeff Malet • Alumni, Alumni and Giving, COVID-19

The Western University of Health Sciences Alumni Mentor Program (AMP) recently launched with a virtual mix and mingle event hosted by WesternU Alumni & Friends.

More than 70 alumni and …
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2 months ago

COMP and COMP-Northwest embrace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

By Rodney Tanaka • Alumni, Biomedical Sciences, Osteopathic Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and COMP-Northwest have taken a multi-tiered approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), evaluating and modifying curriculum, recruitment, …
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5 months ago

WesternU forms Alumni Association Leadership Board

By Rodney Tanaka • Alumni, Osteopathic Medicine, Veterinary Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences has formed an Alumni Association Leadership Board to further engage its graduates and give them a greater voice in decision making.
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8 months ago

College of Dental Medicine awarded $40,000 Access to Care grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

By Jeff Malet • Alumni, Alumni and Giving, Dental Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Dental Medicine (CDM) has been awarded the Delta Dental Community Foundation Access to Care grant for the fifth time, enabling the WesternU Dental …
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