COVID-19

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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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, is gaining national recognition from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) for developing two algorithms to help physicians and other health care providers think through issues related to student exposures to COVID-19 at home or while on clinical rotations.
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Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) alumnus Jason Wei, DO ’17, was on a pediatric rehabilitation rotation at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) …
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WesternU Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) students created a video that features interviews with MSHS faculty and students who talk about why they entered the health sciences and how WesternU’s program can help high school students reach their goals.
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Researching COVID-19 to develop treatments is a global effort, and Western University of Health Sciences is contributing to this scientific knowledge. WesternU faculty recently published two separate articles investigating COVID-19.
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Western University of Health Sciences faculty and staff are collaborating with a local surgeon to expedite the COVID-19 testing process.
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About 20 Western University of Health Sciences students from the College of Graduate Nursing and the College of Health Sciences are helping to collect COVID-19 tests at Fairplex in Pomona, California.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down traditional in-person Commencement ceremonies, Western University of Health Sciences’ nine colleges are each honoring Class of 2020 graduates in unique ways.
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