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PNWU Health Sciences

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Mission

Educate and train health care professionals emphasizing service in rural and underserved communities throughout the Northwest.

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PNWU is a Nationally Ranked Health Sciences University

PNWU awarded US News & World Report's most grads in primary care 2024
PNWU awarded US News & World Report's most grads in medically underserved areas 2024
PNWU awarded US News & World Report's most grads in rural areas 2024

U.S. News and World Report’s Best Grad Schools release ranked PNWU third for most graduates practicing in primary care fields (45.2%), eleventh for most graduates practicing in medically underserved areas (40.5%), and fourth for graduates practicing in rural areas (20.7%).

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Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) is a grassroots, non-profit health sciences university established in 2005 by a group of visionary community leaders in Washington’s fertile Yakima Valley.

PNWU offers five unique programs on a vibrant and rapidly expanding campus featuring students and faculty from multiple health sciences programs.

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