#stressawarenessmonth #physicalactivitymonth It can be painful to watch someone you love negatively impact their health and increase their chances of heart failure. We’ve been told over and over again that the easiest way to avoid heart failure is to combine a healthy diet with physical exercise. If you’re anything like me, however, it’s not difficult to…Continue Reading Take a Hike
How a Broken Finger Nearly Derailed the 2011 U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete of the Year
#stressawarenessmonth #physicalactivitymonth A broken finger is all it took to change my stress level. One broken finger and suddenly I was in a staring contest with depression. I had never been caught in a downward spiral quite like this one. Until this event, I had a pretty good grip on medical school. So, how did a single…Continue Reading How a Broken Finger Nearly Derailed the 2011 U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete of the Year
Announcing the Alan Stephenson Boyd Scholarship
Scholarship Honoring Nation’s First Transportation Chief Aims to Pave New Roads for Medically Underrepresented Minority Students PNWU’s Alan Stephenson Boyd Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence Endowed Scholarship aims to honor the Boyd family’s lifelong commitment to creating a fairer, more just world for all. Alan Stephenson Boyd’s life was defined by a singular driving question:…Continue Reading Announcing the Alan Stephenson Boyd Scholarship
Revolutionizing Community Health: Announcing PNWU’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
On Monday, March 29 at noon, PNWU officially announced our Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a dynamic online event. “Revolutionizing Community Health: Announcing PNWU’s Office of DEI” offers attendees a chance to witness our vision of a more equitable tomorrow, learn how PNWU’s Office of DEI aims to revolutionize community health, hear from…Continue Reading Revolutionizing Community Health: Announcing PNWU’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
PNWU’s SAMOPS Club Wins Second-Consecutive AMOPS Chapter of the Year Award
For the second year in a row, PNWU’s Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (SAMOPS) club was named Chapter of the Year at the Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons’ (AMOPS’) national conference, which was hosted virtually from March 4-7. PNWU SAMOPS was selected for the award out of all 37 osteopathic…Continue Reading PNWU’s SAMOPS Club Wins Second-Consecutive AMOPS Chapter of the Year Award
PNWU Hires Founding Director of School of Occupational Therapy
Yakima, WA – Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) has hired Dr. Heather Fritz as founding director of its developing School of Occupational Therapy. With the addition of the proposed school (subject to grant of authorization for the Washington Student Achievement Council), PNWU aims to expand on its mission of training and educating health…Continue Reading PNWU Hires Founding Director of School of Occupational Therapy