Month: October 2021

A collection of PNWU student doctors and one PNWU alum were recently recognized for their outstanding academic research at the Foundation for Osteopathic Medicine’s (FOEM’s) 2021 Academic Research Competition. Four representatives of PNWU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), including three current student doctors and one COM graduate, were selected to receive a total of six…Continue Reading PNWU Shines in National Osteopathic Academic Research Competition

PNWU has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) (R15) award for research by Dr. Heather Fritz (PI) and Dr. Malcolm Cutchin (Co-I). The award, which supports research projects at educational institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH support, is the first NIH research award to PNWU. The…Continue Reading Drs. Fritz and Cutchin Work to Increase Provider Empathy and Improve Healthcare for Older African Americans

Throughout the month of September, a collection of PNWU student clubs collaborated to gather essential items for Afghan refugees arriving in the Pacific Northwest. Having now emptied the donation boxes, effort organizers are thrilled with the outcome.   Over 1,300 diapers, more than 60 packs of wipes, bottles, infant clothing, breastfeeding pads, and more were collected from both PNWU’s campus donation boxes and Yakima’s Henry Beauchamp Community Center, which served as…Continue Reading PNWU Clubs Collaborate to Help Incoming Afghan Refugees

For as long as he can recall, first-year PNWU Osteopathic Medical Student (OMS I) Erik Jacobson has had a desire to serve others in their greatest times of need. On Tuesday, September 28, in the shadow of his new medical school’s waterfall-backed sign, Jacobson raised his right hand, swearing to support and defend the Constitution…Continue Reading A Commitment to Service: PNWU Student Doctor Erik Jacobson Commissioned as U.S. Army Reserve Second-Lieutenant Medical Officer