Year: 2024

Grant Enables NIHC to Expand Culinary Medicine Offerings

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The Northwest Interprofessional Health Collaborative (NIHC) recently secured a $56,800 grant from Greater Health Now’s Community Investment program, Connect2Everyone. The grant empowers the NIHC to enhance the Expanding Community Impact of Culinary Medicine in Yakima County pilot project, and to offer more culinary medicine teaching classes to health professions learners. The Culinary Medicine program is designed to familiarize health…Continue Reading Grant Enables NIHC to Expand Culinary Medicine Offerings

PNWU Scholarships: “A Can’t-Miss”

Lawrence Larson, DO, former Chair of PNWU’s Board of Trustees and co-founder of Pediatrics Northwest, establishes The Dr. Lawrence and Mary Larson Endowed Scholarship. Created in honor of his late wife, the new PNWU scholarship aims to inspire a new generation of compassionate community pediatricians. Dr. Lawrence Larson never doubted the visionary optimism that accompanied…Continue Reading PNWU Scholarships: “A Can’t-Miss”

PNWU Hosts Mini Med School

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This past weekend, PNWU hosted our annual Mini Med School. The free family event welcomed community members to our health sciences campus to learn about the human body, our assortment of programs, and the importance of being healthy.  Featuring activities for kindergarten through middle school-aged students, Mini Med School also featured food trucks, a scavenger…Continue Reading PNWU Hosts Mini Med School

Lolinda Turner Elected to Washington’s Commission on African American Affairs

PNWU School of Dental Medicine's Lolinda Turner

Lolinda Turner, our School of Dental Medicine’s director of student success and engagement, was recently appointed to the State of Washington’s Commission on African American Affairs. As a commissioner, Turner will play a pivotal role in advising the Governor, Legislature and state agencies regarding policy development and implementation, as well as working to establish relationships with…Continue Reading Lolinda Turner Elected to Washington’s Commission on African American Affairs

PNWU Hosts Rising Together Student Leadership Conference

Rise Together conference at PNWU

On Wednesday, March 13, PNWU hosted the Rising Together Student Leadership Conference. A collaboration of Educational Service District (ESD) 105 and PNWU’s Service and Social Engagement Committee, the event welcomed over 150 high school-age students from throughout the State of Washington to the university’s health sciences campus for an immersive look at our mission and…Continue Reading PNWU Hosts Rising Together Student Leadership Conference

Wellpoint Partners with PNWU to Support MAMS Program’s Community Outreach Efforts

Representatives from Wellpoint recently visited PNWU’s Yakima campus in support of our Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program. Presenting a $4,000 check to MAMS Program Manager Michelle Alegria and Jennifer Hawks-Conright, Director of Development-Major Gifts, Wellpoint celebrated a budding partnership with PNWU which aims to fuel our shared community outreach efforts. “We’ve wanted…Continue Reading Wellpoint Partners with PNWU to Support MAMS Program’s Community Outreach Efforts

PNWU Representatives Attend 2024 AMOPS Conference

PNWU Military Student Doctors Attend 2024 AMOPS Conference

A collection of PNWU representatives recently attended the Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons’ (AMOPS’) 2024 Meeting and Medical Conference. The annual event – which was hosted this year in Tulsa, OK – brings students, residents, and physicians together to discuss the unique aspects of practice in the Uniformed Services by the more than…Continue Reading PNWU Representatives Attend 2024 AMOPS Conference