Expansion efforts continue at PNWU. Phase 1 of the PNWU Student Learning Collaborative (SLC) is expected to open in August 2023. Phase 2 of the SLC project will be completed the middle of 2024. This 80,000-square-foot space is designed to be where students from all health professions come together for clinical learning activities. The facility…Continue Reading School of Dental Medicine Spring Progress
The SDM Newsletter will periodically spotlight a Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences – School of Dental Medicine team member. PNWU-SDM’s Administrative Coordinator, Lisa Brown, joined the team in August 2022. Ms. Brown has deep roots in the Yakima Valley, growing up in the lower valley and living in Yakima as an adult to help…Continue Reading SDM Team Spotlight: Lisa Brown
In this issue, we spotlight our partner, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS). “YNHS has always been about going where the need is greatest…” – Don Hinman, YNHS Chairman of the Board. There is a great need for dental services for underserved populations in the Yakima Valley and other rural areas in the Pacific Northwest, and…Continue Reading Spring SDM Newsletter Partner Spotlight
Dr. Rebeca Segraves, assistant professor in PNWU’s School of Physical Therapy, has long been committed to improving women’s health. As her passions shaped her path, she saw the impact that healthcare disparities were having on women. Committed to doing whatever she could to end those disparities, Dr. Segraves began focusing on the widespread maternal-related health…Continue Reading Dismantling Inequities in Care
As PNWU grows, so too must the opportunities we offer. Scholarships play a vital role in those opportunities, eroding the barriers that stand between our students and their desires to provide quality care to those in need. With our newest program slated to begin next fall, we sat down with School of Occupational Therapy (SOT)…Continue Reading New PNWU Program Aims to Help People Participate in Life
On Tuesday, October 4, PNWU hosted a small ceremony commemorating the placement of the Student Learning Collaborative’s (SLC’s) final beam. The milestone marks the impending fruition of the interprofessional-enabling health sciences space. “This is such a great time to be at PNWU,” exclaimed Dr. Peggy Trueblood, founding director of PNWU’s School of Physical Therapy. “We…Continue Reading University Leaders Celebrate Placement of SLC’s Final Beam
PNWU’s inaugural class of 34 Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students joins over 600 current PNWU health sciences students in the singular mission of improving care in rural and medically underserved communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. (YAKIMA, WA) – On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, from 3-4 p.m., Pacific Northwest University (PNWU) hosted the first ever…Continue Reading We Solemnly Pledge: Inside PNWU’s First Doctor of Physical Therapy White Coat Ceremony