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On Friday, April 16, 88 members of Pacific Northwest University of Health Science’s extended community received their first COVID-19 vaccinations at a pop-up clinic on PNWU’s Yakima campus. The clinic, which was hosted in partnership with Washington State University and Rite Aid, was made possible thanks to an April 15 expansion of vaccination eligibility requirements…Continue Reading PNWU Pop-Up Clinic Vaccinates 88 People Against COVID-19

PNWU was recently ranked second in the nation for graduates practicing in primary care specialties, as well as second for most graduates practicing in underserved areas, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Medical Schools list. 66% of PNWU graduates reported practice in a primary care specialty, and 27% reported practice in a Medically Underserved…Continue Reading PNWU Ranked Second in U.S. for Graduates Practicing in Primary Care Specialties and Medically Underserved Areas

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

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

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

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

Polly Wiltz, PNWU OMS III, was recently elected to serve as the National Board Director of Community Outreach for the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA). SOMA, the nation’s largest network of osteopathic medical students, is an American Osteopathic Association (AOA)-affiliated, student-led and student-driven organization with direct representation to the AOA. “Volunteerism and advocacy are my…Continue Reading Polly Wiltz Elected as SOMA’s National Board Director of Community Outreach

On Thursday, February 11 at 5 p.m. (PST), PNWU’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA), in collaboration with our Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and PNWU provost Dr. Edward Bilsky, hosted “The Burden of Race.” The interactive seminar featured discussions on race, current affairs of the country, and themes related to human psychology that…Continue Reading Interactive Seminar Aims to Offer Enhanced Perspective on Race, Culture, and Diversity