You might imagine an orthopedic surgeon with a very successful professional career would be satisfied with their resume, but if you made that assumption about Dr. Heather Phipps you would be incorrect. Phipps, DO, MBA, of Kennewick, Washington, just completed an additional segment of an already impressive medical education. Dr. Phipps is a recent graduate…Continue Reading PNWU Trustee Completes Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship
Each spring, medical students from PNWU and across the nation anxiously await the residency match event, which provides vital information about where each will continue their medical training. However, the medical students who are also serving in the military find out a few weeks sooner than their classmates. On January 6, 2021, all five applying…Continue Reading PNWU Succeeds in Military Match for Residency Programs
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) recently selected Dr. Mirna I. Ramos-Diaz to serve as the university’s first Chief Diversity Officer. As Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Ramos-Diaz will work with her PNWU colleagues to educate, engage, empower, and advocate for the PNWU community and our partners by cultivating resources to create and affirm an environment that is inclusive,…Continue Reading PNWU Names First Chief Diversity Officer
For second-year PNWU medical student Dua Khan, life’s inner-workings have long been a subject of inspiration and intrigue. As she looks at the world around her, Khan’s mind naturally drifts into a deep labyrinth of questions resting just below the surface. Her insatiable curiosity led her to medical school and, ultimately, to a role as…Continue Reading The Synergy of Singularity
Joint Statement from PNWU Administration and Student Government Association on the Insurgence at the United States Capitol Dear PNWU Community, In the face of recent unrest at the U.S. Capitol, and across the country, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) condemns all forms of violence, racism, and discrimination. Since 1797, our country had a…Continue Reading PNWU’s Statement on the Insurgence at the U.S. Capitol
A collection of PNWU scientists team up to demystify the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine by explaining how the vaccines work and offering expert insight into whether or not they will be safe and effective. Two new vaccines have received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent COVID-19. Although developed by…Continue Reading Fact vs. Fiction: COVID-19 Vaccines
(Yakima, WA) — On Wednesday, December 16, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) was accredited to add a Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program to its blossoming Yakima campus. “With MAMS, PNWU is able to help more learners from more communities realize their dreams of becoming health care professionals,” said Dr. Michael…Continue Reading PNWU Adds One-Year Master’s Degree Program to Blossoming Yakima Campus
If most people are wearing their masks, why is COVID-19 still spreading? A team of PNWU scientists offer expert insight into a comprehensive and layered approach to stopping the spread of the SARS CoV-2 virus. The Facts: Wearing a mask CORRECTLY to control the spread of this virus is important, but it is but one…Continue Reading A Comprehensive and Layered Approach to Stopping the Spread of COVID-19
A glimpse into the impact that COVID-19 has had on the clinical education of student doctors preparing to serve some of the Pacific Northwest’s most rural and medically underserved communities. “I want to go to work,” exclaimed Anne Keeling, a fourth-year osteopathic medical student at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU). At the time,…Continue Reading Meeting the Need
A collection of scientists, clinicians, virologists, and infectious disease experts offer their insight into a safe approach to the upcoming holidays. Holiday celebrations should be safe and fun — that has always been, and still is, true. Just as our knowledge on how to create those safe celebrations has increased over the past 40 years,…Continue Reading COVID-19’S Impact on Halloween & Dia De Los Muertos