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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

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