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PNWU students recently represented our university at the 2024 American Academy of Neurology’s (AAN) Annual Meeting, held in Denver, CO. Student Doctors Rana Sherif, PNWU-COM Class of ’25, and Lekaa Elhajjmoussa, PNWU-COM Class of ’24, participated in the country’s largest gathering of neurologists and neuroscience professionals to present their poster, titled “The Incidence of Cardiac…Continue Reading PNWU Student Doctors Present at Nation’s Largest Neurology Gathering

On Friday, April 12, PNWU hosted our annual Residency Fair. With over 30 residency programs on campus to showcase their offerings, this year’s Fair was the largest in our University’s history. Classes were paused as PNWU students met with residency program directors, faculty, and current residents from a variety of family medicine, internal medicine, and…Continue Reading PNWU Hosts Largest Residency Fair in University History

On Monday, April 8, PNWU hosted our annual Research Symposium. This year’s event was the largest in university history, with 57 scientific posters from our students, faculty, and community partners. “My head is still swirling,” said Lizzie Lamb, research development facilitator and interim director of PNWU’s Office of Scholarly Activity. Reflecting on the whirlwind experience of…Continue Reading PNWU Hosts “Best Symposium Ever”

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

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

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

On Friday, March 15, PNWU celebrated Match Day 2024. At the time of this writing, 97.3% of our College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Class of 2024 who sought residency placements achieved them. Over 60% of those residencies are in primary care specialties. “I could not be more proud of the Class of 2024. Their care for…Continue Reading PNWU Celebrates Match Day 2024

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