Category: SDM News

SDM Team Spotlight

Dr. David Klingman, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, PNWU-SDM PNWU-SDM’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. David Klingman, joined the team in May 2023. Dr. Klingman was born and grew up near West Point NY and attended college at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Linguistics….Continue Reading SDM Team Spotlight

SDM Partner Spotlight

Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (YVFWC) was founded in 1978, in Toppenish, Washington, with the help of a federal grant to serve migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. Today, YVFWC is one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest community health centers, with more than 50 unique service locations providing medical, dental,…Continue Reading SDM Partner Spotlight

New PNWU School of Dental Medicine Team Members

Robin E. Reinke, DDS, MPA Robin E. Reinke, DDS, MPA, will join us this summer as the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. Dr. Reinke was born and raised in Tacoma and is looking forward to returning “home” to Washington State. She received her BS in Biology from the University of Puget Sound and her DDS…Continue Reading New PNWU School of Dental Medicine Team Members

School of Dental Medicine Spring Progress

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

SDM Team Spotlight: Lisa Brown

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

Spring SDM Newsletter Partner Spotlight

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