PNWU-SDM has hired a Director of Student Success and Engagement! Lolinda Turner is the newly appointed Director of Student Success and Engagement at PNWU-SDM. She is also a Registered Dental Assistant with over 20 years of experience and a DEI Practitioner. Ms. Turner is the 2023 Puget Sound Business Journal Healthcare Hero and Delta Dental…Continue Reading New PNWU-SDM Team Member
PNWU-SDM’s Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Dr. Robin Reinke, joined the team in June 2023. Dr. Reinke was born and raised in Tacoma, WA. She received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and then her D.D.S. from the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle, WA. Dr. Reinke…Continue Reading Team Spotlight: Dr. Robin Reinke, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
A $12 million grant from Delta Dental of Washington enabled PNWU to be the first dental school in the nation in which students will have three years of full-time immersive training at Federally Qualified Health Centers. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) announced $12 million in grant funding from Delta Dental of Washington at a…Continue Reading PNWU Begins Construction on one of the Country’s “Most Innovative” Dental Schools
Exciting things are happening on the PNWU campus this summer! The Student Learning Collaborative (SLC) building, Phase 1, is nearly complete. It will provide collaborative and simulation teaching space for all campus programs. In September, there will be a grand opening, so watch for more information. Without pause, Lydig Construction will pivot from Phase 1…Continue Reading PNWU Construction Update
Although we are a little over two years away from our first students arriving on campus, it is critical that the School of Dental Medicine begin its recruitment of faculty and staff. In June, we kicked off this effort by participating in the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference (PNDC) meeting, hosting a booth to provide information…Continue Reading SDM Faculty and Staff Recruitment
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
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
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
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
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