On Thursday, December 15, PNWU hosted a holiday reception and awards ceremony in recognition of the outstanding work of our faculty and staff. During the festive campus event, PNWU President Dr. Michael Lawler and YVPIEC Executive Director Dr. Angela Stewart bestowed a variety of awards and honors, including faculty and staff awards and an inaugural…Continue Reading PNWU Hosts Awards Ceremony and Holiday Reception
Do no harm. That’s the oath everyone thinks of when they think of medical professionals; it’s the oath we want to promise and deliver when we join medical school. But at the same time, we work to value patient’s autonomy, striving to make sure that we aren’t paternalistic. We don’t want to practice medicine as…Continue Reading The COVID-19 Vaccine: Balancing Autonomy & Nonmaleficence
Elizabeth McMurtry, DO, FACEPAssistant Dean Clinical Education & Faculty Development David Miller, DOPNWU Class of 2013 Drs. Elizabeth McMurtry and David Miller (PNWU Class of 2013) were recently accepted to the 2021-2022 class of AACOM’s Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship (OHPF). A year-long experiential training program for osteopathic physicians and other associated health professionals, the OHPF aims to help…Continue Reading PNWU Representatives Accepted to the 2021-2022 Class of AACOM’s Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship
Responsible Unit: Marketing and Communications |Executive lead: Chief Communications Officer Created: 03/2021 | Reviewed/Revised: 08/04/2023 | Effective: 08/04/2023Compliance: RCW 63.60 Approving Body: PAC | Classification: Institution-wide Policy: Pacific Northwest University often uses still and motion images of academic activities and campus life for promotional purposes and to advance the University’s educational objectives; such activities may only occur…Continue Reading Image Use Policy
Responsible Unit: Office of Scholarly Activity | Executive lead: Provost Created: 03/01/2017 | Reviewed/Revised: 1/17/2019, 1/19/2023 | Effective: 4/22/2023Compliance: COCA 8.2, NWCCU 2.D.2, 45 CFR 46, 21 CFR 46 Approving Body: BOT | Classification: Institution-wide Purpose: To describe the human research protections program at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU). Scope: This policy applies to all agents, offices,…Continue Reading Human Research Protection Policy
Responsible Unit: Technology Services | Executive Lead: CIOCreated: 1/2012 | Reviewed/Revised: 7/2022, 2/14/2023 | Effective: 2/14/2023Compliance: NWCCU 2.F.1Approving Body: PAC | Classification: Institution-wide Policy: Use of University technology resources is restricted to purposes related to the University’s mission. Individuals are provided access in order to support their studies, instruction, duties as employees, official business with the…Continue Reading Acceptable Technology Use Policy
Responsible Unit: Enrollment | Executive Lead: Provost Created: 5/2008 | Reviewed/Revised: 2/5/2018; 2/14/2023 | Effective 2/14/2023 Compliance: NWCCU 2.C.1, 2.C.3; COCA 9.3, WSAC (RCW 28B.85 and WAC 250-61); ACOTE A.3.2, CAPTE 5A Approving Body: PAC | Classification: Institution-wide Policy: PNWU does not accept transfer students, transfer credits, or waive the requirements set forth in the Student Admission policy…Continue Reading Student Transfers and Waivers Policy
Responsible Unit: Enrollment Services | Executive lead: Provost Created: 5/2008 | Reviewed/Revised: 5/2018, 4/4/2023 | Effective: 5/9/2023 Compliance: RCW 28B.10.270 (1)(c); COCA 9.1; 12.6, NWCCU 2.C.3, 2.G.2; HEA Title IV, Section 484C, CFR 34 Subtitle B Chapter VI 668.18, CAPTE 3G, 4L, 5A, 5B, CODA 4-1, ACOTE A.3.2 Approving Body: PAC | Classification: Institution-wide Policy: The academic program…Continue Reading Student Readmission to Educational Program Policy
Responsible Unit: Student Affairs | Executive lead: Provost Created: 07/02/2018 | Reviewed/Revised: 05/18/2023 | Effective: 06/13/2023 Compliance: COCA 9.9, ACOTE A.3.6, CAPTE 8H, CODA 4-7 and 4-11 Approving Body: PPC | Classification: Local: Students Policy: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences makes available to its students a list of healthcare providers on PNWU.edu to assist students…Continue Reading Student Physical Health Services Policy
Responsible Unit: Student Affairs | Executive lead: Provost Created: 5/2013 | Reviewed/Revised: 06/13/2018, 02/19/2021, 05/18/2023 | Effective: 06/13/2023 Compliance: COCA 5.3, COCA 9.8, CODA 4-7 and 4-11, CAPTE 8H, ACOTE A.3.6 Approving Body: PAC | Classification: Local: Students Policy: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences makes available to its students confidential counseling and mental health care. A mental…Continue Reading Student Mental Health Services Policy