PNWU News

    • PNWU Receives Charitable Donation

    • *PNWU Receives Charitable Donation *Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) is the recipient of a $100,000 charitable donation from the John and Wauna Harman Foundation. The money is designated for Phase II expansion of Butler-Haney...Read more>>

    • Annual MedWars competitors get "down and dirty"

    • On April 20, PNWU students participated in a mass casualty incident exercise on campus, during which medical students“treated” local youth who will presented with fake injuries from a mock bus accident.  Following the exercise, students, faculty...Read more>>

    • Open House A Success

    • To coincide with the 3rd Annual Fun Run and Health Fair, PNWU Enrollment Services hosted an Open House on April 13 for prospective students and pre-med advisors, high school administrators-faculty and guests, and 2013 incoming students...Read more>>

    • Touring Cadwell Laboratories

    •   Wendell Snodgrass, PNWU’s Chief Advancement Officer, and President Keith Watson join Dr. John Cadwell for a tour of Cadwell Laboratories (a supplier of electroneurodiagnostic medical equipment) in Kennewick, WA. John and Priscilla Cadwell are generous supporters...Read more>>

    • The Watsons Enjoy Hosting Dinners for Students

    • PNWU president, Keith Watson, DO, and his wife Maureen Clothier, DO, have been enjoying getting to know students and their spouses.  The dinners have been well-received by both the students as well as the administrators...Read more>>

    • PNWU student, faculty honored at gala

    • Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) was well-represented March 2 when the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation (NWOMF) honored individuals at their Founders Gala and Awards Evening in Portland, Oregon. Student Timothy Zielicke (2013) and physician...Read more>>

    • Annual Fun Run has record Numbers

    • The osteopathic medical students of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences hosted the *3rd Annual* *PNWU Run For Your Life*, a 5k fun-run and health fair to promote physical fitness and health in the Yakima...Read more>>

    • Students Honored at SOMA Conference

    • Three PNWU students were honored at the SOMA awards in Washington, DC this week.  *Quynh Le (2015)*, $750, Marvin H. and Kathleen G. Teget Leadership Scholarship: Marvin H. and Kathleen G. Teget have graciously established two scholarships...Read more>>

    • Dr. Robinson Appointed to NBOME National Faculty

    • Congratulations to Mary Jo Robinson, DO, Associate Professor of Pathology, PNWU-COM, on her appointment as National Faculty Pathology Chair for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME). NBOME’s National Faculty has always included highly respected professionals who...Read more>>

    • Dr. Acosta Named Section Editor

    • Congratulations to Juan Acosta, DO, PNWU’s assistant dean of postgraduate medical education. He has been named a section editor for the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WEST JEM), musculoskeletal section. WEST JEM is the official jour...nal...Read more>>

    • Assistant Dean Named to National Board

    • Anita Showalter, DO, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences’ assistant dean of clinical sciences, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME). The NBOME is a not-for-profit...Read more>>

    • WHEF Issues Tax-Exempt Bonds to PNWU

    • Thanks to tax-exempt bonds issued by the Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority (WHEFA), Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) will refinance its prior obligations. PNWU, a nonprofit university focused on osteopathic medicine, will use the...Read more>>

    • Attending the Governor's Inaugural Ball

    • PNWU’s Chief Advancement Officer, Wendell Snodgrass, his wife Jaime, and University President Keith Watson, DO, and his wife Dr. Maureen Clothier, attended the Washington State Governor’s Inaugural Ball in Olympia this monthRead more>>

    • ACOFP Board of Governors Member Visits PNWU-COM:

    • Dr. Duane Koehler, DO, FACOFP, and member of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Board of Governors visited PNWU-COM last week. As a representative of the ACOFP he ...met with Dr. Keith Watson,...Read more>>

    • PNWU Board of Trustees Elects New Members

    •   * H**eather Phipps, DO*, joined the PNWU Board of Trustees on July 1. Dr. Phipps received her DO degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. Her internship was completed at Doctor’s Hospital...Read more>>

    • Medical Dream Realized

    • With first graduating class, Pacific Northwest University's medical dream is realized Cllick the link below to read about the day and check out the photo galleries: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/05/12/with-first-graduating-class-pnwu-s-medical-dream-is-realized[http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/05/12/with-first-graduating-class-pnwu-s-medical-dream-is-realized]Read more>>

    • PNWU First Graduation

    • PNWU First Graduation this Weekend By Shannon McCann.[http://www.pnwu.org/staff/shannonm/]KAPP-TV, published Wednesday, May 9, 2012  [http://www.pnwu.org/photo-galleries/2012/may/09/pnwu-graduation/]   Pasco's Jaime Klippert is finishing up her last few days as a medical student at the Pacific Northwest University of Heath Sciences before beginning her...Read more>>

    • Inslee Visits PNWU

    • Inslee talks up primary care doctors, jobs during Yakima stop By Molly Rosbach Excerpted from the Yakima Herald-Republic 04/24/2012 Photo by Sara Gettys of the Yakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee toured Pacific...Read more>>