Month: October 2020

Meeting the Need

A glimpse into the impact that COVID-19 has had on the clinical education of student doctors preparing to serve some of the Pacific Northwest’s most rural and medically underserved communities. “I want to go to work,” exclaimed Anne Keeling, a fourth-year osteopathic medical student at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU). At the time,…Continue Reading Meeting the Need

COVID-19’S Impact on Halloween & Dia De Los Muertos

A collection of scientists, clinicians, virologists, and infectious disease experts offer their insight into a safe approach to the upcoming holidays. Holiday celebrations should be safe and fun — that has always been, and still is, true. Just as our knowledge on how to create those safe celebrations has increased over the past 40 years,…Continue Reading COVID-19’S Impact on Halloween & Dia De Los Muertos

PNWU’s Infectious Disease Club Hosts Annual Flu Shot Clinic

On Friday, October 9, PNWU’s Infectious Disease Club hosted their annual flu shot clinic. Under physician guidance, PNWU medical students helped to safely administer 119 flu shots during the afternoon clinic. “This clinic has been provided by the Infectious Disease Club here at PNWU for quite a few years now, and as the club President,…Continue Reading PNWU’s Infectious Disease Club Hosts Annual Flu Shot Clinic

Logan Noone Publishes Children’s Book

As a fourth-year osteopathic medical student and host of his own podcast, “Talk Mental Health with Logan Noone,” PNWU student Doctor Logan Noone is already working to positively impact the future of mental healthcare in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Recently, he added another title to his growing list of activities: children’s book author. Noone’s…Continue Reading Logan Noone Publishes Children’s Book

Selfless Students, Vital Volunteers

As healthcare workers throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond continue battling the COVID-19 pandemic, a collection of PNWU student volunteers have stepped up to provide crucial support. Their service has proven to be a vital component in allowing medical staff to focus on the urgent work that accompanies an ongoing pandemic. “As a medical student…Continue Reading Selfless Students, Vital Volunteers