Year: 2025

Championing Health, Advocating for Access: A Journey Rooted in Service and Leadership 

Mariah Williams, PNWU School of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 Student Doctor Mariah Williams’s journey to PNWU is paved by an unwavering commitment to care, service, and leadership. As a proud Alaskan Native American and the first graduate student in her family, Student Doctor Williams’s path to becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy was ignited…Continue Reading Championing Health, Advocating for Access: A Journey Rooted in Service and Leadership 

PNWU and Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Break Ground on New Dental Clinic to Train Next Generation of Dentists

On May 5, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) and Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS) broke ground on a new dental clinic that is poised to transform both dental education and access to care in rural and underserved communities across the Pacific Northwest. The two-story, 15,220 sq. ft. facility — located in Yakima’s Terrace…Continue Reading PNWU and Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Break Ground on New Dental Clinic to Train Next Generation of Dentists

Finding Strength through Service: A Journey Inspired by Family 

Mollee Gray, PNWU School of Occupational Therapy Class of 2025 At the age of 10, Mollee Gray’s world was upended forever. Her father, a general practitioner and athlete, suffered a catastrophic brainstem stroke, which left him tetraplegic and mute.   Over the next two years, Mollee and her family fought beside him as he battled through…Continue Reading Finding Strength through Service: A Journey Inspired by Family 

2025 PNWU Scholarship Luncheon Celebration

On Friday, we gathered to celebrate the incredible generosity and dedication that fuel our students’ journeys. The 2025 PNWU Scholarship Luncheon Celebration honored over 50 scholarship recipients and highlighted more than $350,000 in PNWU scholarship support, made possible through the unwavering commitment of our donors and community partners. For the first time, the annual tradition…Continue Reading 2025 PNWU Scholarship Luncheon Celebration

Daysi Torres-Vanegas, PNWU MAMS Class of 2025

Daysi Torres-Vanegas

From EMT to Physician: A Journey Inspired by Service and Compassion  The sirens blared as Daysi Torres-Vanegas and her partner raced toward a pediatric emergency — a two-year-old boy who was reportedly choking.   As they arrived at the scene, Daysi quickly realized that the child wasn’t choking at all but, instead, had suffered a seizure….Continue Reading Daysi Torres-Vanegas, PNWU MAMS Class of 2025

PNWU Students Visit D.C. to Advocate for Rural Healthcare at National DO Day

Three Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) DO students — Student Doctors Celine Zalamea, Amber Kisielewski, and Kathryn McCoy (all Class of 2028) —recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to represent PNWU at National DO Day on Capitol Hill. As leaders in the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA), the students joined peers from across the…Continue Reading PNWU Students Visit D.C. to Advocate for Rural Healthcare at National DO Day

SDM Spring 2025 Newsletter

School of Dental Medicine Newsletter

A quarterly update from the School of Dental Medicine. In this issue: Dean’s Message Welcome to the first edition of our 2025 quarterly newsletter series! It is hard to believe we are only three months away from welcoming our inaugural class of 36 students. The SDM team has been extremely busy preparing for our students,…Continue Reading SDM Spring 2025 Newsletter

Meet Foti, Dean of PNWU’s Innovative New Dental School

“Please, Call Me Foti” Dr. Fotinos Panagakos doesn’t go by that title. Instead, as he reaches out to shake hands, his first words are often a humble request: “Please, call me Foti.” A proud son of Greek immigrants (his father arrived in America in the 1950s), the name “Foti” was perfectly cast for Dr. Panagakos’…Continue Reading Meet Foti, Dean of PNWU’s Innovative New Dental School

Future Physicians, Present Leaders

PNWU Students Reflect on Advocacy, Empathy, and the Future of Medicine at National Conference Three student leaders from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences recently joined a national community of future osteopathic physicians in Arlington, Texas, at the AACOM and Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) Spring Conference. For PNWU Student Doctors Scott Brown…Continue Reading Future Physicians, Present Leaders

A Defining Moment

As PNWU’s Inaugural Class of Occupational Therapists Prepare for Graduation, the Program Hits a Major Milestone: Full Accreditation On a bright and hopeful spring morning, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences’ (PNWU’s) School of Occupational Therapy proudly celebrated a monumental achievement. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) officially completed its review of the…Continue Reading A Defining Moment