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As Parliamentarian of the nation’s longest-standing and largest independent network of osteopathic medical students, Student Doctor Ketchum will help to advocate for the collective interests of more than 15,000 of her osteopathic peers. Monica Ketchum, OMS III, was recently elected as Parliamentarian of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA), the student arm of the American…Continue Reading Monica Ketchum, OMS III, Elected as SOMA’s National Parliamentarian

The typically silent Friday night foyer of Butler-Haney Hall echoed with cheers, whistles, claps and howls of laughter on November 30. Just steps away, in a space dominated by complex lectures and stressful tests, Student Doctor Jem Ostrea’s fingertips left the strings of her guitar, and the audience gathered for PNWU’s student-led talent show erupted…Continue Reading PNWU Community Showcases Often-Unseen Skills in Student-Led Talent Show

The health sciences university’s inaugural class of 50 Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students is slated to begin this summer.   For Immediate Release: (Yakima, WA) — Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) is now accepting applications to join its inaugural Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) class. The DPT program is expected to welcome up to…Continue Reading PNWU Now Accepting Physical Therapy Students

Angela Felker MacCabe, PT, DPT, PhD, recently presented at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Educational Leadership Conference 2021, which was hosted in Atlanta, GA, from Oct. 22-24. Dr. MacCabe, who joined PNWU in 2020 as an associate professor in the university’s developing School of Physical Therapy, presented on two research projects within the scholarship of teaching and learning….Continue Reading Dr. MacCabe Presents at National PT Education Leadership Conference

Two mission-centric resolutions authored by PNWU students were recently passed at the Osteopathic Medical Education Conference’s (OMED’s) House of Delegates. PNWU Student Doctors Jenna Seeley, Victoria Sefcsik, Polly Wiltz-Medina, Monica Ketchum, Dannica Thornton, Kendra Swope, Tsaina Mahlen, Angie Yossef, and Nalee Little all participated in the vision-defining advocacy work, which led to the passing of…Continue Reading PNWU Students Pass Two Mission-Centric Resolutions at OMED’s House of Delegates

A collection of PNWU student doctors and one PNWU alum were recently recognized for their outstanding academic research at the Foundation for Osteopathic Medicine’s (FOEM’s) 2021 Academic Research Competition. Four representatives of PNWU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), including three current student doctors and one COM graduate, were selected to receive a total of six…Continue Reading PNWU Shines in National Osteopathic Academic Research Competition

PNWU has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) (R15) award for research by Dr. Heather Fritz (PI) and Dr. Malcolm Cutchin (Co-I). The award, which supports research projects at educational institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH support, is the first NIH research award to PNWU. The…Continue Reading Drs. Fritz and Cutchin Work to Increase Provider Empathy and Improve Healthcare for Older African Americans

Throughout the month of September, a collection of PNWU student clubs collaborated to gather essential items for Afghan refugees arriving in the Pacific Northwest. Having now emptied the donation boxes, effort organizers are thrilled with the outcome.   Over 1,300 diapers, more than 60 packs of wipes, bottles, infant clothing, breastfeeding pads, and more were collected from both PNWU’s campus donation boxes and Yakima’s Henry Beauchamp Community Center, which served as…Continue Reading PNWU Clubs Collaborate to Help Incoming Afghan Refugees

For as long as he can recall, first-year PNWU Osteopathic Medical Student (OMS I) Erik Jacobson has had a desire to serve others in their greatest times of need. On Tuesday, September 28, in the shadow of his new medical school’s waterfall-backed sign, Jacobson raised his right hand, swearing to support and defend the Constitution…Continue Reading A Commitment to Service: PNWU Student Doctor Erik Jacobson Commissioned as U.S. Army Reserve Second-Lieutenant Medical Officer

On Saturday, September 25, PNWU’s Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (SAMOPS) club hosted their annual PNWU Warrior Run. The family-friendly, all-abilities obstacle course event brought participants together on the university’s back lawn where — through mud, underwires, and over grass fields — they provided support to Team RWB, an organization that strives…Continue Reading PNWU Warrior Run Provides Vital Support for America’s Veterans