Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
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| Type | Private, non-profit |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Budget | $14.85 million |
| President | Keith Watson, DO |
| Dean | Thomas A. Scandalis, DO |
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Academic staff
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46 |
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Administrative staff
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112 |
| 495 (total) | |
| Location |
USA Coordinates: 46°36′20″N 120°27′23″W / 46.6055°N 120.4564°W |
| Campus | Urban (mid-sized) 64 acres |
| Website | pnwu.edu |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) is a private, non-profit medical school for osteopathic medicine located in Yakima, Washington, United States. Founded in 2005, the university's inaugural program was the first new medical school to open in the Pacific Northwest in sixty years. PNWU grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree, and graduated its first class of physicians in May 2012.
The Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine is fully accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
The Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences opened in 2005, after planning and fundraising to open a new osteopathic medical school in Washington State. In 2007, PNWU received provisional accreditation. In 2008, the first courses began, and the university’s main building, Butler-Haney Hall, opened at a cost of $13 million. In 2009, the university received a $400,000 federal grant to expand the College of Allied Health Sciences.
In 2012, the inaugural class of 69 students graduated, earning the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences educates and trains health care professionals emphasizing service among rural and medically underserved communities throughout the Northwest.
The Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences consists of a single college, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. It is a four-year program. Years 1 and 2 of the DO program consist primarily of classroom-based learning, which focus on the basic sciences.
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