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Simulating Sorrow: How Medical School Has Prepared Me to Acknowledge the Emotions of Life and Death
Simulating Sorrow: How Medical School Has Prepared Me to Acknowledge the Emotions of Life and Death
A New Perspective
A New Perspective
Misfortunes Messenger: Doing the Hard Thing for the Right Reason
Misfortunes Messenger: Doing the Hard Thing for the Right Reason
Reconnecting Through Creation: Bear Finds a Home
Reconnecting Through Creation: Bear Finds a Home
 
 

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Mission Fulfillment: Uganda
Mission Fulfillment: Uganda
Growing Back Stronger
Growing Back Stronger
Walk a Mile In Their Scrubs: Succeeding as a Modern-Day Medical Student
Walk a Mile In Their Scrubs: Succeeding as a Modern-Day Medical Student
United We Stand: PTSD in America
United We Stand: PTSD in America
Lost Resolve: Solving Resolutions
Lost Resolve: Solving Resolutions

We're well into the new year, which once served as a clean slate for so many. But what happened to all of the resolutions that once dominated our eyes and ears? What ever became of our aspirations? Sadly, in all likelihood, they're gone and long forgotten. 

A Mental Health Problem at the Highest Level
A Mental Health Problem at the Highest Level
C.T.E. and the Truth Below the Helmet
C.T.E. and the Truth Below the Helmet
Opioids in America: Tackling Our National Emergency
Opioids in America: Tackling Our National Emergency
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Healthcare
Injection Inspection: Vaccines in America
Injection Inspection: Vaccines in America

 

 
 

 

 
 
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Leading her team through a medical simulation in PNWU's SIM lab, second-year osteopathic medical student Ashley Penington began to panic. “After our debriefing, I left the room feeling nauseated by the fact that, in a couple of years, the patient I just lost would be someone’s son. The patient in that bed would be a person, filled with love and memories. My hands were still sweating and shaking from holding the Mac Blade in my hands.” Read “Simulating Sorrow” on the PNWU Health Blog (link in bio). #medicalstudent #medschool #PNWU #medicine #emergencymedicine #blog
Second-year PNWU osteopathic medical student Amanda Rawson shares her unique secret to overcoming stress & succeeding in medical school thousands of miles from home. It may not be the approach you'd expect but, as she explains, self-care comes in many forms... (link in bio) #medschool #pnwu #thepnwinpnwu #blog #health #wellness #creative #pnw #dogsofinstagram #nationaldogday #poetry
Eight second-year PNWU medical students recently returned from a 16-day medical mission trip to Bundibugyo, Uganda. Led by Dr. Joy Staley, Adjunct Professor for Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences and Heritage University and Clinical Psychologist in the PNWU Wellness Program, the students served on a triage team that went into three small remote villages in the small town near the Democratic Republic of Congo border in Africa, where most the people have no income, no clean water and no medical care. “I feel privileged to know these eight students and to work for a medical school such as PNWU,” said Dr. Staley. “I want to share my extreme thankfulness to the staff, administration and faculty at PNWU, who are admitting and training men and women of great character and compassion. Their skill in one year of medical school was outstanding in triaging almost a 100 patients a day in each village. During triage, one student even recognized two major conditions to present to the physicians. They also gave lectures on STDs, hand washing, and nutrition, and brought in 40 large suitcases of clothing, medicines, and medical supplies, leaving most of their own clothing behind at the end of the mission.” “It was a life changing trip,” explained Darrel Phong, PNWU OMS II, who provided this collection of awe-inspiring images. “I got so caught up at times last year with how much we had to study and bury our noses in books that I started to lose sight of why I wanted to go into medicine in the first place. This trip was a gentle reminder why I wanted to dedicate my life to helping others. Every smile, thank you, and interaction I had in Africa after we had the opportunity to take care of their people made me realize that this was meant to be.” Ourganda will be recruiting students for a second medical trip in July, 2019, and is also seeking physicians for next year.
New class, same great mission. Congratulations, PNWU Class of '22. We're proud to have you!
We are so thrilled to (finally) have our new students here on campus! They've spent this week learning about PNWU, serving the Yakima community, tasting some of the best wine the Yakima Valley has to offer, and connecting with community members. Now it's almost time for the final (and most important) event of the week: the White Coat Ceremony. This special ceremony is considered a rite of passage for our new students, as it is the time where they will be given their very first white coat and officially begin their journey towards becoming an osteopathic physician. Welcome Class of 2022!
New on the Scientific Method: Logan Noone, PNWU OMS II, never expected to celebrate his college graduation in a psych ward, sleeping on a bed complete with wrist and ankle restraints. From an outside perspective he was living the dream. He had plenty of friends, a picture-perfect family, achieved academic success and was even studying abroad in Scotland. At night, however, he couldn’t sleep. He worried that his girlfriend no longer loved him; that his friends thought he was a loser; that not even his own family liked him. Ultimately, after his family guided him toward treatment, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Despite his doctor’s advice to keep his diagnosis a secret — they warned him that he’d be ostracized if people knew about his disorder— Noone decided to pursue a career in medicine, determined to improve the system that helped save his life and show others that they are not alone. Follow the link in our bio to listen now!
“23 years ago, when I stood in the same place those students now stand, I had no idea what I was getting myself into,” explained Dr. Brandon Isaacs, PNWU’s Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Education. Today, he can’t imagine his life had it not been for that moment. To this day he proudly carries the wings he received as a United States Air Force Flight Surgeon. Holding them, he recalls the deep seeded trust that Air Force fighter pilots — who have sat before him in cockpits around the world — placed in him to not only keep them alive, but to keep them in that seat. (Full story link in bio) #medicalschool #courage #strength #military #airforce #USAF #USA #militarymedicine #DoctorsThatDO #osteopathicmedicine #PNWU #ThePNWinPNWU
Step into the scrubs of a modern-day medical student. Three PNWU students joined us on The Scientific Method to discuss the ins and outs of being a healthy, happy, successful and motivated medical student. From deciding to pursue medicine to succeeding in that pursuit; from starting the application process to surviving interview day; from orientation to graduation. (Link in bio) #medicalschool #premed #college #medicalstudent #medicine #PNW #advice #podcast #thepnwinpnwu