Medical campus plans moving forward Jun 12, 2008
In addition to Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS), which has committed to locating a medical school at the site, Western Oregon University (WOU), Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) and Legacy Health System have expressed interest. Officials from WUHS, based in Pomona, Calif. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Lebanon med school advances Jun 5, 2008
That s in addition to one or more medical schools: California-based Western University of Health Sciences is an established partner, and Western Oregon University and Linn-Benton Community College also have expressed interest, said Larry Mullins, president and CEO of Samaritan Health Services ... Western University of Health Sciences is a college of osteopathic medicine. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Will history ever show 'Big Brown*?' May 22, 2008
" There is a great debate in the horse racing world over just how helpful and just how dangerous anabolic steroids are. Do they aid a horse's recovery between races? Do they build muscle mass, as steroids do in humans? If that's the case, it's possible more leg injuries are occurring because of the horse's increased bulk. "It's tradition for horses to be given steroids, and you hear a lot of veterinarians defending tradition, but they are defending a tradition that is harming racing," said... (USA Today -- Sports)
Advertising may have more influence on prescriptions than science Apr 2, 2008
The results of the study, conducted by Toronto's Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Connecticut's Yale University and California's Western University of Health Sciences, were published online Sunday by The New England Journal of Medicine. Ezetimibe is not recommended by health authorities as the first option for patients seeking to control cholesterol in Canada or the United States, according to the study, and has been the subject of growing debate over its effectiveness compared with... (Globe and Mail)
Lebanon, Oregon: College town Jan 31, 2008
After hearing that the college has some hoops to jump through in the way of approvals from government and accreditation agencies, reporters asked leaders of Samaritan Health Services and Western University of Health Sciences how likely it is to come about. Western's president, Philip Pumerantz, was positive: No question. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Medical school should open in 2011 Jan 31, 2008
D., president of Western University of Health Sciences, speaks on Jan. 22 ... The target date for the opening of a Western University of Health Sciences medical college is 2011 ... The Western University of Health Sciences medical campus in Lebanon is to be funded privately. (Lebanon Express, OR)
LBCC president: School running in perfect harmony’ Jan 26, 2008
The medical school is a cooperative project between Samaritan Health Services and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. At LBCC, a major reorganization of administrative staff is under way due to the retirement of Vice President Mike Holland in June. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Officials excited for medical school Jan 16, 2008
Monday afternoon, Samaritan Health Services president and CEO Larry Mullins announced there is a partnership being formed between SHS which has hospitals and medical clinics from Sweet Home to the Oregon Coast and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif ... By Alex PaulLEBANON - Samaritan Health Services and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif ... About 2,300 students attend Western University of Health Sciences. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Med school’s arrival a landmark event (Jan. 16) Jan 16, 2008
It s not quite a done deal, but Samaritan Health Services and Western University of Health Sciences of Pomona, Calif. are planning a new college of osteopathic medicine in 51 acres across from Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, at the city s northern gate. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Medical school coming to Lebanon Jan 16, 2008
Samaritan Health Services (SHS) has announced a partnership with Western University of Health Sciences of Pomona, Calif ... "This is an opportunity here in Oregon to put in place the elements which will, in a few short years, lead to the establishment of a multi-health professionals satellite campus of Western University of Health Sciences," he said ... Western University of Health Sciences. (Lebanon Express, OR)
New medical college planned in Lebanon Jan 15, 2008
A joint venture of Samaritan Health Services and Western University of Health Sciences, it will be the first new medical college in the state in more than a century. LEBANON Samaritan Health Services and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif ... About 2,300 students attend Western University of Health Sciences. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Mid-valley may get medical school Jan 15, 2008
The new medical school will be affiliated with the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, a division of Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. This is an opportunity here in Oregon to put in place elements which will, in a few short years, lead to the establishment of a multi-health professions satellite campus of Western University of Health Sciences, Western President Philip Pumerantz said in a statement released Monday. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
East Linn County needs more doctors Jan 10, 2008
Several months ago, 12 third-year osteopathic medical students from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, a division of Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. arrived in the mid-valley for one-year clerkships at Samaritan's hospitals in Corvallis, Lebanon and Albany. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Veterinary schools turn increasingly female Aug 22, 2007
At the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, administrators encourage their alumni to take boys into their practices to serve as interns, and at the newly founded College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, in Pomona, Calif. the admissions process takes gender into consideration, along with other factors. (Boston Globe)
Home Remedy Aug 5, 2007
Casey Campbell/Gazette-TimesDesiree Hansen, a third-year medical student from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif ... Hansen is one of 12 third-year osteopathic medical students from Western University of Health Sciences, a private college in Pomona, Calif ... In the meantime, Samaritan s new partnership with Western University of Health Sciences is moving ahead. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
A new healer comes to Kennebunk Jun 14, 2007
Before deciding to attend med school at Western University of Health Sciences in the '80s, Landrum had been doing what he could to make money, everything from painting houses to purifying peptides for a local lab. But then medical school beckoned and, after that, the Navy and then private practice. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Midwestern University creating optometry school Jun 2, 2007
He pointed to Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. which also has plans to open an optometry school by 2009. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Big names pomp up graduation May 21, 2007
May 11, Western University of Health Sciences (College of Veterinary Medicine), Pomona, Calif. "My mother and father were lifelong animal nuts. 'Betty, he followed us home. Can we keep him?' " People have finally come to realize animals play such an important part of our lives. (USA Today -- Life)
Outdated policies are impediment for Americans with disabilities Apr 27, 2007
June Isaacson Kailes, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Associate Director Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions Western University of Health Sciences Playa del Rey, Calif. Laura Mosqueda, M.D. Director of Geriatrics and Professor of Family Medicine Irvine School of Medicine University of California Irvine. (EurekAlert!)
Student Lender Had Early Plans to Woo Officials Apr 11, 2007
Otto Reyer, director of financial aid at Western University of Health Sciences in California, worked with Mr. deRose and Mr. Balestri at American Express and remembers Mr. Balestri in the same way. He has a great smile,; Mr. Reyer said. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
L.A. veterinary positions go largely unfilled Jan 8, 2007
(The other is the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona. . (Los Angeles Times)
Health care crisis for cows? Jun 28, 2006
But after more than 20 years in the business, he is quitting to teach at the veterinary school at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona. As seasoned farm veterinarians such as Terra leave the field, either for less taxing jobs or retirement, there are not nearly enough young graduates to replace them. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Wanted: Vets down on the farm Apr 22, 2006
Osburn points out that the nation's veterinary college system since 1979 has added just one new campus - the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, in Pomona, which is set to graduate its first class next spring. "Twenty-five years ago, we were turning out a surplus - and that surplus ended up going into government service, into providing the public practice expertise," he said. (Sacramento Bee)
Too many pet vets could create dangerous shortage for farm animals Apr 22, 2006
Osburn points out that the nation's veterinary college system since 1979 has added just one new campus _ the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, in Pomona, Calif. which is set to graduate its first class next spring. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
