The PNWU Health Blog offers insight and first-hand accounts of life here at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.
It includes contributions from current and former PNWU medical students, physicians and various members of an ever-expanding community aimed at highlighting care for the rural and underserved. If you have any questions, comments, concerns or ideas, or if you’d like to pitch a blog idea of your own, please contact us at publicity@pnwu.edu.
For years, second-year PNWU medical student Krista Luntsford’s migraines have served as a constant source of anxiety. An imperceptible antagonist, her migraines lurked, seemingly waiting for an inopportune time to strike.
In her first appearance on the PNWU Health Blog, Luntsford pulls back the curtain on her invisible illness in hopes of connecting with others who, like her, have long suffered in silence.
Read MoreSecond-year medical student Katie Wyatt always felt destined for a career in healthcare. Her path, and her final destination, however, were uncertain.
In her first appearance on the PNWU Health Blog, Wyatt shares the tale of two life-changing experiences that led her to osteopathy and, ultimately, landed her at PNWU.
Read MoreFaced with the seemingly endless wave of new information that accompanies medical school, first-year PNWU student Juan Razo feels lucky if can climb into bed before midnight. Even in those moments of well-earned rest, however, he is often roused by a universal reminder that life’s responsibilities don’t stop when the books close.
In his first appearance on the blog, Razo shares an invaluable tip that has helped him to combat the sleep deprivation he faces as a medical student and new father.
Read MoreSecond-year medical student Drew Hollen’s eyelids grew heavy as the peaceful harmonies of his wife’s Mosaic Choir and Orchestra concert washed over him. When the intermission struck, however, so did lifelong inspiration.
In his first appearance on the PNWU Health Blog, Hollen shares the story of how one night at the orchestra forever shaped his approach to patient care.
Read MorePNWU medical student Cuong Vien was well aware of the Kübler-Ross model of grieving. When his father unexpectedly passed away at the age of 54, however, that model quickly became proof that there is no real blueprint for experiencing grief.
In his first appearance on the PNWU Health Blog, Vien takes readers through his own experience of dealing with tragedy, offering exceptional insight into the unpredictable realities of grieving.
Read MoreAs a soon-to-be mother of two, second-year medical student Reges Hansen uses her first appearance on the PNWU Health Blog to ask: “Why would anyone choose this path!?”
Reflecting on the experience of balancing motherhood and medical school, Hansen highlights the immense challenges she has faced throughout her medical school journey, and uncovers the motivating force that inspires her to continue pursuing her dream, no matter how challenging it can prove to be.
Read MoreSecond-year medical student Laura DeWald shudders just thinking about what could have happened.
Reflecting on a life-changing experience in the emergency department, DeWald highlights the life-saving significance of patient advocacy, and illustrates how a single experience has forever shaped the way she approaches patient care.
Read MorePNWU medical student Jordi Pellicer still vividly recalls the panicked wave of nauseating fear that struck him when he found out his father had been involved in a serious bicycle accident.
In his second appearance on the PNWU Health Blog, Pellicer relives those harrowing moments, and explains how the experience has shaped his approach to life and medicine.
Read MoreAs the father of a 2-year-old and a 2-week-old, PNWU medical student Cody Cunningham found himself in an unfamiliar city with one of the greatest academic challenges he could ever sign up for about to begin.
Now in his second year of medical school, Cunningham reflects on those early challenges, and offers advice to anyone struggling to balance the demands life and medical school.
Read MoreAs a 12-year-old illegal refugee, PNWU medical student Elmera Peyman came face-to-face with the devastating consequences of not having access to care. Powerless, invisible, and voiceless, she witnessed the monumental impact a single physician can have on the world.
Today, Peyman’s experiences serve as fuel for her quest to become a servant physician..
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