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.
This week, Gov. Jay Inslee announced plans to reopen most Washington state parks and public lands.
In her first appearance on the PNWU Health Blog, Dr. Crystal Martin, PNWU’s Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice, praises the decision and offers advice on how we can responsibly enjoy the natural wonders of our state during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, Michael Franson, PNWU’s Student Affairs Coordinator, found himself helplessly watching the world around him shift. As he considered his new normal, many of the things that had previously defined his life seemed to slip away.
In his first appearance on the blog, Franson examines the challenges of a suddenly-shifted routine, and illustrates how embracing a new routine has helped fill the void left in the wake of a pandemic.
Read MoreIn an effort to escape from the claustrophobic effects of isolation, second-year medical student Annika Lavoie decided to go on a solo-picnic. Soon, however, it became clear that she would not be eating alone.
Lavoie’s second health blog publication illustrates the challenges of social distancing, and reveals how even the most unexpected circumstances can be harnessed to reshape previously held perspectives.
Read MoreDr. Asra Mazhar (PNWU Class of 2017) courageously expresses the fear she is experiencing as a physician serving on the frontlines of a global pandemic.
Read MoreIn her first appearance on the PNWU Health Blog, Dr. Victoria Jaeger (PNWU Class of 2016) makes a desperate plea to America: “Stay home for us.”
Dr. Jaeger’s blog offers an inside look at the immense challenges currently facing healthcare professionals across our country, and illustrates the life-saving benefits of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAs a first-year medical student, PNWU’s Austin Baumeister had already made plenty of massive life adjustments to accommodate his new undertaking. When the COVID-19 outbreak struck, however, a new collection of challenges entered his life.
Reflecting on his experiences with life as a medical student operating in isolation, Baumeister examines the elements that are most important to his success and happiness, and explores the impact that social distancing has had on his medical school experience.
Read MoreThe coronavirus outbreak has dramatically altered the way we interact with the world. Businesses are closed. Streets are quiet. People are encouraged to avoid one another.
In an effort to capture this unprecedented moment in time, PNWU Assistant Director of Content Paul Bubluski recalls the weeks leading up to Washington states outbreak, reflects on his own travels, and wonders how the pandemic will change the world around him.
Read MoreRecently, PNWU’s Gold Humanism Honor Society (GGHS) chapter, along with GHHS chapters throughout the country, hosted Solidarity Week.
In a break from the first-person blogs we typically publish here on the PNWU Health Blog, we compiled stories and lessons from PNWU students, which highlight the importance of the week, and illustrate the power of the connection between people who are patients and the people who care for them.
Read MoreFourth-year PNWU medical student Niki Mohammadi, like countless others around the world, was shaken by the death of Kobe Bryant. For her, Kobe was an accessible global superstar; a legend who regularly stopped by her undergraduate campus to engage with students over bags of In-N-Out burgers and games of H-O-R-S-E. in the campus gym.
While news of his passing devastated her, it also helped uncover a newfound understanding of the fragility of life, and the beauty in every moment we are gifted.
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