Pioneering and Innovation…Spirit of the Northwest

What started as a conversation around a table as solutions to addressing a critical need for more health-care professionals grew into a world-changing vision.  Today, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences prepares to welcome its first students, with classes beginning on August 4, 2008.  Upon graduation from medical school, these students will serve the Pacific Northwest Region. 

In Washington State 38 of 39 counties are considered underserved populations.   We believe our Mission to train and educate health professionals to provide quality care to all communities of the Pacific Northwest, particularly medically underserved areas, is a strong solution to this alarming statistic.

Benchmarks of Success for PNWU

• 75 – Total number of students approved by our accrediting agency.  Our response has been tremendous.  The national average for applications is 20 students per seat.  PNWU has received 27 applications per seat.

• 75 – Total number of students accepting offers from PNWU.

• 51% females and 49% males – Current ratio of confirmed female students to male students.

• 76% – Percentage of students from five (5) state region attending first class of PNWU.  PNWU is committed to meeting our goal of drawing students from the Pacific Northwest and encouraging them to practice in the 5 state region.

• 3.42 & 25.45 - Average GPA and MCAT Scores of first class of students to begin classes on August 11, 2008 – Scores are above average and indicate the high quality of students being accepted.

• 14 – Number of Regional Campus sites confirmed for Clinical Rotations.

• 33 – Number of affiliation agreements as future teaching sites (over 300 physicians responded as interested in serving as a teaching site.)

• 7.5% - PNWU's contribution to new job growth in the Yakima MSA for 2007.

PUBLISHED ON Thursday, May 15, 2008 AT 01:05PM
Commissioners vote to rename part of South 33rd Street

Yakima Herald-Republic
The Yakima County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to rename a section of South 33rd Street in honor of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.  The newly named University Parkway will stretch from Terrace Heights Drive to State Route 24.  The change will take effect in 30 days.  Some property owners along the route had argued against the change at an earlier public hearing.  But the commissioners were unanimous in their support of the change.