Giving

The Need

Fewer and fewer communities in the non-urban Pacific Northwest have local physicians to provide primary health care.

It is not a question of "if" one must travel for health care in the rural Northwest, but "how far." Family doctors are needed.

The root cause is two-fold:   (1) With only two medical schools serving five states and a total population of nearly 13 million, the Pacific Northwest graduates less than 300 doctors per year--fewer new physicians per capita than any other region of the United States. (2) Those physicians who are trained and practice in the Northwest are concentrated in larger cities far from the smaller outlying communities where they are vitally needed.

When today's rural and small-town community doctors, few as they are, close their practices and retire, today's serious problem becomes tomorrow's critical one.

The Solution

The solution is to train more health professionals who will practice in the rural, underserved areas of the Pacific Northwest.  

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences is in the heart of this medically underserved population.  We will make a significant contribution toward solving the Pacific Northwest region’s health care provider shortage.

PNWU-College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to attracting young men and women from the rural, small cities and communities in the underserved areas of the Pacific Northwest region, offering more affordable tuition rates, and developing community-based scholarship programs for these students.  PNWU will utilize rural and community hospitals and physician preceptor clinics for student clinical rotations and residency programs as part of its comprehensive community and campus-based educational curricula.  The training of students in the very environments in which they will ultimately practice is our goal.

Giving

Your gift supports the training of our students and is tax deductible.  If you are interested in making a donation to PNWU, please send a check to PNWU, 111 University Parkway, Suite 202, Yakima, WA, 98901 or call the Office of Advancement and Development at 509-452-5100 for more information. 

Library donations

You may opt to make a donation for the purchase of a book and have your name inscribed inside the book recognizing you as the donor.  Medical books typically cost from $50 to $400 each.  Please contact the Office of Advancement and Development to make arrangements or send a check to PNWU, 111 University Pkwy, Suite 202, Yakima, WA  98901.  You will receive confirmation of your purchase.  Remember this is a tax deductible contribution.

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