University of the Pacific’s rise as one of the nation’s leading educators of physician assistants has been boosted by its new Sacramento Campus facility. Students have attended class since Jan. 8 in the Center for Physician Assistant Education (CPAE), which was officially opened on Feb. 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.



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Congratulations to Jeannene Ward-Lonergan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, our Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, for being elected as the Chair of the American Board of Child Language Disorders. Learn more about her career at the link below.

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On April 10, 11, and 12, the Clinical Education teams from the School of Health Sciences and the Dugoni School of Dentistry will hold a series of FREE seminars entitled `The Art of Precepting.' If you are a preceptor or clinical educator and are interested in attending, please click below for details.

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Kaitlan Vang is working towards her OTD degree. She will graduate in 2025.

"I am immensely honored to be a recipient of the SHS Dean’s Resilience Scholarship. As a first-generation student growing up in Stockton, I was well aware of University of the Pacific and knew that it has always been a leading powerhouse in nurturing future healthcare professionals. Pacific was easily my first choice among the programs I applied to.

I chose this career path to pay it forward to young children who have had life experiences similar to mine. From a very young age, hospital visits become second nature to me. However, after 18 years of checkups to monitor my progress due to my injuries, the appointments today are still as daunting as the first.

Because of my experience, I hope to lessen the load on children who have experienced life-changing events. I aim to bridge the gap between healthcare professionals and patients by providing client-centered care.