Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) and COMP-Northwest celebrated the accomplishments of Class of 2024 students as they learned where they placed into residencies.

Match Day, held on March 15, 2024, is celebrated across the U.S. as fourth-year medical students learn which U.S. residency programs they will train in for the next three to seven years. 

COMP has a 99.5% placement rate with 52% going into primary care.

“I am so incredibly proud of the Class of 2024. We had an amazing match with students placing in residency programs throughout the country in all specialties,” said COMP Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Residency Placement Lisa Warren, DO ’01, MBA. “This group of talented students are going to make such a positive impact for their future patients.”

COMP-Northwest has a 99% placement rate, with 55% going into primary care.

“I want to express truly my heartfelt congratulations. As you open your envelopes and discover where your next steps in training will take place, remember that it’s a privilege and a responsibility to be an osteopathic physician. We get to touch lives in ways that most people don’t, and so just remember that privilege and that honor,” COMP-Northwest Vice Dean Mandi Hudson, DO ’09, said during the COMP-Northwest Match Day celebration. “I have no doubt that you are each going to go on to do absolutely wonderful, beautiful things in the field of medicine, and so I congratulate you and may your journey ahead be filled with success, fulfillment and all of the opportunities that you hope for. Well done.”

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On the Pomona, California campus of Western University of Health Sciences, a group of eager postbaccalaureate students from Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) embarked on a journey of discovery Friday, March 22, 2024. Their destination: the well-regarded College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) and the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP).

The students received much-needed information about both colleges, gaining a hands-on introduction to suturing and a demonstration of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM).

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WesternU College of Podiatric Medicine students received sound advice and life lessons from foot and ankle surgeon Ebonie Vincent-Sleet, DPM, MBMS, who practices in Orange County and who gained a large following from her appearances on the TLC series “My Feet Are Killing Me.”

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Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MSMS) graduate Reyna Patricia Henry, MSMS '23, presented a poster at the American Public Health Association Annual (APHA) conference in Atlanta in November 2023. Henry, R. P., Matacotta, J., Bravo, RL (2023) “An Evaluation of Mental Health Interventions using the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) Scale: A Systematic Review.” (535198). This team is now working to submit for manuscript publication.

Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine is thrilled to announce the return of its popular College of Veterinary Medicine Open House on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

The event is set to run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature immersive experiences and educational opportunities for visitors of all ages.

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Join the Pumerantz Library in celebrating National Library Week April 8-12, 2024. This year’s theme is “Ready, Set, Library” and we’re excited to get students, faculty, and staff racing to our library for free coffee, new customized library bookmarks and stickers, and sweet prizes. 

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK EVENTS FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF

10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 8

Provost’s Solar Eclipse Event + Coffee and Conversations

First 100 participants will receive a FREE Thirsty Girl Coffee at the Library. Thirsty Girl will offer iced coffee starting at 11 a.m.  

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10

Coffee and Conversations

Pick up a FREE coffee from Sanctuary Coffee at the Library. Meet and greet our library staff and pick up this year’s NLW bookmark and sticker.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11

EBSCO Event

Join us in the library lobby for an EBSCO demonstration, swag, snacks, and a contest! Follow our IG @pumerantzlibrary for our EBSCO database series, highlighting all our favorite features and research tricks.