Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest students and faculty provided leadership and support for the Northwest Medical Wilderness Adventure Race (MedWAR) in Ahtanum State Forest, outside Yakima, Washington Oct. 21, 2023.

Fifteen teams of four racers from three medical schools, one nursing school, three different Search and Rescue teams and more took to the trail to solve six wilderness medicine scenarios and 50 multiple choice questions. (The photo on the right depicts a team responding to a scenario where a hiker severs his femoral artery). This 11-mile hike took the teams most of the day. Along the way they were coached by physicians and medical students from WesternU COMP-Northwest and Pacific Northwest University on how to manage their patients and provide the best care in the wilderness. The race was organized as a part of Pacific Northwest Wilderness Medicine, which is a regional board of students from six medical schools that aims to grow wilderness medicine educational opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. The race was headed this year by COMP-Northwest student Alyse Oxenford and University of Washington student Nina Stash. COMP-Northwest Assistant Dean Derrick Sorweide, DO, FACOFP, served as the medical director. This race occurs annually in the fall and includes different scenarios and challenges each year. COMP-Northwest students Cory Thompson, Kayce Singer, Anna Mikami, and Katelyn Williamson competed in the race.

WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific alum Pedram Navab, DO '01, FAASM, Esq., visited the Harriet K. & Philip Pumerantz Library on Oct. 24, 2023 to provide a reading of his book, "Sleep Reimagined: The Fast Track to a Revitalized Life," followed by a book signing. Dr. Navab was gracious enough to take questions from students in the library and from virtual attendees on the COMP-Northwest campus. 

Dr. Navab is a board-certified neurologist and sleep medicine specialist who has appeared on NBC's The Today Show and has been featured in TIME Magazine. Dr. Navab is currently a Fellow at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

Drs. Anu M. Räisänen and Christina Gomez from the College of Health Sciences-Northwest worked with an international team on a meta research systematic review appraising the open science practices in sport medicine research.

Bullock GS, Ward P, Impellizzeri FM, Kluzek S, Hughes T, Hillman C, Waterman BR, Danelson K, Henry K, Barr E, Healey K, Räisänen AM, Gomez C, Fernandez G, Wolf J, Nicholson KF, Sell T, Zerega R, Dhiman P, Riley RD, Collins GS. Up front and open, shrouded in secrecy, or somewhere in between? A Meta Research Systematic Review of Open Science Practices in Sport Medicine Research. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. October 20, 2023 (online first). doi: 10.2519/jospt.2023.12016.

World One Health Day will be celebrated on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. This initiative was created in 2016 to bring attention to the critical need for a trans-disciplinary approach to solving global health challenges and enhancing human, animal, and environmental health and well-being.

WesternU will celebrate One

Health Day with multiple events.

The WesternU One Health Day Panel, featuring the topic “One Health in Academia – Where Can We Fit In?,” will run from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 in the Health Education Center Lecture Hall 1. The Zoom link will be sent prior to the event, which is organized by Senior Vice President for Research and Biotechnology Andrea Giuffrida, PhD, MBA, and the College of Veterinary Medicine.

The WesternU Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA), with support from the Student Government Association, will hold the Student One Health Symposium from 4-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 in HEC Lecture Hall 1. Several esteemed internal speakers will lecture on topics related to One Health.

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Western University of Health Sciences’ Research Club of Lebanon will hold its 9^th Annual WesternU Oregon Research Symposium from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, on the WesternU College of Health Sciences-Northwest campus, 2665 S. Santiam Hwy, Lebanon, Oregon 97355. This event is sponsored by the WesternU Office of Research and Biotechnology, WesternU Oregon Research Club, and the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of Oregon.

The keynote speakers will be Brian Delmonaco, MD, from Samaritan Health, who will present “Searching for the Black Swan with The Fat Tail: And What to Do When You Catch It,” and Andy Karduna, PhD, from the University of Oregon, who will present “Neurocontrol of Upper Extremity Movement.” 

More than 60 students from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest (COMP-Northwest) and College of Health Sciences-Northwest (CHS-Northwest) will provide poster and oral presentations of their research at the symposium from all areas including Basic Science, Clinical and Applied Research. 

The Research Symposium will also be available to view on Zoom: https://westernu.zoom.us/j/99178978400?pwd=Nk1ncTRkdTJYcGs0eVRPMGorT2xLdz09

Meeting ID: 991 7897 8400

Passcode: 533859

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