WesternU COMP celebrated the incoming Class of 2027 with a white coat ceremony held Aug. 10, 2023, in Ontario, California. Students were told to wear their white coats with pride and humility, and to also remember to take care of themselves amid the rigors of medical school.

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Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine Class of 2027 students donned white coats for the first time and learned about the powerful role they will play in their patients’ lives.

CDM held its white coat ceremony Aug. 11, 2023, in Claremont, California.

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Three COMP-Northwest students received scholarships from the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation for the 2023-24 academic year:

Student Doctor Madeleine Duncan received a $10,000 scholarship supported by the Shirley Carpenter Endowment Scholarship Fund and the Foundation General Scholarship Fund.

Student Doctor Priscilla Jones received a $10,000 scholarship supported by the Genie Willis DO Woman’s Scholarship Fund and the Foundation General Scholarship Fund.

Student Doctor Cambria Kasten received a $10,000 scholarship from the fund to support students from the LGBTQIA community and donors to that fund.

Read profiles of each student and watch their 'thank you' videos on the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation website.

Dr. Cynthia Jackevicius has been very productive so far this year with multiple research and scholarly publications, as senior author for a paper published recently with her former fellow, Dr. Aya Ozaki, as the first author, as author of an editorial, and as co-author on multiple papers:

Ozaki AF, Ko DT, Chong A, Fang J, Austin P, Stukel T, Udell JA, Gillian B, Atzema C, Naimark D, Tu K, Jackevicius C. Prescribing patterns and factors associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor prescribing in patients with diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. CMAJ Open 2023;11:E494-E503.

Jackevicius CA. Pharmacists are medication stewards. Can J Hosp Pharm 2023;76:3-4. (editorial)

Godoy LC, Farkouh ME, Austin PC, Shah BR, Qiu F, Jackevicius CA, Wijeysundera HC, Krumholz HM, Ko DT. Association of beta-blocker therapy with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease. JACC 2023;81:2299-2311.

Shweikialrefaee B, Ko DT, Fang J, Pang A, Austin PC, Dorian P, Singh SM, Jackevicius CA, Tu K, Lee DS, Abdel-Qadir H. Statin use and stroke rate in older adults with atrial fibrillation: a population-based cohort study. JAHA 2023;12:e028381. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028381.

Shurrab M, Ko DT, Jackevicius CA, Tu K, Middleton A, Michael F, Austin PC. A review of the use of propensity score methods with multiple treatments in the general internal medical literature. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2023;1-15. DOI: 10.1002/pds.5635

Shurrab M, Jackevicius CA, Austin PC, Tu K, Qiu F, Singh SM, Crystal E, Caswell J, Faith M, Andrade JG, Ko DT. Association between concurrent use of amiodarone and DOACs and bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation patients. Am J Cardiol 2023;186:58-65.

Public Affairs and Marketing is holding an open studio portrait day:

9 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23

Please click on the link above and sign up for a timeslot that works for your schedule if you would like a new studio portrait. We will schedule additional portrait days for those who cannot come to the studio on this day.

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