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UWS Student Stories

We spoke with four of our current students about their lives, how their paths led them to UWS, and how their studies are building bridges to their personal and professional…

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Dr. Matthew Condie Presents ‘Soothing the Stress’ Seminar

Psychologist Matthew Condie, Ph.D., led exercises for stress reduction and strategies for rethinking the nature of mental distress. The second annual University of Western States Seminar Series was held on…

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UWS Alumni of the Year ’24

This year, University of Western States honors two Alumni of the Year: Lauren Castle, PharmD, M.S., AFMC, and Eric Roseen, DC, Ph.D. Lauren Castle, PharmD, M.S., AFMC – Human Nutrition…

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Preparing Students to Thrive: Dr. Patrick Battaglia Leads Community-Based Clinical Education Program

Different viewpoints are critical for students to learn early in their education. The Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE) program at UWS gives students experience working with a diverse set of patients…

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Montserrat Andreys, DC, M.S., CCSP smiles for the camera at University of Western States.

Dr. Montserrat Andreys: A Foundation of Inclusion

Montserrat Andreys, DC, M.S., CCSP provides much-needed health care to Portland’s marginalized communities. When one accounts for her personal and family history, UWS alumna Montserrat Andreys, DC, M.S., CCSP, seems…

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A Legacy of Whole Health: How the Doctor of Chiropractic Program Stays at the Vanguard of Health Care

University of Western States has been at the forefront of chiropractic education for 120 years. On this milestone anniversary, we spoke with Dr. Martha Kaeser, dean of the College of…

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New Sports Medicine Lab Trains Students for Real-Life Scenarios

The Sports Medicine program adds a three-day lab session featuring standardized patient training as part of a program redesign. Brent Marshall, Ed.D., Sports Medicine program director, and Jesse Shaw, DO,…

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Shaping Communities With Compassion

Complementary programs at University of Western States are molded to address the medical needs of communities through a patient-centered approach. University of Western States plays a crucial role in addressing…

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University of Western States Names Dr. Nathan Long New President

University of Western States (UWS), a national leader in chiropractic education and whole-person integrated health care, announces the appointment of Nathan Long, Ed.D., as president, effective October 1, 2024. Dr. Long, who…

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A basketball sits in close-up on a sidewalk next to a patch of grass. The basketball is alone, abandoned, unloved and forgotten. The children who once played with the basketball are grown now, scattered by the winds of adulthood to lead adult lives. The basketball was once, the veil of its scarlet gift wrapping removed, a thrilling Christmas morning surprise. It spent many subsequent years as a beloved companion during innumerable afternoons in the driveway, bouncing off of the backboard, bricking the rim and, in its most glorious moments, swishing uncontested through the yielding net. But the children who loved the basketball have long since remembered it for the last time. No one who ever loved the ball will ever think of it again. It never had life, but it once had a soul. Now it a lonely husk, waiting only to be discarded and destroyed. We all die a thousand deaths.

How To Become an Athletic Director

Discover the essential steps to becoming an athletic director. Here’s your complete guide to relevant degrees, experience, and networking, As school athletic programs grow, the role of the athletic director…

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