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Mental Health Care for Providers on Front Lines

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student Blog By: Kyle Zaber, EdD-CMHC, SP specialization student The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all. Through stay-at-home orders, lack of sporting events and opportunities to…

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Rite of Passage Chiropractic Pinning Ceremony Goes Virtual

If you’re in the Portland Metro area, please consider scheduling an appointment in the Campus Health Center (503-255-6771) so that you can see the high-caliber clinic interns and UWS graduates!…

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Incoming Chiropractic Student Blog: Tips from an Upper Quarter Student No. 2 – Moving to Portland

By: Caitlin Jones, Q9 UWS doctor of chiropractic and sports medicine student Being from Virginia and never visiting the Pacific Northwest before applying to UWS, I was a bit terrified…

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Dr. Rosalia Messina Elected to Council on Chiropractic Education

Rosalia Messina, EdD, MPA, executive vice president of University of Western States (UWS) has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). CCE is…

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In Support for H.R. 3654

By: Caitlin Jones, UWS doctor of chiropractic and sports medicine student My first blog for University of Western States was about my trip this past January to Washington, D.C. with…

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Alumna Spotlight: Dr. Stephanie Halloran

Stephanie Halloran, DC, MS (class of 2016) has made her way back to University of Western States (UWS) as a new course facilitator in the human nutrition and functional medicine…

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The Value of Generational Mentoring and Giving

Charitable giving, volunteering and giving back through mentorship are often values passed down from generation to generation. In the spirit of exploring how giving permeates throughout the family, we sat…

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Spring Term DC Student Blog No. 6

A Look Back at Spring Quarter By: Caitlin Jones, Q7 UWS doctor of chiropractic and sports medicine student The Spring 2020 quarter was unlike any previous quarter I have ever…

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Woodworking as a Treatment for a Traumatic Brain Injury

After suffering a TBI following a car accident, Leah Dash has found therapeutic relief mixing creativity and anatomy-inspired woodworking By: Leah Dash, UWS doctor of chiropractic student As with any…

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UWS Stands in Solidarity

We express our extreme sadness and outrage over the senseless killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Our hearts grow heavier as we recall the names of the other friends, family, neighbors…

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