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Career Paths for a Sports Medicine Degree

Discover three well-known sports medicine careers, salaries, and education requirements. Prepare for your future by studying sports medicine at UWS. Entering the sports medicine field presents a wealth of opportunities…

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Career Paths in Naturopathic Medicine

There are various naturopathic careers to choose from including a naturopathic doctor, researcher, nutritionist, or herbalist. Naturopathy is about helping patients find successful and natural complementary medicine, focusing on not…

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University of Western States’ Dr. Christopher Stanley Featured in Forbes Article

Forbes spoke with Dr. Christopher Stanley about his upcoming role as lead sport and performance psychology consultant at the 2024 Summer Olympics. University of Western States Professor of Sport and…

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University of Western States Celebrates 120 Years of Excellence in Chiropractic and Whole-Person Health Care Education

This year University of Western States (UWS) celebrates the 120th anniversary of its founding, marking over a century of advancing chiropractic medicine and whole-person health education. “As we commemorate this…

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University of Western States Earns 2023 Beacon Award for Excellence in Student Achievement and Success from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 

University’s Lead Role in Innovative Benchmarking Consortium Expected to Yield Greater Student Retention and Graduation Rates  University of Western States (UWS) has received the 2023 Beacon Award for Excellence in…

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Memorial Scholarship Created to Honor the Late Dr. Steve Oliver

In fall 2023, the Dr. Steve Edward Oliver memorial scholarship will be established by his partner of 49 years, Ray Matlock Smythe, BA, MAT, to help ease the financial burden…

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UWS provides sports medicine treatment at Portland’s first-ever Juneteenth Rodeo

On June 17, students and faculty from the University of Western States (UWS) sports medicine program had the opportunity to provide treatments for rodeo athletes in town for the 8 Seconds…

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2022 UWS Alumnus of the Year

Jaipaul Parmar, DC – Commitment to the UWS Motto: “For the Good of the Patient” Jaipaul Parmar, DC, 2010 graduate of University of Western States (UWS) is the 2022 UWS…

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University of Western States Becomes Sixth Institution to Join TCS Education System 

The Nonprofit System uses a Collaborative Model that is Distinct in Higher Education  TCS Education System, a national nonprofit system of colleges and universities announced today that Portland, Oregon-based University of…

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Stress, Digestion, and the Microbiome

By: Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, IFMCP, UWS human nutrition and functional medicine instructor Reposted with permission from Dr. Minich’s professional blog page Follow Dr. Minich on social media: There…

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