MS Sports Medicine Program 2013 in Review

Posted on January 31, 2014September 14, 2016 by admin

The Master of Science in Exercise and Sports Science, sports medicine concurrent program treats athletes throughout the program at events across the Pacific Northwest (and the world!) Check out some highlights from 2013:

Seaside Beach Soccer
Seaside’s premier two day 5v5 soccer tournament played in the sand on a field that is 40 yards long and 30 yards wide. Matches last 36 minutes and are split into three twelve-minute periods.

Canby Rodeo
Five days of PRCA-rodeo action including bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping.

Muay Thai Training Camp
An annual 4 day instructional training camp. Instructors, fighters, and students alike attended this invitation-only event from all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany and Australia.

Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival
Each year, during the last weekend in June, athletes, with their family and friends, converge on beautiful Central Oregon to take part in the Pacific Crest Sports Festival. Pacific Crest is known as the jewel of multisport events in the Northwest and it has become a destination race for athletes from across the nation as well as from across the globe.

Rip City Relay
The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Health joined together for the “Rip City Relay,” a five-day journey that saw the ceremonial game ball travel from Coos Bay to the Moda Center in time for the team’s home opener.

Seaside Beach Volleyball
The beach is home to the Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament to be played for the 32nd consecutive year in August of 2013. It is the largest amateur beach volleyball tournament in the world with over 1296 teams (in 2013) playing on 100 plus courts. Divisions range from parent and child to Masters 55+, along with our Men, Women and Co-ed Open Divisions that feature current and retired AVP ranked players. Seaside Beach Volleyball is consistently the highest ranked and most visited amateur beach volleyball tournament around!

Nike Tennis Championships of Oregon
The Nike Tennis Championships of Oregon is a GPTC sponsored tournament. The roots of this tournament go back to 1899 when it was known as the Oregon State Tennis Championships played at the Multnomah Athletic Club. The tournament’s champions include many Pacific Northwest tennis legends, including Elwood Cooke, Emery Neale, Sam Lee, Stella Fording and many other tennis greats.

Track City International Classic
This large meet is a USA Track and Field developmental youth meet hosted at the beautiful Hayward Field in Eugene, OR.

NWTA Wheelchair Tennis Championships
NWTA is a group of wheelchair tennis players, coaches and supporters dedicated to the sport they love. The NWTA Championships are a group of wheelchair tennis players representing a wide variety of skill levels.

Stags Ultimate
The Stags are a professional Ultimate team who play in Portland, Oregon. They kicked off their first-ever season in the MLU Western Division in April of 2013.

Obstacle races
From mud pits, to obstacles, to zombies and slip ‘n slides, you never know what thrills and unexpected surprises wait athletes at an obstacle race.

Maccabiah Games
Seven students attended the Maccabiah Games in Israel, the third largest international athletic competition, is an Olympic-style sporting event for Jewish athletes that occurs every four years. More info here.

Western States’ Professor Appointed as Executive Director to a Newly-Formed Consortium for Chiropractic Educators

Posted on January 31, 2014August 6, 2025 by admin

Ron LeFebvre, MA, DC, professor in the clinical education department at the University of Western States (UWS), has been appointed the first executive director of the Consortium of Evidence-Informed Practice Educators (CEIPE).

At UWS, Dr. LeFebvre serves as the project manager directing the creation of protocols and care pathways for the UWS clinic system as well as program coordinator for the EIP curriculum. One of his first tasks as executive director will be establishing the EIP Educator’s Exchange, a website that allows for members of CEIPE to exchange teaching tools, tips and curricular ideas. Continue reading →

Michael Haneline, DC, MPH, Joins University of Western States as Director of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine

Posted on October 8, 2013August 12, 2014 by admin

PORTLAND, Ore., October 8, 2013 – The University of Western States (UWS), a leader in the education of health care professionals, announced that Michael Haneline, DC, MPH, has joined the administration as director of the Master of Science degree program in human nutrition and functional medicine (MSHNFM). Dr. Haneline will be responsible for overseeing the program’s curriculum, development, operations, budget and personnel. Continue reading →

Board Elects Executive Committee Members

Posted on September 19, 2013August 12, 2014 by admin

PORTLAND, Ore., September 19, 2013 – The University of Western States’ (UWS) board of trustees recently named five trustees to its executive committee. The new committee members are: Patricia G. Conners-Allen, DC (chair); Richard Branson, DC (vice chair); Robert C. Jones, DC (secretary); Richard Cole, DC, DACNB, DAAPM, FIACN, FICC (treasurer); and Alice Jacobson, EdD (member at large). The committee is responsible for overseeing the university’s strategic direction and policies. Continue reading →

First Evidence-Based Practice Conference for Chiropractic Educators

Posted on August 20, 2013August 12, 2014 by admin

PORTLAND, Ore., August 20, 2013 – The University of Western States (UWS), a leader in the education of health care professionals, hosted an inaugural conference for teachers, curriculum planners and clinical supervisors who develop and manage programs for evidence-informed chiropractic care. The focus of the 2013 conference was to help chiropractic colleges teach students how to use the latest research to deliver the best possible care to their patients. Representatives from every U.S. chiropractic college and one of the two Canadian chiropractic colleges were in attendance.

“This is the first conference of its kind where representatives of chiropractic institutions gathered at one location to share and discuss best practices, resources, and strategies on evidence-informed practice,” said UWS professor Ron LeFebvre, who served as one of the workshop architects. “We wanted to create a forum for colleges to explore opportunities for collaboration, and help them further develop their curricula.”

The federally-funded conference was divided into two tracks: one for faculty who work in clinics and classrooms, and one for curriculum developers and managers who develop evidence-informed programs at their schools. The faculty track focused on teaching skills to access, assess and apply clinical research information; the curriculum developer/manager track focused on the implementation and management of an evidence-informed curriculum. Each track consisted of several workshops that were facilitated by content experts.

Participants attended interactive workshops to learn how their institutions could graduate new generations of chiropractors who are better trained at translating clinical research into practice.

“The aim was to provide training on how to effectively teach evidence-informed practice in classroom and clinic environments, and provide help to colleges that want to replicate curricular changes made by chiropractic institutions who have already successfully developed their evidence-informed curricula,” added Dr. LeFebvre. “We were thrilled with the teamwork and enthusiasm of our colleagues to create a process and infrastructure for future collaboration.”

The next evidence-informed conference is tentatively scheduled for 2015 at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.

About the University of Western States
A leader in the education of health care professionals, the University of Western States (UWS) provides a science-driven curriculum that delivers a solid foundation and competitive edge in preparing students for clinical practice. UWS is a regionally accredited, non-profit institution dedicated to improving the health of society through its educational programs, research and clinical services. Founded in 1904, the university offers a doctor of chiropractic degree program; master’s degrees in exercise and sports science, human nutrition and functional medicine, and diagnostic imaging; a massage therapy certification program; and accredited continuing education programs for licensed health care professionals. UWS is a founding member of the Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine, an organization that aims to advance integrative health care through education, research, patient care and advocacy. To learn more about the University of Western States and its academic programs, go to https://www.uws.edu.

President Joseph Brimhall Elected Chair of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Posted on August 6, 2013August 12, 2014 by admin

PORTLAND, Ore., August 6, 2013 – The University of Western States (UWS), a leader in the education of health care professionals, announced that its president, Joseph Brimhall, DC, has been elected chair of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). As chair, Dr. Brimhall will exercise the executive powers of the office, set the time and place for commission board meetings, chair the board executive committee, and preside at all NWCCU board and business meetings. His term runs through July 2016.

“We couldn’t have found a more experienced leader to guide us through the next three years as the commission continues to effectively implement its new accreditation process in the Northwest and proactively addresses the complex challenges facing regional accreditation and higher education nationwide,” said NWCCU president Sandra E. Elman, PhD.

“His unanimous election is a testament to the respect and admiration he has earned from his colleagues on the commission,” added Dr. Elman. Previously, Dr. Brimhall had served six years as an elected NWCCU commissioner, with four of those years as a member of the NWCCU executive committee.

In addition to serving on the commission, Dr. Brimhall was former chairman of the Commission on Accreditation, former president of the Council on Chiropractic Education, and past-president of the Councils on Chiropractic Education International. He is a founding director of the Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine, and serves on the executive committee of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care.

About NWCCU
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the United States Department of Education as the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness of higher education institutions in the seven-state Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. It fulfills its mission by establishing accreditation criteria and evaluation procedures by which institutions are reviewed. The commission, which oversees regional accreditation for 160 public and private higher education institutions, consists of twenty-six commissioners who represent the public and the diversity of higher education institutions within the Northwest.