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Welcome to the WesternU Oregon, COMP-Northwest and CHS-Northwest virtual tour. Western University of Health Sciences was founded on the principles of Humanism, service to our community and excellence in education. Today, we thrive on attracting a diverse student population with a focus on caring for underserved and rural communities. With a strong culture of support and caring, students leave WesternU with valuable lifelong friendships and professional connections. We hope you enjoy getting to know our programs as you journey through this virtual tour! Let's start with COMP-Northwest, which offers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree program.
COMP-Northwest Welcome
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COMP-Northwest opened its doors in 2011 as an expansion of Western University of Health Science's medical school located in Pomona, California. We can be found on the Samaritan Health Sciences Campus and many of our students live within walking distance of the facilities. Nearby you'll find the Edward C. Allsworth Oregon Veterans' Home, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, the SamFit exercise facility and a Japanese healing garden.
COMP-Northwest Grand Staircase
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COMP-Northwest educates a new cohort of medical students each year in its four-year program. The first two didactic years take place primarily in this building and the surrounding communities. Our third-year clinical rotations sites are located in Washington, California and Oregon. The fourth year allows students to pursue their specialty interest at regional, national and even international locations. It is our philosophy to expose students to a wide range of clinical experiences, which include community-based hospitals, county-based hospitals, and private practice offices.
COMP-Northwest OMM Lab
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The neuro-musculoskeletal/osteopathic manipulative medicine lab is one of the key learning spaces in our building. Here students discover how to develop the power of touch into a diagnostic and treatment tool. At WesternU, we emphasize the latest in research, emerging technologies, and national best practices, while hosting one of the most extensive OMM fellowship programs in the country.
COMP-Northwest Clinical Skills
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At our new, highly advanced Clinical Skills simulation lab, we provide safe and realistic environments where students develop and hone their clinical, interpersonal, and communication skills. We are proud to offer more Standardized Patient encounters than most medical schools and because of this our students score extremely highly in the Performance Evaluation portion of their board exams. Training future physicians to treat patients with care and compassion is important to us. Students practice these skills during their clerkship years at rotation sites across the country, such as at the WesternU Health Oliver Station in Portland, where students are exposed to a variety of interesting clinical educational opportunities.
COMP-Northwest Research
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COMP-Northwest students gain valuable hands-on research experience working side-by-side with faculty. Research is an important aspect of any medical school, and we provide ample opportunities to participate in research labs, anatomy labs and in clinical research. Our faculty have an open-door policy and interested students are encouraged to join current projects or are supported in pursuing research in new arenas. Even if you have no prior research experience, the door is open for you to learn and be involved.
CHS-Northwest Welcome
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Less than a 10-minute drive from COMP-Northwest stands the College of Health Sciences-Northwest campus, which welcomed its first cohort of Doctor of Physical Therapy students in 2021. At a new state-of-the-art location, our faculty have created an innovative curriculum featuring authentic learning and hands-on courses. With small class sizes, students enjoy greater access to faculty and individualized instruction.
CHS-Northwest Lobby
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Upon entering the building, you will find newly remodeled, modern spaces for students to study, enjoy quiet reflection in our meditation room or relax with peers over a game of foosball. Comfortable lounges and open-plan kitchenettes provide a home-away-from-home for our future DPTs. You'll also find our patient care program here, where students learn how to serve their local community.
CHS-Northwest Activities of Daily Living House
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CHS-Northwest faculty teach using state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive simulation settings. Our Activities of Daily Living House is a fully functioning home designed to provide students with a practical, real-world environment to assess patients for optimal independent and safe living. These experiences enhance student learning, provide clinical readiness and offer specialized skills and knowledge so students can deliver high quality health care to different populations and communities.
CHS-Northwest Gym
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CHS-Northwest offers Practical Application Labs (PALs) within the curriculum. PALs is a series of five laboratory-based classes where students work with volunteer patients under the direct supervision of DPT-Oregon faculty members and practicing DPTs in the community. This is a win-win situation where students are provided authentic learning opportunities throughout the curriculum and patients from the local community are provided with physical therapy evaluations and interventions.
