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Educating healthcare professionals for the future

Promising health care careers start with a commitment to scientific excellence and a compassionate approach to patient care. That’s precisely what our students discover and learn at WesternU.

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Pathways to the top 10 jobs in the U.S., as ranked by U.S. News and World Report 2025

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    Tier 1 Medical School for Primary Care

    For the second consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) and COMP-Northwest as a Tier 1 institution for primary care training. WesternU could not be more proud of its faculty, administration, staff and students for this incredible achievement. WesternU has also been recognized for the most graduates in Primary Care, Practicing in Professional Shortage Areas and a Tier 4 medical school for Research. This is affirmation of our commitment to creating healthy communities.
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    WesternU Moments that Shape Us

    Western University of Health Sciences is committed to a humanistic, compassionate, and caring approach to health care and health care education. We are dedicated to the training and well-being of our students, to enhance and extend the quality of life in our communities and achieve excellence in everything we do.

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    From Urban to Rural – There is a place for you

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      Our Campuses

      WesternU California, located in Pomona, California, is in the middle of an urban downtown with a true West Coast vibe surrounded by art galleries, dance studios, concert halls, along with niche coffee houses and restaurants.

      WesternU Oregon has two campuses in the City of Lebanon. Known as “The City that Friendliness Built,” Lebanon is a rural beauty known for its wooded forests, scenic rivers and beautiful waterfalls.

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    Biomedical Research Engage in Scientific Discovery while Earning Your Degree

    Choose from a wide range of research opportunities to deepen the practical skills you’ll need in your field. WesternU students and their faculty mentors are making a real-world impact – receiving NIH grants, discovering a novel DNA sequence, and developing innovative learning methods in medical education.
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  • Western University of Health Sciences students from the Pediatric Interest Group hosted about 40 children - who were mostly kindergarten students - for the school’s inaugural Mini-Medical School at the Pomona campus, Saturday, Sept 22, 2018. Second-year College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific student Vivian Okonta shows kindergarten student Claudia Reyes, of Pomona, how to use a stethescope. Kindergarteners learned about the human body and medicine through four stations taught by WesternU students: Bone station, heart and pulse station, hand hygiene station and mini operating room. Community Opportunities
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