
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest
Our students are resilient, innovative, and well prepared for an exciting and rewarding future in health care.
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Postgraduate Residency Placement

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
We inspire, in a humanistic tradition, technically competent, culturally sensitive, professional and compassionate physicians who become lifelong learners.

Message from the Acting Dean
David Connett, DO, FACOFP, dist.

About the College
What is a D.O.?




National Recognition
WesternU COMP is ranked in US News & World Report’s 2022 Best Medical Schools for:
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Best Medical Schools: Research
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Best Medical Schools: Primary Care
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Most Diverse Medical Schools
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Most Graduates Practicing in Medically Underserved Areas
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Most Graduates Practicing in Primary Care Fields
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Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas
Why is this important?
WesternU is one of more than 800 institutions with graduate schools surveyed by U.S. News & World Report on an annual basis. WesternU’s COMP (and COMP-NW) is recognized among the best 123 Medical Schools surveyed in the United States. This national recognition speaks to WesternU’s indicators of excellence that ultimately lead to student success.
Student, Faculty and ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

We are wholeheartedly pleased to present Mario Gaddini, OMS-IV, 2nd Lieutenant of the United States Air Force, as this year’s COMP-Northwest Student Doctor of the Year.

Dr. Hudson holds a passion for helping medical students thrive and grow in medical school, not just survive it. She supports this mission through three groups she is running on campus.

Sarah Wolff, DO – COMP ’16 has been involved both nationally with the AOA and locally with OPSO since entering medical school and continues her contributions to the profession today. Dr. Wolff was elected as the OPSO president-elect at the OPSO Annual Membership Meeting in 2021.

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