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SCU honors our Veterans

SCU Honors our VeteransEvery day, but especially on Veterans Day, we acknowledge and honor those who have put on a uniform to serve our country.At SCU, we are committed to embracing diversity and persons of every background. We honor the efforts of the countless veterans whose service experience is varied and personal to each individual.To celebrate Veterans Day, we're honored to highlight the following SCU student and faculty veterans by sharing with you some of their stories.WE SALUTE SCU STUDENT VETERAN: JOE RIVERASCU DC StudentU.S. Armed Forces service branch: U.S. NavyJoe’s Service Story “I wanted to leave my hometown and see [...]

By |2022-11-13T22:45:40+00:00November 13, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU honors our Veterans
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SCU Announces New Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program

SCU Announces New Doctor of Occupational Therapy ProgramNew program accepting student applications for Jan. 2023 startupWHITTIER, CA. - (Nov. 3, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has announced the addition of a new Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) academic degree program. The 2.5 year program will allow participants to earn a doctor of occupational therapy degree, and will welcome its inaugural class of 32 students on Jan. 9, 2023.The OTD program will prepare students to sit for their national board exam and obtain occupational therapy licensure in any state where they want to work. Occupational Therapists train [...]

By |2022-11-03T11:54:17+00:00November 3, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, News & Events, OTD, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU Announces New Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
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SCU President John Scaringe receives 2022 Visionary Award, presented by AIHM

2022 AIHM Award honorees, from left to right: SCU President John Scaringe, DC, EdD, recipient of the Visionary Award; Hong Jin, LAc, DAOM, MD (PRC), recipient of the Lee Lipsenthal Heart & Lifetime Achievement Award; Rauni Prittinen King, RN, MIH, BSN, CHTP/I, HNB-BC, recipient of the Change Maker Award; and AIHM Executive Director, Tabatha Parker, ND. SCU President John Scaringe, DC, EdD receives 2022 Visionary Award, presented by the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM)SCU President John Scaringe, DC, EdD, was honored with the 2022 Visionary Award at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) 2022 Conference: Disruptive [...]

By |2022-10-31T10:22:08+00:00October 31, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU President John Scaringe receives 2022 Visionary Award, presented by AIHM
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SCU at AIHM 2022

SCU faculty present at Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) 2022 Conference: Disruptive Innovation + The Future of Health Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) faculty recently presented at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) 2022 Conference: Disruptive Innovation + The Future of Health, from Oct. 28 – 30, 2022. The 2022 AIHM Conference was held in-person, with attendees gathering in San Diego, California for live and virtual events.SCU has been working with AIHM since its inception in 2015, and has been a decades long standing sponsor of predecessor organizations, the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH), [...]

By |2022-10-29T00:24:08+00:00October 29, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU at AIHM 2022
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SCU MSPA Program Receives 10-Year Accreditation-Continued Status

SCU Master of Science: Physician Assistant Program Receives 10-Year Accreditation-Continued StatusSCU has earned the longest running accreditation status from ARC-PA, allowing the Program to run through September 2032WHITTIER, CA. - (Oct. 25, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has announced that its Master of Science: Physician Assistant Program (MSPA) has been granted a 10-year Accreditation-Continued status by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA). Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.The 10-year Accreditation-Continued status is the maximum awardable timeframe, meaning SCU [...]

By |2022-10-25T00:16:18+00:00October 25, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU MSPA Program Receives 10-Year Accreditation-Continued Status
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SCU at CalChiro 2022

October 2022Every year, the California Chiropractic Association (CalChiro) seeks to honor individuals, districts and student chapters who have shown exceptional leadership in the organization, chiropractic profession and the community.The 2022 CalChiro award winners were recognized at CalChiro’s Fall Conference 2022 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa on Saturday, Oct. 1.Following are our Southern California University of Sciences (SCU) – Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) 2022 CalChiro Awardees:CALCHIRO 2022 STUDENT OF THE YEAR: EIRA PEREZ, SCU CalChiro President, ICPA TreasureThe CalChiro Student of the Year Award is presented to a chiropractic student who has performed outstanding service to [...]

By |2025-06-30T23:28:43+00:00October 24, 2022|2022, Announcements, DC, DC-2022, Front Page News, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU at CalChiro 2022
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SCU Health announces free chiropractic and ayurvedic healthcare clinics

SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics and free Ayurveda Services WHITTIER, CA. - (Oct. 17, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic care at our upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinics in Whittier; and free Ayurveda services at our upcoming outreach clinics - in partnership with SPIRITT Family Services, in Whittier and Bell Gardens.FREE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICESSCU Health offers free Tent Event outreach clinic in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, and provide students with patient treatment and clinical experience.SCU Health Tent Event free chiropractic [...]

By |2025-06-30T23:28:46+00:00October 17, 2022|2022, Announcements, AYUR, DC, DC-2022, Front Page News, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU Health announces free chiropractic and ayurvedic healthcare clinics
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What is cupping and what does it treat? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Jamie Kuljis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7OW4DlYgRI What is cupping and what does it treat? Ask the Professor with SCU's Dr. Jamie KuljisDr. Jamie Kuljis, DACM, L.Ac, Dipl. OM (NCCAOM), is a faculty member in SCU's Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Program. She teaches Introduction to Physical Assessment 1 and 2 to acupuncture students.What is cupping?Cupping is a form of therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine where suction is created on the skin using cups. Originally these cups were made of bamboo or animal horns, but is most commonly performed with glass, ceramic, or plastic cups. “Fire cupping” is when a small flame is placed into a [...]

By |2022-10-14T12:00:56+00:00October 14, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on What is cupping and what does it treat? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Jamie Kuljis
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What is acupuncture and what conditions does it help manage? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Henry Hwang

Henry Hwang, DC, LAc, Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education for the Eastern Medicine Department at SCU Health answers commonly asked questions about acupuncture and the conditions it can help manage.

By |2025-06-30T23:57:17+00:00October 6, 2022|2022, ACM, ACM-2022, Announcements, Front Page News, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on What is acupuncture and what conditions does it help manage? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Henry Hwang
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SCU Celebrates PA Week 2022

PAs Go Beyond!ABOUT THE PA PROFESSIONAccording to the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), today, there are close to 160,000 PAs practicing in the U.S., caring for more than 9 million patients every week, and making over 400 million patient interactions each year.PAs are frequently referred to as physicians extenders because, like nurse practitioners, they are licensed healthcare professionals who can provide many of the same services as physicians. However, the time investment and subsequent cost to become a physician assistant is a fraction of what it takes to become a doctor.In 1967, Duke University's Medical Center graduated the first [...]

By |2022-10-05T20:45:42+00:00October 5, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU Celebrates PA Week 2022
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