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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 Status SCU has earned the longest running accreditation status from ARC-PA, allowing the Program to run through September 2032 WHITTIER, 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 [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:10+00:00October 25, 2022|Front Page News, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on SCU MSPA Program Receives 10-Year Accreditation-Continued Status
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SCU Celebrates PA Week 2022

PAs Go Beyond! ABOUT THE PA PROFESSION According 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 [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:10+00:00October 5, 2022|Front Page News, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on SCU Celebrates PA Week 2022
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Amid Hispanic Heritage Month, SCU honors the importance of diversity in transforming and redefining health and healthcare education

Since 1968, National Hispanic Heritage Month has been recognized by the federal government and celebrated across the United States annually, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to acknowledge the history, culture, and contributions of Americans whose ancestry can be traced to over 20 countries in Latin America, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. There are approximately 60 million people residing in the U.S. representing approximately 18% of the population, who have ancestries connected to these countries. Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and SCU Health join in celebrating this annual commemoration as part of our commitment [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:24+00:00October 3, 2022|BSHS-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News, Genetics-Organic, MSMS-Organic, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on Amid Hispanic Heritage Month, SCU honors the importance of diversity in transforming and redefining health and healthcare education
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Two SCU MSPA Students Recognized & Rewarded by Exxat for Academic Excellence

Two SCU MSPA Students Recognized & Rewarded by Exxat for Academic Excellence Winners of the Exxat Student Scholarship for the 2022-23 Academic Year Exxat is all-in-one Education Management Platform for Health Sciences. It’s a platform used by SCU clinical programs to track students’ clinical rotation requirements. Exxat supports all aspects of health sciences education, including the students who are the future of healthcare. Each year, Exxat awards scholarships to students who exemplify excellence in Scholarly Productivity, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership, and Care for Underserved Communities. This year, two SCU Master of Science: Physician Assistant (MSPA) students are being recognized by [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:25+00:00August 16, 2022|Front Page News, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on Two SCU MSPA Students Recognized & Rewarded by Exxat for Academic Excellence
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Ask the Professor: What is interprofessional education, and what is IPE and Collaborative Practice Week?

Ask the Professor: What is interprofessional education, and what is IPE and Collaborative Practice Week? To fully meet the complex healthcare needs of patients, a broad range of different perspectives, expertise and education is required. Interprofessional care ranges from clinical and community providers, from family caregivers to case managers, primary care physicians to physician assistants, advance practice nurses, to specialists such as chiropractors and acupuncturists, to social workers, pharmacists, psychologists, and long-term care providers. “At SCU, we like to look at healthcare education a little differently where we challenge convention, embrace collaboration and unite modern medicine with ancient and traditional [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:26+00:00June 7, 2022|AYUR-Organic, BSHS-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News, Genetics-Organic, MSMS-Organic, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on Ask the Professor: What is interprofessional education, and what is IPE and Collaborative Practice Week?
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SCU Celebrates Women’s History Month

SCU Celebrates Women's History Month March 2022 Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month honors women’s contributions in American history. And this page honors women’s contributions in SCU history, past and present. Check back throughout the month to watch the page grow as we feature SCU women who are contributing to SCU’s history! SCU Women history makers: LACC and SCU has appointed numerous women in leadership positions throughout its 111 year-old history! Linnie A. Cole, DC, DO, ND was LACC's first woman president from 1923-1924! And Wilma Churchill Wood, DC, ND was Secretary/Owner from [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:36+00:00March 7, 2022|BSHS-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News, MSMS-Organic, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on SCU Celebrates Women’s History Month
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SCU partners with Beverly Hills Physicians to offer Physician Assistant Students real-world experience in surgery

SCU partners with Beverly Hills Physicians to offer Physician Assistant Students real-world experience in surgery WHITTIER, CA – (Feb. 11, 2022) — SCU has announced a partnership with Beverly Hills Physicians, a medical group based in Greater Los Angeles. The partnership will create clinical rotation opportunities for SCU Master of Science: Physician Assistant (MSPA) students. Beverly Hills Physicians Medical Director and Managing Partner Dr. Kevin Hayavi says that the new clinical rotation program will allow physician assistants in training to work alongside surgeons and other medical professionals to obtain in-depth, hands on, real-world experience in operating rooms. “We believe that [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:37+00:00February 11, 2022|Front Page News, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on SCU partners with Beverly Hills Physicians to offer Physician Assistant Students real-world experience in surgery
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Southern California University of Health Sciences hosts White Coat Ceremony for Physician Assistant students

Southern California University of Health Sciences hosts White Coat Ceremony for Physician Assistant students WHITTIER, CA - (Jan. 20, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) recognized 48 Master of Science: Physician Assistant (MSPA) students today with a white coat ceremony held outdoors, on the SCU campus in Whittier. The ceremony transitions students from the didactic portion of the program into supervised clinical practice, symbolizing their entrance into the healthcare field. The White Coat Ceremony is considered a rite of passage for PA students and is designed to instill the values of professionalism, humanism and compassionate care with [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:20:37+00:00January 20, 2022|Front Page News, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on Southern California University of Health Sciences hosts White Coat Ceremony for Physician Assistant students
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Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates 456 new healthcare professionals

Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates 456 new healthcare professionals LOS ANGELES, CA – (Dec. 17, 2021) Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) hosted its annual commencement ceremony today, conferring health science degrees to 456 graduates of the Class of 2021, who will now become Southern California’s newest healthcare professionals. The live-streamed ceremony will be available for on-demand viewing and for downloading immediately after commencement, on SCU's YouTube channel. The class of 2021 represents a variety of SCU academic programs, with the following numbers of graduates graduating from the following programs: 224 Doctors of Chiropractic graduates 10 Doctors of [...]

By |2025-08-15T20:19:30+00:00December 17, 2021|AYUR-Organic, BSHS-Organic, Front Page News, MSMS-Organic, MSPA-Organic|Comments Off on Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates 456 new healthcare professionals
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