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

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 to [...]

By |2025-06-30T23:28:52+00:00October 3, 2022|2022, Announcements, BSHS, DC, DC-2022, Front Page News, MSHGG, MSMS, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on Amid Hispanic Heritage Month, SCU honors the importance of diversity in transforming and redefining health and healthcare education

Two SCU MSPA Students Recognized & Rewarded by Exxat for Academic Excellence

SCU Class of 2023 MSPA Student Kerwin Perez, left; and SCU Class of 2022 MSPA Student Kelsey Wentz, right, are being recognized by Exxat for their academic excellence.  Two SCU MSPA Students Recognized & Rewarded by Exxat for Academic ExcellenceWinners of the Exxat Student Scholarship for the 2022-23 Academic YearExxat 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 [...]

By |2022-08-16T15:11:35+00:00August 16, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on Two SCU MSPA Students Recognized & Rewarded by Exxat for Academic Excellence

Ask the Professor: What is interprofessional education, and what is IPE and Collaborative Practice Week?

From left to right, Dr. Preetideep Singh, M.D., Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, IPE; Dr. TrungHung Tho Bui, DC, FHS Instructor; and Dr. Jonathan Carlos, M.D., FHS Associate Professor, collaborate on interprofessional education and incorporating the new syndaver (synthetic cadaver) in the newly renovated anatomy lab (Room M90) as it reopened for the Summer 2022 Term. 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 [...]

By |2025-06-30T23:29:11+00:00June 7, 2022|2022, Announcements, AYUR, BSHS, DC, DC-2022, Front Page News, MSHGG, MSMS, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on Ask the Professor: What is interprofessional education, and what is IPE and Collaborative Practice Week?

SCU Celebrates Women’s History Month

SCU Celebrates Women's History MonthMarch 2022Every 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 1929-1947. There are numerous [...]

By |2025-06-30T23:29:18+00:00March 7, 2022|2022, Announcements, BSHS, DC, DC-2022, Front Page News, MSMS, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU Celebrates Women’s History Month

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 the next generation [...]

By |2022-02-11T09:13:22+00:00February 11, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on SCU partners with Beverly Hills Physicians to offer Physician Assistant Students real-world experience in surgery

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 studentsWHITTIER, 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 students reciting [...]

By |2022-01-20T13:32:08+00:00January 20, 2022|2022, Announcements, Front Page News, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on Southern California University of Health Sciences hosts White Coat Ceremony for Physician Assistant students

Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates 456 new healthcare professionals

Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates 456 new healthcare professionals [su_spacer] 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 [...]

By |2021-12-17T16:41:53+00:00December 17, 2021|2021, Announcements, AYUR, BSHS, Front Page News, MSMS, MSPA, News & Events, SCU Stories|Comments Off on Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates 456 new healthcare professionals
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