Western University of Health Sciences

Western University
of Health Sciences
Former names
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Motto
Educare, Sanare, Coniunctim (Latin)
Motto in English
To Teach, To Heal, Together
TypePrivate research university
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Endowment$39.6 million[1]
PresidentRobin Farias-Eisner[2]
Academic staff
332 full-time[3]
1,200 adjunct professionals
Administrative staff
700
Students3,724[3]
Location
Pomona
,
California
,
United States

34°03′29″N 117°44′49″W / 34.058°N 117.747°W / 34.058; -117.747
CampusUrban, 22 acres (Pomona)[4]
Rural, 50 acres (Lebanon)[5][6]
Colours  Burgundy
  White
Gold, gray, black (accent)
Websitewesternu.edu

Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a private medical university in Pomona, California. With an enrollment of 3,724 students (2022–23),[3] WesternU offers more than twenty academic programs in multiple colleges. It also operates an additional campus in Lebanon, Oregon.

Under the banner of WesternU Health, the university operates a variety of patient care facilities in California and Oregon. The Pomona and Lebanon (Oregon) campuses both include a medical center, dental center, eye care institute, pharmacy, and travel health center. WesternU-Pomona also is home to the Pet Health Center, which provides veterinary services. Dental services are offered at the Rancho Mirage campus, while a Los Angeles campus provides optometry services.

Several nonprofit organizations are based at the WesternU Pomona campus, including the Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy. The Center for Oral Health, moved from the Bay area to the WesternU Pomona campus in 2012. In 2015, the Southern California Medical Museum moved to the Pomona campus.

Founded in 1977, the first program at WesternU was its medical school, the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. In 2003, the College of Veterinary Medicine opened, and in 2009 the colleges of dental medicine, optometry, and podiatric medicine opened. In 2011, the university opened an additional campus in Lebanon, Oregon, the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest (COMP-Northwest). In 2015, the university's founding president, Philip Pumerantz, retired. All of the programs at WesternU have professional accreditation and the university is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[7]

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  2. ^ "Oregon Business Movers: Daniel R. Wilson, Deidre Mac Carvill, Denise McCarty, Celeste Phelps". The Oregonion. March 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Western University of Health Sciences". College Navigator. Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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  7. ^ "Statement of Accreditation Status Western University of Health Sciences". WASC. Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities. Retrieved July 9, 2012.