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  • So You Want to Be a Dentist?Dentists are responsible for the oral health care of their patients. Dentists diagnose and treat problems with patients’ teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. They provide advice and instruction on taking care of the teeth and gums and on diet choices that affect oral health. People come to dentists to have their teeth cleaned or to find the cause of tooth or gum pain. In a typical day, a dentist may fill cavities in teeth, perform surgeries to repair or

  • First Time Using PLU Health Services?If this is your first time using PLU Health Services, we recommend calling in to schedule your first visit.  We will be happy to help schedule an appointment for you and make sure you’re all squared away before coming to see us. Please keep in mind before calling for the first time, if you do not wish to discuss the reason for visiting us, it is okay to say, “It’s personal,” and we will not ask any further questions. Call us at 253-535-7337 to schedule your

  • who’d admired him, professional friends who remembered his career at the USC Student Health Center and then in private practice, family members from the West and East Coast, and all three of his surviving basketball teammates. Alan and Kathleen had moved to Morongo Valley several years previously, and created a remarkable homestead there. This included a remodeled small home, an adjacent office and a greenhouse, all set at the foot of a mountain and commanding a beautiful view of Morongo Valley

  • MSN Programs Outcomes1. Implement evidence-based practice, incorporating theory, models, and science to ensure safe, quality health care. 2. Integrate knowledge of technology, information systems, policy, organization, and financing into the improvement of health care delivery and health outcomes. 3. Demonstrate a commitment to ethical decision making, social justice, and advocacy for vulnerable and diverse populations. 4. Develop and use collaborative leadership and management strategies that

  • December 1, 2009 Human Rights “I don’t care where you live or what your government is or what your religious beliefs are. You’re a human being, and that means, at a minimum, you need food, water, shelter, health care, freedom.”The end of the world is a place Ingrid Ford ’97 knows well. A graduate of PLU’s School of Nursing, she went on to work for Doctors Without Borders for six years, providing medicine to remote villages in Sudan, HIV/AIDS awareness to children in Kenya, even sanitation and

  • and agencies will be on campus to provide information addressing various needs of our veterans and their loved ones including VA benefits and assistance, legal services, education, employment, mental, physical, dental, and housing providers, as well as other special areas. We are especially excited to welcome organizations and agencies that provide spouses and dependent children information on self-care and care for their veteran, as well as additional services. Registration for

  • , culturally aware, and competent health care professionals. Students have leadership, community service, and research opportunities while exploring multiple health care professions alongside professional program students. Program Highlights: Starts in the fall One-year program Accepts 30 to 40 students for each new class Program Outcomes: Approximately 92% of MAMS graduates go on to a health professional school (i.e. DO, MD, PT, OT, PA, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Podiatry)  Over the past 11 years, 6

  • national level. Most recent experience was managing a care transition and readmission reduction program, collaborating with an acute hospital and a hospice/palliative care agency. Received the first “Takes a Village” award from Michigan Department of Community Health for her work on an adolescent screening project with CDC and has presented at numerous national community health conferences. Lynda is married to Tim (46 years) and they have 3 married sons, 3 bonus daughters and 2 grandchildren. They

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  • Sustainability @ PLU Hospitality Services & Campus RestaurantsPLU recognizes the importance of sustainability, so much so that it is integrated into the University mission statement, “to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other persons, for their communities and for the earth.” It is the responsibility of not only the students, but the faculty and staff as well, to become conscious of their effects on the environment and to help us make strides

  • . “You really need to be on them, and make sure they are successful,” he said. “If I’m not being strict and on top of things, they aren’t learning and I’m not doing my job.” That doesn’t mean the class doesn’t have fun. Birthdays and family events are celebrated. Teachers are encouraged to become part of the community. Pfaff said that the PLU philosophy of getting involved and making a difference has stood the in-the-world test here. “The world really does need people who care,” he said. “Alums with