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our culture, our religious tradition, and our moment in history. It’s not just PLU faculty who are saying this: increasingly, medical schools and public health graduate programs are recognizing the importance of professionals who understand diversity and spirituality.  In fact, many medical and nursing schools now advise that practitioners take not only a medical history of incoming patients, but also a spiritual history as well. Professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Such shifts in the medical

from other universities advertising teaching positions. One such invitation was from PLU.Doctor of Nursing PracticeInterested in earning a DNP degree?The PLU Doctor of Nursing Practice degree prepares graduates in one of two advanced practice specialty areas: -Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) -Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)“Typically, I would just delete (those emails),” Moller said. “Then I got one (from PLU) in the fall of 2013. I thought, oh sure, it’s a Washington school

PLU Regent and Virginia Mason Chief Nursing Officer Charleen Tachibana ‘77 Discusses Service, Leadership and Self-Care Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 22, 2020 Image: Charleen Tachibana ‘77, a PLU Regent and senior vice president at Virginia Mason Health System, serves as the chief nursing officer for the Seattle-based hospital healthcare nonprofit. April 22, 2020 By Zach Powers ‘10Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 22, 2020) — As a senior vice president at Virginia Mason Health

, they are ready to see what else the literacy center can offer. They’ve begun collaborating with faculty members in PLU’s Division of Natural Sciences on STEM support. They’ve connected with the university’s Center for Community Engagement and Service to offer adult English as a Second Language programming. They also are working with other long-running PLU programs that are connected with Keithley and Washington, like Big Buddies. “This is an important collaboration between Parkland and PLU,” Rogers

credit hours of physical education, including the mandatory P.E. 100, which covers the basics of health and exercise. It is important to lead a fit and balanced life, of course, but what works for any given individual varies widely—which is one reason PLU offers such a wide range of P.E. options. As a second-semester senior, I have completed all of my P.E. requirements by now. While I’ve been a student, I have taken Sailing, Scuba Diving and Yoga. PLU also offers courses such as Jazz Dance, Step

2020 REU at Mississippi State University Posted by: alemanem / March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 The Center for Computational Sciences at Mississippi State University is accepting applications for its new REU program in computational methods applied to materials science.  Learn more at their website:  https://www.ccs.msstate.edu/conferences/REU2020/ or see the flyer below. Read Previous $3,000 Minority Women in STEM Scholarship Read Next A Free Webinar on Careers in Worker Health and Safety! LATEST

. Then a shriek made him freeze and snap his attention to the corner of the room. “I turned around and a young mother was wailing inconsolably,” Lewis told a packed ballroom during his talk at the Wang Center’s 2008 symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.” “A nurse came up and wrapped the child in a sheet and took the body away,” he said. “This happened every 10 minutes in this ward.” Given that the transmission of AIDS from mother to infant is entirely preventable

Northwest is the Best: PLU students find it easy to get outside and explore Posted by: vcraker / October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 Read Previous PLU launches Fixed Tuition Guarantee Read Next Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic

’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships LATEST POSTS Meet Cameron Emerson ’08 April 14, 2019 PLU Alum Visits Department of Economics April 15, 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 16, 2019 Economics Alum Receives Award June 24, 2019

Congratulations Alum Natalie Bisceglia! Posted by: Julie Winters / April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 Recently Natalie (’13), who works at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center, received a Daisy Award for her “amazing, informational, and caring service” while caring for an infant who was admitted for monitoring. The family said she went “over and beyond for us which turned this exhausting, scary, frustrating moment into a wonderful pleasant informing hospital trip.” Great job