Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine - PNWU-COM

• Butler-Haney Hall is a state-of-the-art facility with a large auditorium, a spacious gross anatomy laboratory for pro-section and dissection, large teaching labs for osteopathic manipulative medicine, and research facilities. Butler-Haney is designed with technology and study space that enhances the student learning environment, and is home to the COM Dean, faculty, and Library.
• Watson Hall is a facility designed with the intent of flexibility and study habits. Interior spaces provide natural lighting, wall-length white boards, engaged learning environment, and green technologies. Watson Hall has classrooms, labs, small group rooms, open study area, conference rooms, and offices.
• MultiCare Learning Center and Delta Dental Equity Hall is a facility equipped with expansive medical and dental simulation facilities, active learning classrooms, state-of-the-art equipment, enhanced study and meeting spaces, sustainable building technology, fitness center, game room, food pantry, and more. The facility serves as a hub for PNWU’s dynamic collection of health sciences programs. Students gather under one roof with one common mission: improving the health of rural and medically underserved communities throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• Innovation Hall is a facility with a large classroom, small group study rooms, faculty office, and student support services offices.
• Cadwell Student Center is a facility with classrooms, labs, and faculty offices.
• University Conference Center is a facility used for conferences, classrooms, boardroom and study space.
• Iron Horse Lodge is the location for multiple university offices and administration.

   

PNWU-COM requires applicants to have a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Any undergraduate major is acceptable as long as prerequisites are passed and taken for credit at a regionally accredited college or university. The minimum age to matriculate at PNWU is 18 years of age and the applicant must be a US Citizen, US permanent resident, have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, or be granted asylum in the US.

PNWU-COM considers all applicants for admission without respect to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnicity, sex, marital status, religion, disabilities, gender identity, or national origin. Applicants are considered on their intellectual ability, scholastic achievement, leadership, maturity, record of community service, commitment and suitability to succeed in the study of osteopathic medicine.

Applicants from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and rural or medically underserved areas of the United States will be given preference in order to meet the mission of PNWU-COM. A criminal background check, and completion of immunization records will be required for matriculation to the university.

Osteopathic Medical College (COM) applicants may be asked to submit necessary matriculation documents, including a deposit, according to the following AACOMAS traffic guideline schedule:

• Those accepted prior to November 15 to have until December 14.
• Those accepted between November 15 and January 14 to have 30 days
• Those accepted between January 15 and April 30 to have 14 days.
• Those accepted on or after May 1 may be asked by the accepting COM for an immediate deposit.
• After May 1 of the year of matriculation, each COM has the discretion to implement COM-specific procedures for accepted students who hold one or more seats at other COMs.