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Practicing professional optometry students in the eye smile van.
Pacific's new EyeSmile program partners the colleges of optometry and health professions, allowing students to practice their skills while taking their care into local communities with brand new mobile eye care and dental care clinics.
Dennis Smith and Nada Lingel pictured together in the lab.
With the right education and training, optometrists can save lives. That's why two recently retired College of Optometry professors have created an award to inspire future generations of doctoral students.
Physical Therapy Program Awards Recipients
The Physical Therapy Program would like to congratulate the following scholarship awardees, who were selected based on a variety of criteria including professional activities, leadership, community service, and academic and clinical standing, among others.
School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training — Student Volunteers
School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training students volunteered for Community Action, a non-profit organization that assists residents of Washington County in need.
This past weekend, Pacific University School of Pharmacy was ever-strong in their participation and presentations at the Oregon Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP) Annual Seminar in Gleneden Beach (Salishan).
Buddy Gets A New Pair of Glasses Book Cover
Alumna Tawnya Pastuck ’02, OD ’06 publishes her first children's book to put kids at ease when visiting the eye doctor.
Tommy Thayer, Lead Guitarist of KISS
Pacific University will award an honorary doctorate to longtime university Trustee Tommy Thayer, the lead guitarist for legendary rock band KISS, at the university’s spring undergraduate commencement ceremony.
Tommy Thayer
Pacific University to Bestow Honorary Degree to Thayer, in recognition of his philanthropic leadership efforts that have directly benefited thousands of Pacific students.
Pharmacy Students
School of Pharmacy faculty and students had a great experience at the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting, which brought together several societies, among them the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) and the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
Five-course series prepares pharmacy students for organizational and professional leadership.

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