As a student in the health care world, you have a lot of opportunities — and they all begin with choosing your path through college. In fact, some of those choices can begin as early as high school, depending on what you want and where you’re going. One of the most important decisions you’ll make …
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If you want to become a medical professional, you have a lot of decisions to make — like exactly where you want to work, how you prefer to care for patients and what branch of medicine you’ll study. Two such options are medical assistants and registered nurses. Both professionals have vital roles to play in …
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If you know you have a future in the dynamic world of patient care, you’re likely wondering how to start achieving your career goals and making a difference in your community. Of course, the first step in any journey is preparation — and that’s where nursing education comes in. The good news is that nursing …
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Whether you’re just starting to explore your passion for health care or are already a registered nurse (RN) and want more career opportunities, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is your road to the future. The only problem is that this “road” is actually a lot of much smaller paths, all branching off …
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Everyone is welcome here at Pacific College and Sam’s message is a reminder of the beauty in a “found family.” Professor Fish graduated from Pacific College in 2015! After graduation, he worked with UC San Diego’s Center for Integrative Medicine where he primarily focused on family medicine, general care, chronic pain management, and oncology support. …
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It All Leads to This Moment Your commencement ceremony is a moment to remember everyone who has supported you throughout your journey to bring you another step closer to all that you have chosen to be. Commencement is not an ending, but the first steps into your new life as a Pacific College alumni. We’re …
Amy recently graduated from the FACE program, a certification program designed for licensed acupuncturists to provide cosmetic acupuncture treatments. She is also a full-time Faculty and Clinic Supervisor at Pacific College and treats patients at Kind Health Group in San Diego. “It is with great honor that I nominate Amy Lathrop as the October Student …
From January 2023 through July 2023, Dr. Leng Tang-Ritchie represented Pacific College in the development of the Women’s Health Innovation Opportunity Map, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Leng Tang-Ritchie is our Vice President of Clinical Education and Operations. Women’s health is an area that …
Sandra Lanshin Chiu, LAc, MSTCM, a PCHS alum who earned her acupuncture master’s from our New York campus in 2005, was recently interviewed by Katie Baxter for an article on cosmetic acupuncture in Well+Good, a publication that reports upon and highlights wellness and lifestyle trends. “Over time, Chinese medicine developed to treat all kinds of …
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Stand Out as an Expert in the Field with a medical cannabis certificate from an accredited institution in California! State cannabis reform and impending federal decriminalization are creating a demand surge for qualified cannabis healthcare professionals. Our medical cannabis program, accredited in California, provides an opportunity for healthcare professionals to bridge the gap between the …
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