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Message from the
Senior Vice President
These days, many colleges and universities in the United States are
concerned about the shrinking pool of potential applicants to their
school. Tuition discounts can run as high as 40 percent as schools
scramble to fill their classes. In this context, it is very interesting to note
that this year, more than 18,000 prospective students completed
applications to enroll at Western University of Health Sciences. With only
1,100 spaces in the incoming class, the overwhelming majority of
applicants could not be accepted.
Clearly, this kind of selectivity allows the faculty broad latitude in
selecting those individuals and values they want to see in students and, ultimately, graduates of
Western University of Health Sciences. There should be no doubt that when these students graduate
and complete their post-graduate training, they will be positioned to be leaders in their respective
professions. With strong tendencies to become primary care providers, they will impact the health care
landscape not only in California, Oregon and Arizona, but also in all of the United States, as well as
overseas.
As the Chronicle of Higher Education detailed this past summer, Western University of Health Sciences
is one of great universities and one of the top 10 mid-sized universities to work for in the United
States. This combination of an outstanding university and an outstanding student body, being
prepared by an outstanding faculty, provides an opportunity for pride, but also the obligation to assure
the potential and the opportunity are blended for maximum achievement. In some ways, the student
experience at Western University of Health Sciences is like a bridge, taking the student from their
baccalaureate days to their professional days.
We are proud of the students who have selected WesternU, and are committed to doing our best to
prepare them to cross the bridge to health care leadership in 2025 and beyond.
Thomas G. Fox, PhD
4 Western University of Health Sciences
Senior Vice President
These days, many colleges and universities in the United States are
concerned about the shrinking pool of potential applicants to their
school. Tuition discounts can run as high as 40 percent as schools
scramble to fill their classes. In this context, it is very interesting to note
that this year, more than 18,000 prospective students completed
applications to enroll at Western University of Health Sciences. With only
1,100 spaces in the incoming class, the overwhelming majority of
applicants could not be accepted.
Clearly, this kind of selectivity allows the faculty broad latitude in
selecting those individuals and values they want to see in students and, ultimately, graduates of
Western University of Health Sciences. There should be no doubt that when these students graduate
and complete their post-graduate training, they will be positioned to be leaders in their respective
professions. With strong tendencies to become primary care providers, they will impact the health care
landscape not only in California, Oregon and Arizona, but also in all of the United States, as well as
overseas.
As the Chronicle of Higher Education detailed this past summer, Western University of Health Sciences
is one of great universities and one of the top 10 mid-sized universities to work for in the United
States. This combination of an outstanding university and an outstanding student body, being
prepared by an outstanding faculty, provides an opportunity for pride, but also the obligation to assure
the potential and the opportunity are blended for maximum achievement. In some ways, the student
experience at Western University of Health Sciences is like a bridge, taking the student from their
baccalaureate days to their professional days.
We are proud of the students who have selected WesternU, and are committed to doing our best to
prepare them to cross the bridge to health care leadership in 2025 and beyond.
Thomas G. Fox, PhD
4 Western University of Health Sciences
