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Students attending WesternU SHPEP came from across the
United States. Of the 80 undergraduate students, 40 percent
were from the Southwest, including California, Arizona and
Hawaii. Texas, New York and North Carolina contributed
the greatest numbers of non-regional students. More than
73 percent were female; one-third of the students self-
identified as Latino, one-quarter as African-American.
College of Optometry Associate Professor Tiffenie Harris,
OD, FAAO, who teaches diagnostic procedures to
WesternU students during second-year curriculum, helped
teach the optometry rotation to SHPEP students and had
Sin during the first-week rotation.
Harris was excited to learn that Sin is eager to become an
optometrist because WesternU has an excellent program
available to her in her hometown.
“It’s an exceptional chance for her to get to know faculty
Crystal participates in a that could be her future instructors down the road,” Harris
“Disabilities” workshop during said. “I also think this is a wonderful opportunity for her
Pomona Health Career Ladder. to engage with current WesternU and SHPEP students. She
will experience what student life is like on campus as well
as see the caliber and quality of the great people we look
for (as applicants to the college).”
As a first-generation student, Sin said WesternU helped
shape her interest in the medical field, inspiring her to
pursue her dreams of becoming an optometrist helping
children with vision problems.
“I want to be an optometrist so that I can provide patients
from all cultural backgrounds and financial statuses the
sight to see the world with eyes unclouded,” Sin said. VIEW
Crystal dons her podiatry scrubs.
h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = T f K j b n N w X x 8 & f e a t u r e = y o u t u . b e
From the Dean
The CAHP continues to make great strides in strategic alliances by partnering with local
counties to enroll their employees in our HS Program. The applicant pools for the physical
therapy and physician assistant programs continue to increase along with the quality of the
applicants. Our clinical partners are very complimentary about how well our students are
prepared, and our graduates are highly sought after at major clinical and academic
organizations.
– Stephanie Bowlin, EdD, PA-C
Dean, College of Allied Health Professions
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United States. Of the 80 undergraduate students, 40 percent
were from the Southwest, including California, Arizona and
Hawaii. Texas, New York and North Carolina contributed
the greatest numbers of non-regional students. More than
73 percent were female; one-third of the students self-
identified as Latino, one-quarter as African-American.
College of Optometry Associate Professor Tiffenie Harris,
OD, FAAO, who teaches diagnostic procedures to
WesternU students during second-year curriculum, helped
teach the optometry rotation to SHPEP students and had
Sin during the first-week rotation.
Harris was excited to learn that Sin is eager to become an
optometrist because WesternU has an excellent program
available to her in her hometown.
“It’s an exceptional chance for her to get to know faculty
Crystal participates in a that could be her future instructors down the road,” Harris
“Disabilities” workshop during said. “I also think this is a wonderful opportunity for her
Pomona Health Career Ladder. to engage with current WesternU and SHPEP students. She
will experience what student life is like on campus as well
as see the caliber and quality of the great people we look
for (as applicants to the college).”
As a first-generation student, Sin said WesternU helped
shape her interest in the medical field, inspiring her to
pursue her dreams of becoming an optometrist helping
children with vision problems.
“I want to be an optometrist so that I can provide patients
from all cultural backgrounds and financial statuses the
sight to see the world with eyes unclouded,” Sin said. VIEW
Crystal dons her podiatry scrubs.
h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = T f K j b n N w X x 8 & f e a t u r e = y o u t u . b e
From the Dean
The CAHP continues to make great strides in strategic alliances by partnering with local
counties to enroll their employees in our HS Program. The applicant pools for the physical
therapy and physician assistant programs continue to increase along with the quality of the
applicants. Our clinical partners are very complimentary about how well our students are
prepared, and our graduates are highly sought after at major clinical and academic
organizations.
– Stephanie Bowlin, EdD, PA-C
Dean, College of Allied Health Professions
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