It seems that most people at Fresno High School know that a certain stairwell at the school is a locus for bad behavior, including the recent explosion of a "large firecracker" that injured a teacher and several students and frightened others. The explosion came only days after a phoned bomb...
White Coat Ceremony at Clovis Medical College is Cause for Celebration
Joele Tueno Scott has waited a long time to put on the white coat that identifies her as a future physician. Tueno Scott, now in her first year at the California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Clovis, worked for years as a nurse in correctional facilities,...
Clovis Bootcamps Prepare Area Students for Tough Medical School Exam
Anybody who's lived in the Valley for more than a minute know that there's a tradition here of growing our own. Usually, we're talking about peaches, almonds, raisin grapes, or other produce. But for officials at a Clovis medical school, "growing our own" means finding and supporting students who...
Clovis Medical School’s Third Student Cohort Is Its Largest Class Yet
Ranvir Singh Johal and Mary Kocharyan say they both knew from a young age that they wanted to be doctors when they grew up. Now they're looking forward to the education and training they'll be getting at the California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine. This new class...
UCSF Fresno Now a Hub for Medical School Pathway for Community College, Fresno State Students
UCSF Fresno News Tuesday marked the launch of the California Medicine Scholars Program as part of a statewide strategy and investment by the Department of Health Care Access and Information to strengthen the California community college to medical school pathway. As its first established action, the program, housed at the...
Clovis School Suspends Pharmacy Program After Class of 2024
California Health Sciences University announced Monday that the Doctor of Pharmacy program will end with the Class of 2024. Flo Dunn, president of the Clovis-based university, cited several factors as leading to the decision. CHSU was already in the process of replacing its four-year program, which has graduated 250...
Future Doctors, Clovis Students Team up for Healthy Learning Partnership
Two classrooms at Clovis East High School were crowded on Tuesday morning with students who are learning about medicine and healthcare. The ones in the white coats were medical students from California Health Sciences University in Clovis, while the younger ones in teal scrubs were the juniors in Dr....
White Coat Ceremony Marks ‘Rite of Passage’ for Clovis Med School Students
Future doctors studying at the Clovis campus of California Health Sciences University received their traditional white coats in a special program on Saturday. The CHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine hosted ceremonies for medical students in the classes of 2024 and 2025 at Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall. Nearly 200 Medical...
Congressman Gets Close Look ‘Inside’ Human Body at Clovis Medical School
Rep. Jim Costa's medical knowledge expanded somewhat on a recent visit to the College of Osteopathic Medicine at California Health Science University in Clovis and included learning more about anatomy through holograms. Specially designed software lets medical students get a closer look at bones, muscles, and other body systems without...
State Budget Targets $10M for New Medical School Pathway to Benefit Valley Students
A bill designed to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas such as the Valley has a few more steps to go before reaching Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk to be signed into law. But funding for the California Medicine Scholars Program is already guaranteed. Assembly Bill 128, the budget...