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 Medical School’s State-of-the-Art Simulation Center Advances Toward Full Accreditation
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare has awarded California Health Sciences University's Simulation Center a provisional accreditation. “We are proud to have achieved this initial milestone to assure our Simulation Center follows simulation-standard best practices for our medical and pharmacy students and community learners,” said Leslie Catron, CHSU's Simulation...
Valley Legislator Meets ‘Patients’ During Visit to High Tech Clovis Campus
A Valley legislator offered praise this week for contributions a Clovis medical school is making to address health care disparities across the region. State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, visited the College of Osteopathic Medicine at California Health Science University, getting a close up look at the cutting edge technology available...
These Clovis Medical and Pharmacy School Students Are Giving COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
Pharmacy and medical students from California Health Sciences University (CHSU) are participating in the efforts to vaccinate people across the Valley. "The call came out to our faculty to see if our students and our faculty could both assist in this endeavor," Dr. John Graneto, dean of the medical school...
Clovis Pharmacy School Working to Place Students After Accreditation Action
First-year pharmacy students who were scheduled to begin classes at California Health Sciences University next week are looking for other options after the withdrawal of the school's pre-accreditation status. "We will NOT be able to admit our incoming College of Pharmacy students for the class of 2024 this fall," said CHSU...
‘Hiroshima Peace Tree’ Planted in Clovis as Reminder of Atomic Bomb 75 Years Ago
A descendant of a tree that survived the atomic blast from the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima, Japan has been planted in Clovis to commemorate the devastating wartime event 75 years ago. The "Hiroshima Peace Tree" was grown from a seed harvested from a camphor tree located less than a mile...
New Medical School Welcomes First Students to Innovative Clovis Campus
A diverse group of 81 medical students will begin their studies Monday on the newly-built California Health Sciences University campus in Clovis. The students will make up the inaugural class for CHSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine. Over the next four years, the student population is expected to grow to 600....
Want to ‘Fly Through’ Medical School? Here’s Your Chance.
Next month, a group of 75 future doctors will begin four years of rigorous study and training while attending the Valley's new medical school just east of Fresno. But on Tuesday, the public can "fly through" the College of Osteopathic Medicine's 90,000 square-foot building in Clovis as part of the...
New Doctors Say They’ll Stay Local to Address Valley Health Needs
Dr. Kenya Covarrubias didn't speak English when she began 10th grade at Washington Union High School in the small Fresno County town of Easton. But that obstacle didn't stop the motivated young woman from becoming valedictorian of her graduating class. She then went on to double major in chemistry and...
COVID-19 Concerns Shuts Down Table Mountain Casino
3/17/20 Update: Club One cardroom casino in downtown Fresno and Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville have also announced temporary closures. Table Mountain Casino will close its casino starting at 6 p.m. tonight through the end of the month as a precaution against spreading the COVID-19 coronavirus. "Our prayers go out...