For Community
We educate tomorrow’s heath care professionals with scientific excellence and heartfelt compassion while building stronger, interconnected communities.
WesternU Health Teaming Up for Your Health
Community Benefit and Government Affairs Building Relationships
Opportunities to Serve
As a WesternU student, you will gain invaluable experience serving our local communities through your clinical rotations and extracurricular professional development. You will directly impact the health of our local communities through the course of your education.
u003ch2u003eu003cbu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eHumanism in Our Communityu003c/spanu003eu003c/bu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003c/h2u003ernu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eOur students begin to practice with the humanistic approach long before entering their desired field. With an education based in the humanistic approach, our students learn to give back to our community.u003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu003cbu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eFarhan Himmati, DO ’21u003c/spanu003eu003c/bu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003ernu003c/spanu003ernrnu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific graduate Farhan Himmati, DO ’21, started the Himmati Foundation during his third year in COMP with his mother, Saher, and his brothers, Salik and Samee. The Himmati Foundation has donated 4,700 masks, 7,200 gloves, and dry food to more than 55 homeless shelters and nonprofits in seven states across the United States.u003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003cbu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eArjun “Corey” Bakshiu003c/spanu003eu003c/bu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific student Arjun “Corey” Bakshi, a former EMT and ER/trauma tech before starting medical school, began a mask-making project because he saw how bad conditions were getting for protecting health care workers.u003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003ernrnu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003eu003cbu003eu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eGregory Marcheseu003c/spanu003eu003c/bu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003eu003cstrongu003e, DMD ’21u003c/strongu003eu003c/spanu003ernrnu003cspan data-contrast=u0022autou0022u003eCollege of Dental Medicine graduate Gregory Marchese, DMD ’21, (@marchesedmd) is an influencer on Instagram. As a CDM student, he started a campaign with the hashtag #BeAwesomeToOneAnother, showcasing how humanism is imbued as a rich tradition in WesternU’s mission statement. He challenged fellow influencers, both WesternU students and fellow community influencers, to participate, hoping to reach more than 250,000 Instagram users. The campaign garnered nearly 500,000 views and was picked up by Reader’s Digest and MSNBC.u003c/spanu003eu003cspan data-ccp-props=u0022{}u0022u003e u003c/spanu003e