Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a private, non-profit, graduate school for the health professions, with a main campus located on 22 acres (8.9 ha) in downtown Pomona, California. In 2011, the university opened an additional medical school campus (COMP-Northwest) on 50-acres in Lebanon, Oregon. WesternU offers degrees in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, nursing, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. With an enrollment of 3,692 students (2012–13), WesternU is one of the largest graduate schools for the health professions in California, offering 22 academic programs in nine colleges. The university also operates two patient care centers, and has a pet hospital on its Pomona campus.Founded in 1977, the first program at WesternU was its medical school, the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Since that time, several additional programs have opened. When the College of Veterinary Medicine opened in 2003, it was the first veterinary school to open in the United States in 20 years. WesternU was the first university in the nation to appoint a female as dean of a veterinary medical school. In 2009, three new colleges opened: dentistry, optometry, and podiatry.All of the programs at WesternU have professional accreditation, and the university is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The medical school (COMP) is also accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.. }
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- Western_University_of_Health_Sciences abstract "Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a private, non-profit, graduate school for the health professions, with a main campus located on 22 acres (8.9 ha) in downtown Pomona, California. In 2011, the university opened an additional medical school campus (COMP-Northwest) on 50-acres in Lebanon, Oregon. WesternU offers degrees in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, nursing, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. With an enrollment of 3,692 students (2012–13), WesternU is one of the largest graduate schools for the health professions in California, offering 22 academic programs in nine colleges. The university also operates two patient care centers, and has a pet hospital on its Pomona campus.Founded in 1977, the first program at WesternU was its medical school, the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Since that time, several additional programs have opened. When the College of Veterinary Medicine opened in 2003, it was the first veterinary school to open in the United States in 20 years. WesternU was the first university in the nation to appoint a female as dean of a veterinary medical school. In 2009, three new colleges opened: dentistry, optometry, and podiatry.All of the programs at WesternU have professional accreditation, and the university is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The medical school (COMP) is also accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.".