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🦴 Ready to get your bones moving? 👀🔎

Get ready for the ALI World Anatomy Day Scavenger Hunt! 🎉

On October 15th, we’ll be taking the hunt to PLNU Main Campus! Throughout the day, we’ll be posting clues and hints on our Instagram Story to help you find your way around campus. 🔎🧠 but those of you on the balboa campus we will also have some goodies!

📅 October 15
📍 PLNU Main Campus
📲 Follow our Stories for the clues!

Think you have what it takes to skeleton the competition? 👀🦴

And keep your eyes peeled… there might be some ALI swag along the way! 🎁

Tag your anatomy buddy and let’s get this bone party started! 😂 see you next week 👻

#anatomy #scavengerhunt #mystery #halloween #bones

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The Anatomy Learning Institute offers several scholarship opportunities for students passionate about anatomy, healthcare, and their academic journey. 🧠🩺

From the Leon Kugler Legacy in Anatomy Award and Faith & Fortitude Scholarship to the Dean’s Promise in Healthcare Scholarship, Pioneer Scholar Award, and Anatomy Scholars Teaching Fellowship, there may be an opportunity that’s a great fit for you!

📅 Applications close October 31!

If you’re eligible, don’t wait to apply. Head to the ALI Scholarships page to learn more about each opportunity and application requirements.

Good luck! 💙✨ @plnu

#student #scholarship #anatomy #prehealth #premed

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Awesome bonfire we had last Friday 🔥 thank you to the college of health science representatives for putting this event together and thank you to all those that came out! @plnu 🙌🏼✨ til next year ☺️ #plnu #health #science #graduateschool #bonfire
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Thank you to @cristian._.berkes for the lovely photos

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Thank you, Point Loma Nazarene University, for helping us celebrate CAPA’s 50th! 🎉

#CAPA50 #CaliforniaPAs #PhysicianAssociates

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Kick off the fall semester with us! Come hang out, meet new people, and make some friends from across the College of Health Sciences. Next Friday, 9/4 at 6pm Crown Point 🫶 @plnu Please RSVP!

Students from Medical sciences, physician assistants, athletic training, Kinesiology, and occupational therapy are all invited!!

🍕 Pizza
🔥 Bonfire
🍫 S’mores
🤝 New friends
💬 Good vibes & getting to know each other

Whether you’re new to campus or just looking to meet more people, come join us for a fun night by the fire! 🌅✨

Let’s start the semester off right! 💙 #anatomy #plnu #sandiego #summer #bonfire

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The teams are set. Let the challenge begin! 🏆

A record-breaking 19 California PA programs are competing in this year’s CAPA Student Challenge Bowl!

Join us Saturday, September 26, in Indian Wells as teams go head-to-head in a bracket-style medical trivia competition for the championship title.

Come cheer on your favorite team, show your PA school pride, and see who takes home the trophy! 🎓👏

📅 Saturday, September 26 | 5:00-7:00 PM
📍 Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas

Free and open to the public. CAPACon registration is not required to attend.

Learn more: capanet.org/capacon2026

#StudentChallengeBowl #CAPA50 #CAPACommunity #PhysicianAssociates #PAStudents #CaliforniaPAs

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Two very different classrooms this week. One shared mission.

At Point Loma Nazarene University @plnu, I had the privilege of working with Physician Assistant students through case-based learning focused on the renal system, applying nutrition and culinary medicine principles to patient care.

Meanwhile, my Integrative Wellness graduate students gathered virtually from their own kitchens for a hands-on Mexican feast. Many were experienced cooks. Others were complete novices.

One of the most meaningful conversations wasn’t about the recipes. It was about the frustration, planning, grocery shopping, timing, mistakes, cleanup, and feeling overwhelmed that can come with cooking.

That experience matters.

When we ask patients or clients to “eat healthier” or “cook more at home,” we’re asking far more than changing what’s on their plate. We’re asking them to navigate skills, time, confidence, resources, culture, and daily life.

Experiential learning builds more than culinary skills. It builds empathy. And that makes us better healthcare professionals.

Grateful to work with learners who are willing to step into both the science and the lived experience of food.

Thank you to Jessica Matthews, DBH, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, FACLM and Laurel Miller, DMSc, PA-C for inviting me into these learning spaces, for believing in the value of culinary medicine, and for trusting me to help students stretch and grow in ways that are often unexpected and entirely new.

#CulinaryMedicine #TeachingKitchens #LifestyleMedicine #ExperientialLearning @plnuiwell @plnu_pa

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The CAPA Student Challenge Bowl is now accepting team sign-ups!

Represent your PA program with pride at Grand Hyatt Indian Wells and compete for the Challenge Bowl trophy!

@chapman__pas currently holds the title of the 2025 Challenge Bowl Champs! 🏆

Who will be the 2026 champs?

🗓️ Sign-up deadline: Friday, 8/7/26
🔗 Link in our bio to register!

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On March 17, 2026, ALI welcomed 24 students from a High School to the PLNU Balboa campus for an immersive, hands-on health sciences experience 🩺✨

Students rotated through interactive stations, starting in the anatomy lab (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurology, and musculoskeletal) and exploring a range of healthcare fields along the way.

From practicing suturing and taping, to analyzing movement in biomechanics, learning lifting techniques in sports performance, and engaging in OT activities like adaptive equipment and sensory demos! Students got a real taste of what careers in healthcare look like in action.

Big thanks to everyone who made this day possible and inspired the next generation of healthcare professionals! 💙 @plnu

#anatomy #science #prehealth #plnu #graduateschool

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ALL PRE-HEALTH STUDENTS, MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND RSVP EARLY!!! Link in Bio 🔗

This is a great opportunity to hear from a wide range of health professionals, learn how to get involved with community health organizations, and explore different graduate health programs and military health scholarships.

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From career events and student engagements to welcoming new faces to our team…thank you for being part of a great semester. We’re excited for what’s ahead this Spring!

@plnu #plnu #plnucareerservices #fallrecap #plnucareerdevelopment

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Celebrating our Physician Assistant graduates 🎉 Proud of this incredible cohort and thankful for the opportunity to support them through resume and interview preparation alongside their faculty. Congratulations!

#PLNU #CareerServices #PhysicianAssistantPLNU #PAStudents #FutureHealthcare Commencement

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