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Alumni Achievements

Katie Assmus, '06, ATC, is currently enrolled in the Physician Assistant Master’s Program at Idaho State University. 
I'm fascinated by the human body and our ability to push things to the limit while staying healthy, and I love working with people who are motivated to stay healthy and want to get back to an active lifestyle. Whitworth gave me experience in all types of environments ,which taught me to adapt quickly and gave me the ability to think on my feet with confidence. After working as a patient care coordinator for an orthopedic doctor in Seattle for the last two years, I am now attending Physician Assistant Master’s Program at Idaho State University, with plans to work as an orthopedic PA after graduation. I graduated from Whitworth with a strong appreciation for my professors and their continual encouragement to really examine my vocational calling. During the time I was earning my undergraduate degree I was challenged physically, intellectually and spiritually, and I think I left Whitworth a better person because of that. I wouldn't trade my unique educational experience for anything!

Cam Collings, '06, ATC, is currently enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program at Oregon Health Sciences University.
I chose to go to PA school because it will allow me to expand my scope of practice to help meet the ever-expanding needs of our healthcare system. Due to my educational experience at Whitworth, I understand now that these next two years at PA school will be less about passing tests, mastering proficiencies, and gaining credentials, and more about learning to be a practitioner, striving to provide healthcare to those who need it, and gaining the intangibles that will allow me to treat the whole person. Faculty members at Whitworth want to see their students succeed both in the classroom and in their future endeavors as practitioners. It is for this reason that that they invest in us not only as students, but as individuals and future colleagues.

Larry Callaway, '04, DC, ATC, CSCS, CGFI, is currently a practicing chiropractic doctor in Dublin, Calif.
I had an amazing experience within the borders of Whitworth University. I received a great education and was able to travel more than I had before in my life. To this day, in my chiropractic practice I will use the information that I acquired during my class time in anatomy, physiology, pathology, upper and lower extremities, and exercise physiology. I am sure there are other highlights from each of my classes, but on a daily basis these classes help me become the best doctor I can be, which in turn helps my patients get the best results they can have. Every day I have been blessed to be in an environment in which I can help people, whether through helping their bodies to function at a higher level or improving their golf swings; my Whitworth experience helps guide me along the path that I have chosen.