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  1. Midwestern University Announces 2025 Littlejohn Award Winners

    Faculty, staff, and alumni awardees from both campuses honored at annual recognition events.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    2025 Littlejohn Winners
  2. Future Physicians Pay it Forward through CCOM’s Mini Medical School

    Midwestern University medical students mentor area teens, provide hands-on lessons about healthcare

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Group of students pose by University seal
  3. Mentors in Medicine and Science Kickoff Unites Future Healthcare Leaders

    Midwestern University graduate student mentors share their journeys and advice with aspiring healthcare professionals from Aurora University

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Group of MIMS mentors pose for photo
  4. Student Spotlight: Andre Alexander

    College of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy Program, Class of 2027

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Andre Alexander poses in military uniform with flag
  5. VIDEO: MWU Students Engage in Art Therapy with Seniors at CASS

    CHS, CGS students interact with senior patients at CASS shelters to offer healing through art

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    • AZ - Glendale
  6. Midwestern University Celebrates 10th Annual Aphasia and Stroke Awareness Event

    Cross-disciplinary collaboration highlights the University’s One Health approach to care

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    • MWU Clinics
    Group of faculty and student presenters
  7. White Coat Ceremonies Honor First-Year Students

    Downers Grove and Glendale campuses celebrate rite of passage for aspiring medical professionals

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    First-year Midwestern University students with their new white coats.
  8. Student Spotlight: Setareh (Star) Kaikavousi

    College of Health Sciences, Physical Therapy Program, Class of 2026

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Setareh (Star) Kaikavousi poses outside building
  9. Illinois Legislators Visit Midwestern’s Downers Grove Campus

    Lawmakers learn how the University trains future healthcare providers and serves the community through its clinic

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Group of students and vistors pose for photo
  10. Midwestern’s Glendale Campus Receives Special Community Award

    Midwestern University receives Adelante Healthcare’s Changemaker In Learning Award for its innovative training programs and long-standing partnership that improves health literacy, reduces inequities, and prepares future healthcare leaders in Arizona.

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    • AZ - Glendale
  11. Student Spotlight: Lily Cohen

    Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine, Class of 2027

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    • AZ - Glendale
    Lily Cohen posing in her white coat
  12. What to Know About the Current Measles Outbreak

    Pediatrician Dr. Horlick explains how people can be safe amidst the recent measles outbreak

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • MWU Clinics
    Test tubes in lab setting
  13. Midwestern University Board of Trustees Appoints Dr. Joshua Baker as President and Chief Executive Officer

    Dr. Baker has held key academic and administrative roles within the University since 2013

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    The Glendale and Downers Grove Campuses of Midwestern University.
  14. Faculty Spotlight: Kathleen Post, M.S., CCC-SLP

    Clinic Coordinator & Professor, Speech-Language Pathology Program

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    • MWU Clinics
    Woman poses with arms crossed
  15. Midwestern University Eye Institute Adds New State-of-the-Art Refractive Suite with Advanced Vision-Correction Technology

    LASIK, SMILE, implantable lenses, and refractive procedures now available to Eye Institute patients

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • MWU Clinics
    Dr. Robert Fintelmann performing refractive surgery at the Midwestern University Eye Institute.