An international assembly with representatives from China, Australia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Palestine, Thailand, South Africa and United States met for two days at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). There were presentations from representatives of these nine nat ... Read More

SCU 2017 commencement speaker is first African American U.S. Surgeon General. As an outspoken advocate of expanded sex education, Dr. Joycelyn Elders has always been ahead of her time. At 84 years old, the first African American to head the U.S. Public Health Service may be retired, but she i ... Read More

Dear SCU Community: As we approach Veterans Day, I would personally like to thank our veterans and active servicewomen and men, as well as their families for their selfless service and sacrifice in defense of our freedom. We owe an unending debt of gratitude to you. On a personal note, ... Read More

Congratulations to our very own Joseph Eggleston on his appointment to the Board of Directors for the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS). As a new board member, Joe will help provide strategic and financial direction to the organization’s CEO and continue to serve ... Read More

Dear SCU Community, The recent events that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia have filled many of us with shock, sadness, and anger. On behalf of all of us at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), I offer my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the ... Read More

We are pleased to announce that, after an extensive selection process, Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has been chosen to house the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH). While many strong universities submitted proposals vying for the opportunity, ... Read More

SCU recently hosted an on-campus visit for 25 administrators and faculty from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The goal of the visit was for the guests to learn about SCU’s College of Eastern Medicine (CEM), and mor ... Read More

Yoga practice as a lab in neuroscience education Laura Schmalzl, PhD, RYT-500 has been an associate professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) for the past year. There, she teaches neuroscience to chiropractic, acupuncture, and Oriental medicine students. A trained ... Read More

Dr. Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, affectionately known around campus as Dr. Anu, has been part of SCU since 2004. Dr. Anu’s diverse educational background as a doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Yoga teacher, and a Ph.D. in Public Health, has allowed her to play an integral ... Read More

Thought leader notes synergy between Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine SCU faculty member Sivarama “Prasad” Vinjamury was interviewed by Acupunture Today as an Ayurvedic Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) leader in public health. Vinjamury has over 20 yeares o ... Read More

Through countless initiatives and over a century of ambitious achievement, the SCU community continually offers generous support to those in need, pioneers scholarly research and innovative curricular design, and leads the way in integrative, team-based, collaborative healthcare that has become ... Read More

SCU Prepares Students to Work With All Healthcare Professionals Students at the Southern California University of Health Sciences will graduate knowing they may not be able to help every patient that comes to them in practice. And that’s okay because healthcare providers today don’t ... Read More

Former dancer finds passion in chiropractic studies at SCU Dance is a beautiful form of expression, athleticism, and creativity, but it can be extremely hard on the body. Just ask Pamela Sommer, a chiropractic student at the Southern California University Health Sciences (SCU). She spent more ... Read More

Student’s passion for giving propels him to pursue excellence at SCU SCU Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) student, Dylan Hernandez is not content with just sitting back and waiting for things to happen. He is focused, driven, and extremely active in pursuing his educational go ... Read More

For many women, pregnancy is something to be endured rather than enjoyed. But that’s something SCU students Martha Mekonen and Angelica Ortiz hope they can change after they graduate from SCU’s Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. The pair plan to open a clinic focused on pr ... Read More