PORTLAND, Ore. (January 10, 2017) – FamilyCare Health is pleased to announce that President and CEO Jeff Heatherington has been chosen as a member of the Board of Trustees of Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) in Pomona, California.
WesternU is the largest graduate health professions university west of the Mississippi, encompassing nine graduate medical programs in Pomona, California, and an Osteopathic Medical College in Lebanon, Oregon. It was founded as a nonprofit educational institution in 1977.
Heatherington was one of the founders of WesternU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest in Lebanon. He has a long history of supporting and advocating for the osteopathic profession, including service as executive director of the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of Oregon (OPSO) for 30 years and as founder and president of FamilyCare since 1985.
“We look forward to the advantage of Heatherington’s wisdom and experience,” said Richard Bond, DO, Chairman for WesternU’s Board of Trustees. “The special talents and knowledge that Jeff brings will provide significant benefits to the school and to our work on the board.”
“Osteopathic medicine has been important to me both personally and professionally,” said Heatherington. “I’m honored to join the Board and I look forward to supporting the university and future generations of medical providers.”
For more information, visit https://www.westernu.edu/
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About FamilyCare Health
For 30+ years, FamilyCare Health has been providing patient-centered health care to Oregonians. With approximately 125,000 members, FamilyCare Health is a Medicare and Medicaid managed care organization providing health plan services in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, parts of Marion, and Clatsop counties. FamilyCare Health was the first health plan in Oregon to integrate models of physical and mental health. It was the first Coordinated Care Organization in the tri‐county area certified by the Oregon Health Authority. More information at http://www.familycareinc.org/
