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25 great things that happened at Creighton in 2022

Dec 15, 2022

This was a year that broke ground on exciting new facilities, saw the launch of innovative programs and celebrated landmark anniversaries. It was, overall, a great year for Creighton.

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New endowed chair will lead bold endeavor in Phoenix

Feb 18, 2022

John Anwar, MD — assistant professor at the School of Medicine in Phoenix — has been named the Virginia G. Piper Chair of Medicine at Creighton and Chief Medical Officer at St. Vincent de Paul’s Virginia G. Piper Medical Clinic.

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Britney Bell treats a patient.

Dignity Health invests in Creighton students in Phoenix

Sep 29, 2021

Creighton University and Dignity Health are committed to lessening the financial barriers that often prevent students of color from pursuing careers in the health sciences.

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Piper Trustee Steve Zabilski, Piper Trustee Paul Critchfield, Fr. Daniel S. Hendrickson, Piper CEO and President Mary Jane Rynd and Creighton Board Chair Nizar Ghoussaini, BS’75, MS’76.

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Announces $5 Million Gift to Creighton University

Sep 15, 2021

The $5 million grant to Creighton University is one of $123 million in surprise grants awarded by Trustees of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to 71 Arizona nonprofits.

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Photo gallery: Creighton's new campus

Sep 15, 2021

Creighton's Health Sciences Campus — Phoenix hosted its grand opening in September. Check out photos from the event and get a closer look at the beautiful building.

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New health care partnership seeks to help the underserved in Maricopa County

Mar 04, 2021

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust is investing $10 million in a collaboration between Creighton University and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) in Phoenix.

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Abdul Tholley

Creighton nurse meeting a need in Phoenix

Nov 02, 2020

Even if Abdul Tholley is in the thick of the 12-month Accelerated Nursing Program at Creighton’s Phoenix campus, he still finds the time to volunteer where he can. Even if it means leaving the country.

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Creighton is creating a health care hub in Phoenix

Oct 29, 2020

A transformation is taking place in Arizona’s health care landscape, along with a substantial boost to the local economy.

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Meeting a need in Phoenix

Oct 29, 2020

Britney Bell, BSCHM’13, MD’18, vividly remembers the stress of Match Day. After completing her last two years of medical school in Phoenix, she didn’t want to go anywhere else for her residency.

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Fr. Hendrickson reflects on his first five years

Aug 01, 2020

Over his first five years, Creighton has seen continual record enrollment growth, achieved greater national recognition and embarked on one of the boldest endeavors in its 142-year history — the construction of a $100 million health sciences campus in Phoenix.

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