Lauren Park of La Crescenta graduated in August 2026 from Pacific University in Oregon with a Master of Science degree in physician associate studies.

Founded in 1849, Pacific University is Washington County, Oregon’s only comprehensive university, offering over 50 undergraduate majors and 28 graduate and professional degrees. Pacific inspires its 3,400 students to think, care, create and pursue justice in the world. The No. 1 private research institution in the Northwest, Pacific serves its communities through campuses in Forest Grove and Hillsboro, healthcare clinics throughout the Portland area and through 34,000 alumni pursuing lives of purpose globally.