Sam Palpant, MD

  1. Associate Professor
Email Addresssam.palpant@wsu.edu

Education

  • School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health
  • University of Arizona, Infectious Disease Fellowship
  • Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program, Internal Medicine Residency
  • Temple University, MD
  • Penn State, BS, Pre-Medicine

Biography

Education

  • School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health
  • University of Arizona, Infectious Disease Fellowship
  • Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program, Internal Medicine Residency
  • Temple University, MD
  • Penn State, BS, Pre-Medicine

Experience

  • Micro-ID Course Component Director, WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, 2016–present
  • Clinical Associate Professor,  WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, 2015–present
  • Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, 1985–2016
  • Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington, SOM, 1985–present
  • Medical Director, Friend Lugulu Hospital, Kenya, 1979–85

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Leadership Award with spouse Judy Palpant: 2016, Whitworth University
  • Osler Prize for Humanism: 2015 – Spokane Society of Internal Medicine
  • Physician/Citizen of the Year: 2001, Spokane County Medical Society
  • Teaching Awards: 1999, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • AOA Medical Honor Society: 1984

Additional Info

  • Professional Interests: parasitology, tropical medicine and medical informatics
  • Faculty Adviser for Global Health Interest Group
  • Member of Christian Medical & Dental Association, 1973-present
  • Hobbies: woodwork, reading and music