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WSU College of Medicine Celebrates Commencement, Marking 1,000+ Graduates in 10 Years

The image shows a group of seven MD students dressed in graduation gowns standing together. The gowns are black with green velvet panels and red accents. They are holding diplomas or diploma covers. Behind them is a decorative arrangement of balloons in red, white, and gray colors.

SPOKANE, Wash.—More than a hundred members of the Class of 2025 walked across the stage Saturday at the First Interstate Center for the Arts in downtown Spokane as they were awarded degrees in Medicine, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology (NEP), and Speech and Hearing Sciences (SHS).

This year the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine graduated 142 students, awarding 70 MD degrees, 23 undergraduate and graduate NEP degrees, and 49 undergraduate SHS degrees. The college’s second class of internal medicine residents will graduate in June, another milestone in our work to improve access to health care across the state.  

142 2025 Total College Graduates (MD, NEP, SHS)
70 2025 MD Graduates
318 Total MD Graduates

In total, the WSU College of Medicine has now graduated more than 1,000 health care providers since it was established in 2015, including five classes of medical students. A total of 318 Coug doctors are now filling a critical need for more physicians both locally and nationwide as they complete their residency training and return to Washington to practice medicine.

1,000+ Total College Graduates (All programs)

This year’s WSU Spokane Commencement Ceremony marked the second time the College of Medicine has participated in a joint ceremony with the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The ceremony also included several students who completed graduate degrees in Prevention Science, Molecular Biosciences, Education, and Criminal Justice and Criminology at the Spokane campus.

The newly minted grads are among more than 4,000 WSU students graduating this spring in commencement ceremonies across the state.

The image shows a group of speech and hearing graduates wearing black caps and gowns with red and white stoles, standing in a line at a graduation ceremony, waiting for their turn to receive their diplomas.
The image shows two scenes from a graduation ceremony. On the left side, a student from Nutrition and Exercise Physiology in a graduation gown and cap is standing at a podium and clapping. On the right side, two women in graduation gowns and caps are sitting together smiling at the camera.
The image shows two separate graduation scenes. On the left, two individuals are dressed in academic regalia with green and black robes and mortarboards, one of which has a yellow tassel. On the right, a young woman is dressed in a gray graduation gown and cap with a red stole. This person is holding a red diploma cover.
The image shows a group of students dressed in gray graduation gowns and caps, posing for a group photo.
A group of 15 young men and women MD students dressed in academic regalia, including black gowns with green and red accents, are seated and standing in two rows. They are at a graduation ceremony, with some wearing caps and others wearing hoods. The background shows more people seated in an auditorium setting.

In addition to the campus-wide commencement ceremony, College of Medicine graduates were honored in programmatic commencement celebrations on Friday. Celebrations for MD, NEP, and SHS students created a more intimate atmosphere for students, families, and program faculty and staff to connect and celebrate student accomplishments through award presentations and speeches from leadership.

Please join us in congratulating the next generation of health care leaders as they embark on the next step of their journey!

Watch the WSU Spokane Commencement Livestream Recording