Healing the Call: WSU Magazine Highlights First MD Alumni

Three people wearing medical attire stand in an office space near a wall decorated with framed photographs and portraits. A cluttered desk with papers, equipment, and supplies sits in the foreground.

As the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine celebrates its first decade and looks ahead to the next, Washington State Magazine profiled several of the college’s first Coug Docs and their professional paths.

Check out the Spring 2026 issue to hear from Drs. Christie Kirkpatrick Schmutz, David Choi, and David Riesberg, and explore more stories from MD alumni who are practicing in Washington and returning to the college as faculty to teach the next generation of homegrown physicians.