Campus Announcements

For people living in shelters or on the street, getting medical care can be difficult or impossible. A new federal grant will help Washington State University train doctors to bring that care directly to them.

As a community-based medical school, the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s work to train the next generation of Washington physicians is made possible by our community partners.

The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is celebrating its sixth Match Day, a major milestone for medical students on their path to filling a critical need for more physicians in Washington and beyond.  

Medical students represented the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) Annual Meeting last month in Spokane, where they embraced leadership roles, participated in policy discussions, and participated in networking opportunities.

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s Office of Technology will host the fifth-annual Fall Med Mixer on Friday, October 23, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. in the Medicine Building Gathering Space in Spokane.

For people living in shelters or on the street, getting medical care can be difficult or impossible. A new federal grant will help Washington State University train doctors to bring that care directly to them.

As a community-based medical school, the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s work to train the next generation of Washington physicians is made possible by our community partners.

Jessica Liu and Amy Wang, fourth-year medical students at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, received a Wild Card Ribbon in the innovation category for their poster presentation at the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) National Conference last month in Nashville.

Wenatchee youth as young as nine years old were given the opportunity to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year in an unusual way—dissecting sheep hearts.

As a community-based medical school, the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s work to train the next generation of Washington physicians is made possible by our community partners.

Dr. Elizabeth Cantwell received unanimous approval from members of the WSU Board of Regents during its special meeting Thursday. She will succeed Kirk Schulz as the institution’s 12th president and will be the first female leader in the institution’s 135-year history. Her term as WSU president begins April 1.

The College of Medicine will occupy space in the 805 Broadway building in downtown Vancouver. The new location is scheduled to open to faculty, staff, medical students, and community physicians as early as this late fall.