The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has received the 2024 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Congratulations to Molly Thompson, MD, FAAFP, and Brenna Harris, DO, FAAFP, faculty and physicians in the WSU Family Medicine Residency Program, who received the Degree of Fellow through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Ken Roberts, PhD, professor and chair of the College of Medicine’s Department of Translational Medicine & Physiology, has been appointed chair-elect of the Washington State University Faculty Senate.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center released The Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists. Lucia Peixoto, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology.
The Washington Research Foundation recently awarded three WSU researchers with grant funding to develop detailed plans for projects and programs that could significantly advance the state’s life-science ecosystem and improve lives.
More than 70 million adults in the U.S. report having a disability and can face discrimination in health care settings because of it, a phenomenon termed medical ableism.
The National Cancer Institute is highlighting researchers who have been awarded at least one Behavioral Research Program-funded National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. Sterling M. McPherson, PhD, interim vice dean for Research at the WSU College of Medicine, is featured in the Tobacco Control Research Branch section.
New GLP-1 agonist drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are enjoying a wave of popularity for their weight loss effects. But do they improve your cardiovascular health? That’s what Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Assistant Professor Catherine Jarrett, PhD, RDN, wants to find out.
Most of the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s inaugural class of doctors are choosing to practice in Washington as they complete their post-graduate training in residency programs across the country and decide where to go as fully qualified physicians.
An accredited online course developed by Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences researchers at Washington State University now offers professional training in an innovative early intervention method for childhood speech and language disorders.
