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Community Partnerships, Student Projects Take Center Stage at Annual MD Program Showcase

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s 2026 Community Connections Showcase celebrated fourth-year medical students and clinical partners across the state who are working together to improve access to care and advance health outcomes in Washington.

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For Mark (’93) and Sheryl Ossello (’93), Giving Back to WSU Is About Community—and Coming Home

On a freezing November weekend in 1992, Washington State University upset the University of Washington in what Cougs everywhere still remember as the Snow Bowl. For Mark (’93) and Sheryl Ossello (’93), then seniors, the victory felt like more than a rivalry win.

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MD Students Win Society of Hospital Medicine Innovation Award for Medical Chinese Initiative

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.

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Ring in the Moment: WSU Health Sciences Launches Bell Ringing Tradition for Students

The heart of Washington State University’s Spokane campus has a new landmark, honoring the transition from student to health professional while acknowledging the community support behind that milestone and WSU’s longstanding partnership with STCU.

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MD Students Present at Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference

Olivia Willis and Victoria Caldera, second-year medical students at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, presented their research at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) national annual conference last month in Atlanta.

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First Master of Healthcare Administration and Leadership Graduates Ready to Tackle Today’s Challenges

The first graduates of a new Washington State University certificate program designed to equip professionals to succeed in an increasingly complex healthcare landscape are already driving real-world improvements for patients across Washington.

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iPad Donors Mike and Kathy Hambelton Recognized with Top WSU Foundation Award

Longtime Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine supporters Mike and Kathy Hambelton received the 2026 Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award, the WSU Foundation’s most prestigious distinction, at the Foundation’s annual Volunteer Awards Celebration last week in Seattle.

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MD Alum Erin Kaya Named Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology at OHSU, Mentors Rotating WSU Medical Students

Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Class of 2022 graduate Erin Kaya, MD, was named chief resident Oregon Health Science University’s (OHSU) Department of Radiation Medicine.

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