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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Council Election Results Announced\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLonika Sood Elected President of National Internal Medicine Clerkship Council\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/section>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWSU\u00a0College of Medicine Celebrates Match Day,\u00a0Milestone for Class of 2026\u00a0Coug\u00a0Docs\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNominations Open for College of Medicine Dean Search Advisory Committee\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMedicine Building Pedestrian Access Rerouted Until April 3\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMultiple College of Medicine Research Projects Funded through WSU President\u2019s Big\u00a0Ideas Initiative\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAI Shows Promise for Detecting Early Cognitive Decline\u00a0through Speech Samples\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Healthy Food\u00a0Definition\u00a0May\u00a0Help Consumers Identify\u00a0Nutritious\u00a0Options\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLonika Sood Elected President of National Internal Medicine Clerkship Council\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMD Students Win Top Prize for Report on Pediatric Bullet Removal Surgery\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector’s Leadership Credential to Enhance Resident Learning Experience, Strengthen Program Operations\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConference for Health Equity and Public Good Sets Attendance Record Third Year in a Row\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPodcast Highlights What Sets WSU’s Family Medicine Residency Apart Ahead of First Graduation\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSheila Rege Talks Future of Radiation Oncology for CancerNetwork\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael McDonell Talks Contingency Management on American Psychological Association Podcast\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Accessibility Helps Everyone: Tips to Get Started Today\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth Sciences Library Tip: Exploring the History of Medicine and Health Through WSU’s Rich Collections\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdate to Student, Shared Email Archiving Cadence\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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