Faculty and Staff Directory

Clinical Associate Professor

Education

• Penn State – B.S., Pre-Medicine
• Temple University, M.D.
• Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program, Internal Medicine Residency
• University of Arizona, Infectious Disease Fellowship
• School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health

Past Academic Positions

• Medical Director, Friend Lugulu Hospital, Kenya, 1979-85
• Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington, SOM, 1985-present
• Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Spokane, 1985-2016
• Clinical Associate Professor, WSU ESFCOM, 2015-present
• Micro-ID Course Component Director, WSU ESFCOM, 2016-present

Honors

• AOA Medical Honor Society: 1984
• Teaching Awards: 1999, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Physician/Citizen of the Year: 2001, Spokane County Medical Society
• Osler Prize for Humanism: 2015 – Spokane Society of Internal Medicine
• Distinguished Leadership Award with spouse Judy Palpant: 2016, Whitworth University

Additional Information

• Professional Interests: parasitology, tropical medicine and medical informatics
• Faculty Adviser for Global Health Interest Group
• Member of Christian Medical & Dental Association, 1973-present
• Hobbies: woodwork, reading and music