WSU College of Medicine newsletter

Thank you for reading this new edition of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine newsletter.

June 17, 2016 - The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is Washington's second publicly-funded medical school and named after the late WSU President Elson Floyd . It is in the process of trying to secure its preliminary accreditation. That would allow the school to begin recruiting and admitting students. Later this month the college will host a team from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or LCME, the accrediting body for MD-granting medical schools in the U.S. and Canada. The LCME could consider WSU's application for accreditation as early as October.

You can read more news about ESFCOM at medicine.wsu.edu and subscribe to this newsletter.

Welcome President and Dr. Schulz

The college is pleased to welcome new President Kirk Schulz and his wife Dr. Noel Schulz as they officially begin their work this week at Washington State University. We look forward to working with you as we build Washington's newest medical school.

From the day Kirk Schulz was named president, the couple have been visible to the WSU community via social media, especially Twitter. You can follow the Schulzes at @WSU_Cougar_Pres and @WSU_Noel_Schulz.

Speech and Hearing stories

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has yet to admit a medical student, but its Speech and Hearing Sciences program has graduated speech-language pathologists for more than 25 years. Read alumni news - including a story by 1997 alum Anne Leaf (left) - and stories about faculty and students in the new Wavelength magazine.

See ESFCOM talk on YouTube

Many Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine faculty members have been interviewed for WSU Spokane's "Health Sciences Update" cable TV program, including Vice Dean for Academic and Community Partnerships Ken Roberts . You can see those interviews throughout the day on Spokane Comcast cable channel 17 or on YouTube.

In the news and other notes

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is hiring. You can keep abreast of job openings at the WSU Jobs website.

The Puget Sound Business Journal recently wrote about ESFCOM reaching out to top life sciences professionals in Washington. And WSU News wrote how ESFCOM/WSU College of Pharmacy Clinical Assistant Professor Jeannie Padowski is working to test a new way to deliver a drug that eases symptoms for people with Parkinson's disease.

The Spokane Teaching Health Center, a new clinic on the WSU Spokane campus where WSU medical and other health sciences students will develop their skills, will be finished this summer. New doctors from several of Spokane's medical residency programs will begin seeing patients there in August.

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