Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Type Public
Established 2015
Dean John Tomkowiak, M.D.
Academic staff
 40 [1]
Students 0
Location Spokane, Washington, U.S.
47°39′40″N 117°24′22″W / 47.661°N 117.406°W / 47.661; -117.406Coordinates: 47°39′40″N 117°24′22″W / 47.661°N 117.406°W / 47.661; -117.406
Language English
Website medicine.wsu.edu

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is a recently-created public medical school in the northwest United States, based in Spokane, Washington. Founded in 2015, it is affiliated with Washington State University (WSU) of Pullman, and is the second medical school in the state of Washington. It plans to begin admitting students in 2016.

History

The Washington State University School of Medicine was established by the WSU board of regents in 2015, after the state legislature amended a 1917 statute that gave the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle the exclusive right to grant degrees in medicine in the state.[2][3]

The creation of a medical school at Washington State University was opposed by the University of Washington; both WSU and UW issued contradictory reports in 2014 as to the viability of a second medical school in the state. The increasingly acrimonious debate between the two institutions was described as a "feud" in media reports and state senator Andy Hill chastised the two schools for forcing the legislature to "become the parent in this dispute."[4][5][6]

Confusion created by the unexpected resignation of UW president Michael K. Young, however, largely muted the University of Washington's opposition to the project.[4]

In July 2015, the board of regents announced their intention to name the medical school after the late WSU president Elson Floyd (1956–2015) at a future date; the name was officially changed to the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine that September.[7] By autumn, the regents had narrowed the list of candidates for a founding dean to John Tomkowiak of the Chicago Medical School, David Gozal of the University of Chicago, and Dawn DeWitt of the University of British Columbia, with Tomkowiak being ultimately selected.[1][8]

Instruction

According to WSU, the school plans to begin admitting students in the fall of 2016, with the goal of receiving accreditation by 2020.[9] Instruction will occur at WSU's Spokane branch campus, not the university's main campus in Pullman.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zak, Annie (2 October 2015). "WSU med school preps for accreditation with fundraising, hiring". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Long, Katherine (March 10, 2015). "WSU wins House and Senate approval for medical school". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Camden, Jim (14 December 2014). "Legislators want 1917 law revised to allow WSU med school expansion". Spokane Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 Long, Katherine (April 5, 2015). "How WSU beat odds in fight to create med school". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Prentice, George (June 29, 2014). "Feud Between UW, WSU 'Could Cloud' WWAMI Future". Boise Weekly. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "WSU, UW questioned on medical school budgets". Vancouver Columbian. February 19, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ "WSU regents embrace naming new medical school in honor of Elson Floyd". Spokesman Review. July 7, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Last of 3 candidates for med school dean position visits WSU". Seattle Times. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Roadmap to a WSU medical school". medicalsciences.wsu.edu. Washington State University. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Wading through medical school politics reveals real issue". WSU News. February 24, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

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