Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

The Floyd College of Medicine is housed at the WSU Health Sciences campus in Spokane, pictured here in 2015.
Type Public medical school
Established 2015
Parent institution
 Washington State University
Dean John Tomkowiak
Academic staff
 40 [1]
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
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 general medical school in the state of Washington. It plans to seat its inaugural class in the fall of 2017.

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]After a national search, Dr. John Tomkowiak was selected as the inaugural dean from a highly competitive field.

In February 2016 the Liaison Committee on Medical Education granted the school "candidate" status, the first in a multi-step process toward accreditation.[8]In October 2016, Washington State University announced that the Liaison Committee on Medical Education had decided to grant preliminary accreditation to the school. [9]

Instruction

According to WSU, the school plans to admit an inaugural class of 60 students in the fall of 2017, with the goal of receiving full LCME accreditation by 2020.[10][11] The school will use a community-based model of medical education, training physicians on four of WSU's campuses: Everett, Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver. [12]

Leadership certificate

In addition to the Doctor of Medicine degree, graduates of the school will also receive a graduate certificate in Leadership, reflecting the school's integration of non-medical management coursework into its curriculum.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ Garnick, Coral (24 February 2016). "UW, Gonzaga finalize partnership to run Spokane medical school". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Long, Katherine (19 October 2016). "WSU medical school gets preliminary accreditation". Seattle-Times. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Message from the Dean". Washington State University. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  11. 1 2 McLean, Mike (25 February 2016). "WSU medical school plans are on track, inaugural dean says". Spokane Journal of Business. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "WSU medical school gets preliminary accreditation". Seattle-Times News. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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