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It's officially open! A gauze "ribbon" was cut the ribbon on Wednesday, officially opening a new building for students in Spokane. The 90,000-square-foot building in Spokane's University District is the academic home to 120 first- and second-year students, as well as Gonzaga University's Department of Human Physiology and more than 500 GU undergraduates in nursing and health sciences, plus faculty and staff.  In KREM TV's report,...

Gonzaga University News Service recently published a story about a leadership course offered to UWSOM medical students in the UW School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Health Partnership. The course has been well-received, with the future doctors citing how it will influence their careers. The Leadership Pathway, a program developed by Gonzaga's School of Leadership Studies, aims to lay the foundation for aspiring physicians to be capable,...

Pre-med students throughout Idaho can gain insight about the application process from a current medical student through a mentoring program. This “near-peer” model pairs first- and second-year medical students at University of Idaho with pre-med juniors and seniors tto share resources, recommendations and encouragement. “There’s so much more involved in applying to medical school than people realize,” said MS4 Megan Schlussler. “I’m passionate about helping...

UW alumni have provided stethoscopes to entering students to celebrate the start of their clinical career and the bond they will have with patients. Hear what some students had to say.

Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) scholar and MS3 Erin A. Calkins addressed food insecurity head-on for her WWAMI Rural Integrated Training Experience (WRITE) project. Calkins created the GROW 406 Food Pantry Project that has so far offered food to more than 250 people at five weekend pop-up events in Anaconda, Montana. Calkins was inspired to create the food pantry after hearing from many patients and...