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Spokane Foundations would like to introduce two Block Faculty, Kelvin Hsu, M.D., left, and Matt Ray, M.D., right.  Both physicians have extensive experience in education. Dr. Hsu is a nephrologist at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Dr. Ray is a nephrologist with MultiCare Rockwood Clinics. Meet Kelvin Hsu: I am originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I graduated with a medical degree from University of Western Ontario...

Megan Lewis, Ph.D., has recently joined the Spokane Foundations site teaching anatomy as a Lecturer for the Anatomy & Embryology Thread at UWSOM. She primarily teaches first- and second-year medical students in the WWAMI program, as well as dental students in the Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program. She received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience and master's in Medical Science from the University of Calgary. Her research there...

Darin P. Eckert, M.D., has been named Assistant Clinical Dean for Spokane by UWSOM, which partners with Gonzaga University in Spokane to help address the region’s shortage of health professionals through medical education, research and innovation.  In this role, Dr. Eckert helps develop increased clinical opportunities for UWSOM Spokane students during the clinical training portion of their medical education—years three and four. Geoff Jones, M.D., UWSOM...

The Shikany Endowment in Spokane recently recognized exceptional medical educators with its Teaching Excellence Award.  Here’s some background on the award:  After “retiring” after practicing primary care in Spokane, Sam Shikany, M.D., was hired by Providence SHMC as the employee health doctor.  In this role, he deferred his salary, which over years became the corpus for the Shikany Foundation.  Core to Dr. Shikany’s vision...

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,...