Here you can view an archive of press releases as well as the times the UW-GU Health Partnership was mentioned in the news.
View the Spring 2022 edition of Partners in Medical Education: A Report to the Community.
Press Releases
2023
- Gonzaga University and UW School of Medicine Graduate Returns to Spokane (February 17, 2023)
- Spokane Life Science Building Gets a Boost From Healthy Project Team (January 19, 2023)
- Grant Award Enhances Nursing Education at Gonzaga University (January 6, 2023)
2022
- Running Together: Health Partners in Stride (December 22, 2022)
- UW School of Medicine-Spokane Student Serves Country and Community (December 09, 2022)
- UW School of Medicine Names New Assistant Clinical Dean for Spokane (November 01, 2022)
- In the News: Design Can Influence Beyond Borders (October 07, 2022)
- McKinstry Fellows Research Deepens Collaboration (September 27, 2022)
- A Partnership Committed to Serve Washington Communities for Decades (September 8, 2022)
- UW-GU Health Partnership Celebrates New Academic Home (September 07, 2022)
- Gonzaga’s Human Physiology Eager for Its New Digs (September 07,2022)
- Gonzaga Students Conduct Summer Research at UW Labs (August 26, 2022)
- UW Medical Students Embrace Gonzaga-Taught Leadership Course (August 8, 2022)
- Amy Eddy: The Doctor Next Door (July 20, 2022)
- Medical Students are Prepared to Serve Hispanic Populations (July 11, 2022)
- Standardized Patients Play Important Role for Medical Students’ Education (June 17, 2022)
- Medical Students Host Event to Assist Afghan Refugees (June 7, 2022)
- Medical Student Understands What It’s Like To Be on the Receiving End of Medical Care (April 29, 2022)
- Encouraging and Supporting Diversity in Medicine (Feb 4, 2022)
- Annual Poster Project Highlights the Research of UW School of Medicine-GU Health Partnership Students (Jan 11, 2022)
2021
- Medical School Students Volunteer for Community Vaccinations (Dec 5, 2021)
- A Setting for Excellence (Aug 31, 2021)
- UW School of Medicine graduates return to Spokane (July 19, 2021)
- UW School of Medicine-GU Health Partnership Celebrates ‘Topping Off’ (May 4, 2021)
- Embracing Challenges of the Pandemic (Feb 19, 2021)
2020
- UW School of Medicine Spokane Student Earns Award from Washington State Medical Association (Dec 18, 2020)
- Avista Foundation Provides $50,000 Grant to UW School of Medicine (May 6, 2020)
- Two Professors, One Goal: World-Class Neuroscience Education (April 24, 2020)
- Medical Student Finds Community Living in Spokane (April 23, 2020)
- UWSOM Students in Spokane Host Business After School Event (April 23, 2020)
- UW Medicine Helps Rural Communities Respond to COVID-19 (April 23, 2020)
2019
- Up Close: Nursing & Human Physiology Dean Vincent Salyers (December 17, 2019)
- Thinking Ahead: Two new facilities foster greater collaboration (November 26, 2019)
- Jake Deckert Accepts First Joint Appointment for UWSOM-GU Health Partnership (November 22, 2019)
- UWSOM-GU Regional Health Partnership Student Research Poster Session (October 22, 2019)
- Next Generation Medicine Lecture: The Climate’s Health Effects (October 3, 2019)
- UW-GU Regional Health Partnership Announces New Center in Spokane (September 9, 2019)
- Gonzaga Students Conduct Medical Research at UW School of Medicine (August 2, 2019)
- A Science Whiz, Alla Kozubenko Bound for UW Medical School at Age 19 (May 9, 2019)
2018
- Kevin Measor Teaches Zags, Dawgs (December 11, 2018)
- Living Longer & Better: What Dogs May Teach Us (October 16, 2018)
- UWSOM-Gonzaga Regional Health Partnership Creates Rural Pipeline (September 14, 2018)
- UWSOM-GU Regional Health Partnership Highlights Innovation (September 11, 2018)
- GU Undergraduates Gain Research Skills via UW School of Medicine Partnership (July 11, 2018)
- Spokane Top Choice in State for UWSOM Fall 2018 Class (June 22, 2018)
- Regional Health Partnership Receives Innovation Award (May 14, 2018)
- UWSOM-GU Partnership Presents "The Opioid Epidemic" (March 20, 2018)
- Unconditional: A foundation of health - Meet Mara Hazeltine (February 19, 2018)
- Regional Health Partnership Report to the Community (February 15, 2018)
- Departing UW Med Students Give Gonzaga High Marks (January 2018)
2017
- UW School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership Marks First Anniversary (March 2, 2017)
- Potyk Named Chief of Medical Education for UW School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership (February 22, 2017)
- UW School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership Forms Spokane Advisory Board (January 9, 2017)
2016
- Courtney Law Joins Gonzaga as Director of GU-UW Regional Health Partnership (July 21, 2016)
- Gonzaga to Greet UW Medical Students (May 3, 2016)
- University of Washington, Gonzaga University announce UW medical school partnership, launch initiative to advance medical education and research in Spokane region (February 24, 2016)
2014
- Gonzaga, UW Explore Partnership (December 1, 2014)
In the News
Media coverage of the University of Washington School Of Medicine-Gonzaga University Regional Health Partnership:
2021
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See what our providers have been up to - Columbia Basin Health Association (Nov. 2021)
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'It’s been amazing': New Gonzaga-UW health sciences building on track for spring completion- The Spokesman-Review (Oct. 2, 2021)
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First class: New St. Luke's program trains six resident doctors as future physiatrists in rehabilitation medicine – The Spokesman-Review (Sept. 3, 2021)
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Othello site for medical student research into pandemic impact – Columbia Basin Herald (Apr. 28, 2021)
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New study seeks to improve Covid testing access to Natives, Latinx – Spokane Public Radio (Apr. 21, 2021)
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UW-GU health partnership supports region’s economic growth – Spokane Journal of Business (Mar. 25, 2021)
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Medical students’ research project features Moses Lake - Columbia Basin Herald (Mar. 24, 2021)
- Vision to expand medical education advances in Spokane, with new building underway (The Spokesman-Review | Jan. 19, 2021)
2020
- Caution and optimism: Local health experts see a brighter 2021 after the pandemic year – The Spokesman-Review (Dec. 31, 2020)
- UW medical student in Spokane wins award – The Spokesman-Review (Dec. 30, 2020)
- He speaks their language: UW medical student trained in Brewster this summer (Wenatchee World | September 18, 2020)
- Medical student gets ‘mix of medicine and social justice’ while doing research at NATIVE Project during pandemic (The Spokesman-Review | August 2, 2020)
- Two University of Washington School of Medicine-Spokane graduates returning to Eastern Washington to practice (Lake Chelan Mirror | June 11, 2020)
- Guest Opinion: Each of us can do our part to battle spread of COVID-19 (The Spokesman-Review | June 9, 2020)
- Coronavirus alters summer clinical experiences for UW’s Spokane medical student (Spokane Public Radio | June 3, 2020)
- Dr. Anne Browning: Tips for riding the COVID roller coaster (Spokane Public Radio | May 26, 2020)
- Many rural hospitals have avoided a crush of COVID-19 patients, but they say preparation and lessons from Seattle were key (The Inlander | May 22, 2020)
- Online education: Pandemic forces medical schools at WSU and UW to quickly adapt to virtual learning (The Spokesman-Review | April 15, 2020)
- ‘She’s a great member of our team’: Doctor for Zags basketball teams makes an impact on and off the court (The Spokesman-Review | March 8, 2020)
- UW, Gonzaga combine to provide leadership training to Spokane medical students (Spokane Public Radio |Jan. 16, 2020)
2019
- Gonzaga, UW medical school partner on leadership program (The Journal of Business | Dec. 19, 2019)
- UW is grateful for Grand Coulee (The Star |Nov. 27, 2019)
- Inland Journal, Oct. 31, 2019: Dr. Kristie Ebi on climate change and human health (Spokane Public Radio | Oct. 31, 2019)
- Medical students address community health issues (Spokane Public Radio | Oct. 28, 2019)
- Majority of new Spokane medical students are women (The Journal of Business | Oct. 10, 2019)
- North Central High actors help UW-Spokane medical school identify ways to communicate with patients (The Spokesman-Review | Sept. 25, 2019)
- UW medical students recruit bone marrow donors for Be the Match (KXLY | Sept. 21, 2019)
- World Marrow Donor Day; how Spokane took part (KHQ | Sept. 21, 2019)
- UW, Gonzaga announce plans to expand health sciences with new $60 million building (The Spokesman-Review | Sept. 9, 2019)
- UW, Gonzaga Announce Plans For New Health Partnership Building (Spokane Public Radio | Sept. 9, 2019)
- Gonzaga-UW Regional Health Partnership announces development of new 80,000 sq-ft facility (KXLY | Sept. 9, 2019)
- VIDEO: Gonzaga University and UW unveil plans for a $60 million dollar medical education building (KHQ | Sept. 9, 2019)
- Gonzaga, UW plan new $60 million health education building (The Journal of Business | Sept. 9, 2019)
- Inland Journal: Physician assistants and training them in Spokane (Spokane Public Radio | Aug. 22, 2019)
- Rural Western states work together to tackle physician shortages (U.S. News & World Report | Aug. 21, 2019)
- UW graduates new physician assistants in Spokane class (Spokane Public Radio | Aug. 15, 2019)
- Homecoming for healthcare: UW School of Medicine graduate Mara Hazeltine finds her way back to Sacred Heart for residency (The Spokesman-Review | June 26, 2019)
- UW Spokane medical students help offset physician shortage (The Message | Spring 2019, page 10)
- Understanding the invisible wounds of war (KHQ | April 9, 2019)
- Researcher: Mental health issues often progress after brain injury (The Spokesman-Review | April 4, 2019)
- Medical students in Spokane are hard at work outside their classrooms (Inlander Health & Home Magazine | April 3, 2019)
- Inland Journal: Match Day and Spokane medical residency programs (Spokane Public Radio | March 27, 2019)
- UW medical school graduates placed in Spokane for residencies (The Spokesman-Review | March 17, 2019)
2018
- A silent calling: Raised by deaf parents, medical student seeks to serve the underserved (The Spokesman-Review | Dec. 13, 2018)
- Letter: Thanks to medical educators (The Spokesman-Review | Nov. 17, 2018)
- OB-GYN field attracts more medical students (Journal of Business | Oct. 11, 2018)
- Dogs and the science of human aging (Fox 28 Good Day | Oct. 9, 2018)
- UW researcher uses dogs to understand how people age (Spokane Public Radio | Oct. 9, 2018)
- Fifteen high school students learn about the brain at Camp Neuro (KPBX | August 23, 2018)
- Gonzaga undergraduates gain research skills via UW School of Medicine partnership (KXLY | July 11, 2018)
- Spokane becomes top choice for UW medical students at Gonzaga (Spokane Public Radio | July 5, 2018)
- Incorporating medical technology into curriculum (The Journal of Business | July 5, 2018)
- In a first, Spokane is top pick for UW School of Medicine incoming class (The Spokesman-Review | June 11, 2018)
- Spokane Medical Student Works Summer Session in Peru (Spokane Public Radio | Sept. 21, 2018)
- Spokane school safety program works to expand (KXLY-TV | May 31, 2018)
- Regional Health Partnership Receives Innovation Award (Business Beat, The Spokesman-Review | May 14, 2018)
- Opioid Epidemic Has Changed How Doctors Prescribe (Spokane Public Radio | April 26, 2018)
- Curbing the ‘Opioid Epidemic’: UW pain specialist will talk in Spokane (The Spokesman-Review | April 12, 2018)
- At Sacred Heart, UW medical students take breaks for a touch of humanity (The Spokesman-Review | March 31, 2018)
- Oregon medical students face tough test: Talking about dying (The Spokesman-Review | March 26, 2018)
- Science behind nail-biters: What do neck-and-neck matches mean for the fans (and oddsmakers) who watch them? (The Spokesman-Review | March 16, 2018)
- Dr. Daryl Potyk: Population health aims to improve overall well-being (Spokane Journal of Business | March 1, 2018)
- Dr. Tim Chestnut brings personal experience to his work helping amputees (The Spokesman-Review | Feb. 26, 2018)
2017
- Washington medical partnership shapes future of medicine (KXLY-TV | Dec. 11, 2017)
- Dr. McCarthy: Medical school partnerships benefit underserved people (Opinion, The Spokesman-Review | Oct. 21, 2017
- Rising Doctors: Inspired to Instruct (Spokane Journal of Business | July 6, 2017)
2016
- The Arts of Medicine: How music, literature and visual art are humanizing health care (The Inlander | November 29, 2016)
- Gonzaga UW medical school partnership off to solid start (KXLY-TV | September 29, 2016)
- UW adopts hands-on teaching for medical school students (The Spokesman-Review | September 15, 2016)
- New digs, new approach in medical education (Spokane Journal of Business | September 8, 2016)
- New medical students receive white coats (KREM-TV | September 2, 2016)
- Gonzaga, UW welcome new medical students to Spokane (August 23, 2016 | The Spokesman-Review)
- UW, Gonzaga welcome largest class at joint medical school (June 2, 2016 | KXLY-TV)
- Record number of UW med students ready to start at Gonzaga (May 5, 2016 | The Spokesman-Review)
- UW, Gonzaga partnership celebrates largest class of medical students ever in Spokane (May 5, 2016 | State of Reform)
- Scott Morris and Patrick Shanahan: Partnership good for medical education, Spokane (March 26, 2016 | The Spokesman-Review)
- The Message Admitting an Increased Numbers of Medical Students in Spokane (March 2016 | Spokane County Medical Society)
- Gonzaga to host 60 UW medical students this fall (February 25, 2016 | Daily Journal of Commerce)
- GU to host medical school (February 25, 2016 | The Gonzaga Bulletin)
- Gonzaga is newest partner in WWAMI medical school consortium (February 25, 2016 | IdahoBusinessReview.com)
- Gonzaga, University of Washington partner in medical education (February 24, 2016 | KHQ-TV)
- Gonzaga to join UW in Spokane medical-school partnership (February 24, 2016 | Seattle Times)
- UW, Gonzaga finalize partnership to run Spokane medical school (February 24, 2016, Puget Sound Business Journal)
- UW, Gonzaga forge a new medical education partnership (February 24, 2016 | The Spokesman-Review)
- Gonzaga, UW partner on medical education; Up to 100 med-school students to take classes on GU campus starting next fall (February 24, 2016 | Spokane Journal of Business)