🎓 An incredible commencement weekend which saw 142 students receive degrees from WSU's Elson S.Floyd College of Medicine. ❤️ We couldn't be prouder! 🚀 Join us in congratulating the next generation of Washington health care leaders! #WSUMedicine #CougDocs #GoCougs #CougGrad

📢 Research News Katherine Hirchak, PhD, MPH, awarded $100,500 by Eastern Shoshone Tribe & NIH to develop culturally-based strategies for opioid & substance use. Read More: ow.ly/Le2p50VNQlZ #WSUMedicine #OpioidCrisis #WSUResearch #WashingtonHealth

Genetic Testing of Children and Newborns May 14 Noon – 1 p.m. PDT, Zoom Dr. Knight has been recognized many times as one of San Diego Magazine’s Top Docs, as well as accolades for Top NICU and Top Doctor by U.S. News and World Report. Registration: ow.ly/phv050VNPnq

👏 Congrats to 2nd-year med student Vincent Gao for presenting 2 posters at #ACP2025! "Chemotherapy in Pregnancy: Thyroblastoma Case 🫁 NUT Carcinoma in Non-Smoker" was selected from 1k abstracts. #WSUMedicine #WSUResearch #CougsDocs #ACP2025 #MedicalResearch

📣 WSU faculty in health professions: Apply now for the CIPHERS Education Scholars Program! 🧠 Boost your teaching, scholarship & leadership 🗓️ Oct 2025–May 2026 | Hybrid format 📅 Deadline: June 16 🔗 ow.ly/6rmg50VW3TP #WSUMedicine #MedEd #FacultyDevelopment

🎉 Big news! Our Continuing Medical Education program is now fully accredited by the ACCME! 👏 Thanks to Dr. Radha Nandagopal, Andrea Keesey & the CME team. 📚 Better learning = better care. 🔗 ow.ly/yhGT50VXhA7 #WSUMedicine #MedicalTraining #HealthEducation

👶 Early Childhood Development: Babble Boot Camp shows promise for infants with Down's Syndrome. The program helps prevent speech delays before they start. 🎓 Training now available nationwide. 🔗 Find Out More: ow.ly/CiKa50VZxtM

WSU researchers Dr. Courtney Kurinec & Dr. Hans Van Dongen contributed to the Oxford Handbook of Sleep and Sleep Disorders! 🧠💤 Their chapter explores sleep’s impact on human performance & cancer outcomes. 🔗 ow.ly/yXmt50W1VY6 #WSUMedicine #SleepScience

👏 Congrats to Carson Bergstrom, MD (WSU Class of 2025), for winning the American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence! He’s the first WSU MD grad to enter neurology and is committed to expanding care in eastern WA. 🧠💡 #WSUMedicine #CougDocs #AAN2025

👏 WSU med students Emilie Foltz & Alexander Pursel co-authored an editorial in Cureus highlighting the power of first-gen voices in medicine. Their message: resilience, innovation, & representation matter. 💥 Read more: ow.ly/yvgl50W5eep #WSUMedicine #FirstGen #CougDocs

🎉 Dr. Rachel Wilbur has received the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award! Her project centers Indigenous well-being through cultural strength & community-based research. 👏 🔗 ow.ly/f8Ej50W5FEI #NSFCAREER #IndigenousHealth #WSUMedicine #STEMPathways

🌟 Spokane County Medical Society Women in Medicine Conference on June 13 🌟 🎤 Featuring: Dr. Julie Kaczmark, MD, FACR Trinity Wood, MS2 🔗 Learn More and Register: members.spcms.org/event-calendar… #WSUMedicine #WomenInMedicine

We’re proud to announce the launch of our first-ever fellowship program, in partnership with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. 🏥 Applications open July 2 for the first class starting in summer 2026. Learn more: medicine.wsu.edu/gme #WSUMedicine #CougDocs #GoCougs

Community Faculty member Dr. Christine Hancock has been named Chair-Elect of the American Board of Family Medicine Board of Directors! 👏 She’ll help guide certification for 105K+ family physicians nationwide. 🔗 ow.ly/6LqI50W63Ul #WSUMedicine #WomenInMedicine

Calling all Spice Lovers aged 60+! WSU researchers need volunteers to participate in a spicy beverage study exploring aroma recognition and saliva flow. 🗓️June 25–26 🎁 $30 gift card for participation Learn more: ow.ly/I0cw50WaaxS #WSUMedicine #WSUResearch

🚨 NEW: WSU Medicine launches its first Critical Care Fellowship in Everett in partnership with Providence! This 2-year program will help train ICU physicians locally to tackle national workforce shortages. Applications now open! Details 👉ow.ly/ko7K50WjVEV

Future Dr. in progress — ETA: 2029. Patience appreciated🥼 ✨ Less than ONE MONTH away from welcoming Class of 2029 to their White Coat ceremony!✨

It's giving new Residents. 🥼⭐ Whether it's for Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Pediatrics, WSU has it covered! #WSUMedicine #GoCougs #Pediatrics #FamilyMedicine #InternalMedicine #Residents #Spokane #Everett #Pullman #GME #Community

🚑 How do you train for emergencies when you’re miles from help? WSU’s Chris Martin joins In the Heart of Care podcast to share how mobile simulation is transforming rural health care training. 🎧 Listen: ow.ly/vtOf50WOmW7 #WSUMedicine #RuralHealth #SimulationTraining

BBQ 🐾 Cougar football 🐾 Family Med connections 🐾 Pullman Family Medicine Residency at an unforgettable first cougar football win 🏈✨ #WSUMedicine #Football #GoCougs