The Washington State Senate adopted Resolution 8636 today, honoring Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. The resolution formally recognizes the College’s 10th anniversary and acknowledges the dedication of its students, faculty, and staff in addressing the critical physician shortage in Washington.
The College is named for Washington State University’s tenth president, Elson S. Floyd, and was established in 2015 with a groundswell of community support. In its brief history, the college has graduated four classes of medical students, considerably contributing to the state’s healthcare workforce.
Since 2017, the college has graduated 248 medicine doctors and nearly 900 healthcare providers, all while exclusively enrolling Washington state residents. The college is the only community-based medical school in the state and hasstudents from 89 localities and 26 counties in Washington state. The college has also added three residency programs to the state in Everett, Pullman and Spokane, contributing 58 resident physicians to the state.
The resolution was sponsored by Senator Marcus Riccelli who represents Spokane and was the original sponsor of HB 1559, which granted WSU authority to establish a medicine program. His resolution emphasized the critical role that the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine now serves by producing physicians who are devoted to serving their home state.
You can view the adoption of the resolution during Friday’s Senate Pro forma session at the link below: