WSU is opposing legislation which would require schools of medicine in Washington to assess students on a tiered system or letter grades.
The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is already in compliance with the bills for third- and fourth-year clinical rotations but grades on a pass/fail basis in years one and two to promote collaboration among highly competitive medical students whom the university wants to collaborate with and learn from each other. WSU State Relations Director Chris Mulick told legislators last week that the bill runs counter to the origin of the university’s M.D. program.
“We pride ourselves in the fact that we will pass on applicants from privileged backgrounds with multiple medical school offers in favor of students who often grew up in underprivileged school districts, from whom we may be their only offer” he said.
You can view the full testimony provided before the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development committee starting 45 minutes and 04 seconds.