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The 窪蹋勛圖厙 has 42 graduate schools and specialty programs among the nations top 10 in each area, according to U.S. News & World Reports Graduate School Rankings released Tuesday. The 窪蹋勛圖厙 again ranked as the No. 1 primary care medical school, while the rural medicine and family medicine specialties continue to lead the nation. Seven other health and medicine schools and programs rank in the top five. Top graduate programs around the country are incredibly competitive with one…

The 窪蹋勛圖厙s expansion of its medical school in Spokane and an increase in residency positions are among the ways to best meet the economic and health care needs in Spokane and throughout the state, according to an advisory council chairmans report released Dec. 16.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙s plan to double the size of its medical school in Spokane is clearly the most cost-effective option to meet the physician workforce needs in Eastern Washington and throughout the state, according to an independent study by research firm Tripp Umbach. The study also found that Eastern Washington currently cannot support two medical schools because of a lack of capacity in clinics and residency programs. As an established program, 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Medicine has greater capacity than…

SPOKANE, Wash. Leadership at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Washington State University today announced they have reached an agreement that will mutually dissolve their WWAMI partnership and provide a pathway to pursue separate solutions to address the states medical education needs and physician shortage. In order to provide the greatest benefit to the state and to meet the significant demand for more physicians, leaders from both universities agree that 窪蹋勛圖厙 and WSU will independently pursue their respective proposals to…

The study prepared by Washington State University consultant MGT of America to make the case for a WSU medical school contains a number of deep flaws. Many of the key justifications cited for starting, funding, and accrediting a second public medical school in Washington are based upon faulty assumptions, omissions, and erroneous data that draw into question many of the reports central conclusions. These flaws raise significant concern about the actual feasibility of a WSU medical school and are important…

窪蹋勛圖厙 bioengineers have discovered a potentially faster way to deliver a topical drug that protects women from contracting HIV. Their method spins the drug into silk-like fibers that quickly dissolve when in contact with moisture, releasing higher doses of the drug than possible with other materials.

窪蹋勛圖厙 President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced Monday the selection of Sean D. Sullivan as the new dean of the 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Pharmacy, effective Sept. 15. The appointment is subject to approval by the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Board of Regents. Dr. Sullivan occupies a very prominent position nationally and internationally in pharmacy practice and education, said Cauce. We have had the great good fortune to have him on our faculty for the past 22 years….

窪蹋勛圖厙 engineers have designed a low-power sensor that could be placed permanently in a person’s eye to track hard-to-measure changes in eye pressure. The sensor would be embedded with an artificial lens during cataract surgery and would detect pressure changes instantaneously, then transmit the data wirelessly using radio frequency waves.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 is receiving a $31.2 million gift from Washington Research Foundation to boost entrepreneurship and support research that tackles some of society’s most crucial challenges. The award will fund four interdisciplinary initiatives that seek to advance global innovation in clean energy, protein design, big data science and neuroengineering.

The latest news from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Health Sciences and 窪蹋勛圖厙 Medicine:   What price for a cure? The economics of drug pricing The uproar against the $1,000-a-pill hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, generic name sofosbuvir, may signal a turning point in drug pricing in the United States. Purchasers appear to be pushing back and saying, No. In a Q & A in HSNewsbeat, Sean Sullivan, professor of pharmacy and health services, explains how drug prices are set and changing attitudes on…

More than a million people are treated for mild traumatic brain injuries in U.S. hospitals and emergency rooms each year. A 窪蹋勛圖厙 researcher has found that a 20-minute conversation with a social worker has the potential to significantly reduce the functional decline of those diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury.