medical education in spokane
WSU Spokane is part of the five-state University of Washington School of Medicine, also known as WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho). WWAMI is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Doctors in dozens of Northwest communities supervise medical students in clerkship and residency programs.
Each fall, Spokane welcomes 20 first-year students who immerse themselves in basic science classes. The students are assigned preceptors, local doctors who mentor students in clinical settings for at least a half day every other week. Students can also choose to do community service work.
Second-year students take classes at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Third and fourth-year students have the option of coming back to Spokane or other eastern Washington sites to serve some or all of their clinical rotations. Students interested in rural medicine can apply for the WRITE program, which allows them to work half the year in rural hospitals or clinics.
learn more about:
- How to apply
- Why you should consider Spokane for medical school
- Interviews for medical school in Spokane
- WSU Spokane's medical director and associate director
- UW's regional deans
- WSU Spokane/UW School of Medicine/EWU faculty
- Meet our students
- Medical education explained
- The courses you'll be taking
- Programs for students interested in rural medicine (TRUST, WRITE, R/UOP)
- Research opportunities
- Some basic issues you'll need to take care of
- What to do for fun
Current medical students talk about studying and practicing in Spokane
Amy Newton (class of 2015)
Jaime Nielsen (class of 2013)
Hear what other students say about studying in Spokane.
