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Multiply My Hands: The Life of Dr. Richard Smith
A MEDEX Magazine Series
Chapter Eight: The Birth of MEDEX Northwest, Part Two
Seattle 1969. Seated with the newly formed MEDEX Northwest team under the insistent fluorescent lights of a small conference room, Richard Smith stared at the stack of applications on the table before him. Eighty men had responded to their outreach efforts at military installations across the country. Eighty veterans looking to translate their battlefield medical skills into civilian careers. So many lives, he thought, so many stories. How do we choose?
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Alumni Features
Alumni Spotlight: The Impact of Mike Carter, PA-C
For our inaugural entry of the Alumni Spotlight series, Tacoma faculty member and MEDEX Alumni lead Jannelle Fukuji sat down with Mike Carter, PA-C, of MEDEX Tacoma Class 1, whose career reflects the full scope of the PA profession across clinical practice, leadership, education, and mentorship.
Alumni Features
Good Things Happen: An Interview with Lois Thetford, PA-C Upon Her Retirement
MEDEX Magazine sat down with long-time MEDEX Northwest faculty member Lois Thetford on the eve of her retirement from MEDEX. Lois was also a couple of weeks away from celebrating her 80th birthday, though you would never have known it if judging by the level of energy [...]