Announcements, updates, posts, invitations, and stories linked to the daily aspects of MEDEX Northwest, its five campuses, its place in the UW Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine, and its leading role in the field of PA education.
MEDEX is happy and proud to announce that, earlier this year, Tayleigh Talmadge (Kona Class 4) was one of the four recipients of the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship, established and managed by Physician Assistants Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. (PAOS).
Word has only just reached us that First Lieutenant Sarah Clark, PA-C, a 2020 graduate of MEDEX Northwest’s Tacoma Class 6, passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2025.
We are proud to announce the inaugural class of MEDEX students inducted into the Pi Alpha National Honor Society, who will be recognized at their respective graduation ceremonies.
The MEDEX Northwest Admissions and Student Services Team will receive a Distinguished Staff Award at the 2025 UW Distinguished Staff Awards of Excellence ceremony to be held in Meany Hall at 3:30 p.m. on June 12 on the UW Seattle campus.
MEDEX is pleased to announce that during the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) annual conference on Monday, May 19th, Kelly Willett of Anchorage Class 16 was awarded the 2025 Veterans Caucus Society of Air Force Physician Assistants Scholarship during the Veterans Caucus AAPA Memorial Ceremony.
Colleagues new and old from across the three-state and five-campus spread that is MEDEX—Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Anchorage and Kona—gathered on the UW Seattle campus (March 24-28, 2025) to catch up, unplug and get down to the business of building MEDEX 2.0.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 MEDEX Northwest Student Scholarships. There are seven scholarship categories, each named after an individual of particular importance to the MEDEX Northwest PA program and its history. Congratulations to all!
MEDEX is pleased to share the news that Clinical Year student Angel Adams (Kona Class 4) was recently awarded the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship, a very significant accomplishment and commitment.
The new year at MEDEX Northwest begins with the announcement of a significant change in program leadership. Terry Scott, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA, has transitioned out of the role of Program Director, a position he has held since 2011, and Section Head, held since 2015.
MEDEX Northwest recognizes the passing of Seattle Class 5 graduate James Arthur Davidson on Thursday, December 5, 2024, in Tacoma, Washington.