News & Events

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.

The Return of the MEDEX Alumni Reception and Awards Ceremony

The MEDEX Alumni Reception and Awards Ceremony returned to the scene on Saturday April 23, 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. The 2022 edition was held in conjunction with the Washington Academy of Physician Assistants (WAPA) 33rd Annual Spring Conference at the Seattle Airport Marriott Hotel. The [...]

06
May
2022 MEDEX Northwest Student Scholarship Recipients

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 MEDEX Student Scholarships. There are eight scholarship categories, each named after an individual of particular importance to the MEDEX Northwest PA program. Decisions are based primarily on the evaluation by MEDEX leadership of short essays submitted by the students with [...]

08
Apr
My Favorite Things

We continue our recognition of 2022 Black History Month with “My Favorite Things,” a collection of lists gathered from participating MEDEX Northwest faculty, staff and students of favorite actors, movies, foods, music, television, books and actors rooted in the Black/African Diaspora experience. FOODS: I am Eritrean, so by default one [...]

16
Feb
MEDEX Northwest’s Terry Scott Appears on “The PA Path Podcast”

MEDEX Northwest’s Program Director and Section Head Terry Scott, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA appeared as a guest on a recent edition of The PA Path Podcast, a podcast out of the Keck School of Medicine of USC that explores all things PA. “Terry and I discuss our passion for diversity, equity, [...]

01
Sep
Summer Success for MEDEX Seattle Students

As the faculty, staff, and students of MEDEX Northwest prepare to head into Fall Quarter 2021 – which for some signals the full embrace of the intensive first year in the classroom, and for others a transition into a year of clinical rotations in hospitals, clinics and medical facilities across [...]

01
Sep
The 2021/2022 application cycle is now open!

The 2021/2022 application cycle is open from May 1, 2021 through October 1st, 2021, 11:59pm EST.  Visit Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) to submit your application.  [...]

01
May
MEDEX Responds to COVID-19

The Coronavirus presents an unusual challenge with a lot of extra stress that all of us are experiencing in one way or another. This is surely true at MEDEX Northwest, especially when there are so many things that are beyond the program’s control. We are responsible for the education of [...]

20
Apr
Betty Stewart PA-C Receives National Recognition as AAPA Distinguished Fellow

Betty L. Stewart of MEDEX Northwest has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of AAPA for going above and beyond in service to her community and profession. She practices as a Clinical Coordinator at MEDEX and has been a PA for 22 years. [...]

08
Jan
Kari Bernard Selected for AAPA-PAEA Research Fellowship

Kari Bernard MS, PA-C, DFM-MEDEX faculty and site director of Anchorage campus is one of the three faculty nationally that have been selected for the prestigious AAPA-PAEA Research Fellowship 2019-2020 Cohort. [...]

10
Oct
Welcoming Those Who Resonate With The MEDEX Mission

Stories of character and conviction are common among the incoming MEDEX class of 2019. Each has been selected for some trait that will further the MEDEX mission. Now must start the hard work of studying to become a physician assistant. See you at graduation in August of 2021. [...]

15
Jul