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 Liza Benson Endowed Fund for MEDEX
The Liza Benson Endowed Fund for MEDEX was established in loving memory of Elizabeth G. “Liza” Benson by her mother, sister and brother. This fund will support scholarships for aspiring physician assistants in perpetuity. Donate to the fund.
Students Awarded Tillman Scholarships
Two current MEDEX students, DJ Smith of Seattle Class 46 and Dustin Golding of Yakima Class 19, have been awarded the prestigious Tillman Military Scholarship. Of 1,800 total applicants, only 60 were selected based on their service already rendered and their desire to continue that service. MEDEX Northwest congratulates DJ [...]
Ruth Ballweg Named Full Professor
In 2012 MEDEX Section Chief Ruth Ballweg, MPA, PA-C, received the Eugene A. Stead Award of Achievement, the most prestigious award in the physician assistant world. In 2013 the UW School of Medicine further recognized her achievements and promoted Ruth to full Professor.
New Book from the PA History Society
The Physician Assistant: An Illustrated History was recently published by the PA History Society. Ruth Ballweg, our own MEDEX Northwest Section Chief, is one of the four authors of this book. This is a timeline handbook, punctuated with images and brief biographies of the major contributors and events central to [...]
Honoring Dr. David Acosta
David Acosta, MD (left), former Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Washington School of Medicine, received an “Honorary PA” certificate for his many years of dedicated support of the PA profession and the MEDEX program in particular. Terry Scott, Program Director for MEDEX Northwest, presented him with the certificate [...]
2013 Graduations at MEDEX
MEDEX Northwest is pleased to announce 108 new Physician Assistant graduates across four sites in 2013. The Alaska MEDEX Class 3 graduation was held on Thursday, August 15 with an on-screen graduation speech by Senator Mark Begich, who also delivered the graduation speech for Alaska Class 1. Both Seattle Class [...]
Interprofessional Simulation
On a Saturday in April MEDEX PA students from the Spokane campus participated in a interprofessional simulation exercise on the WSU campus. Following emergency scenarios the MEDEX students went should-to-shoulder with WSU nursing, pharmacy, nutrition and exercise physiology students. The purpose of this exercise was to group the students into [...]
A Message From Ruth Ballweg
Greetings—This is an informal announcement to let you know about some upcoming changes in my career/life. After 29 years as the leader of the MEDEX Program, I’ve decided to “step down” as of May 1, 2014. As you can imagine, this is a huge, “difficult”, but also “positive” decision...
MEDEX 2014 WAPA Reception
MEDEX 2014 Scholarship Awards Reception on April 26 - Part of the WAPA Spring Conference The annual MEDEX/WAPA Alumni Awards and Student Scholarship reception will be held on Saturday April 26, 2014 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm in rooms Evergreen 1 & 2 at the SeaTac Doubletree Inn. The reception [...]
MEDEX Students Honored
First-year MEDEX Northwest physician assistant trainees Christopher Varady, Dustin Golding, Luke Lenehan and Ryan Frost were awarded certificates of recognition Jan 8, 2013 at the Yakima City Council meeting for their selfless courage. While on a walk last October, they noticed smoke coming from a ground-level unit in their apartment [...]