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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.

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 and degree of [...]

MLK Day: Honoring Richard Smith and Rodney Powell’s Healthcare Legacy

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. posed this challenge in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957, he called for dedicated service to humanity. This spirit of service would find powerful expression at MEDEX Northwest through founder Dr. Richard Smith, [...]

The Call To Serve – By Nicholas Stanton

In recognition of Veterans Day 2025, Nicholas Stanton, a recent graduate of MEDEX Northwest Seattle Class 57 and a U.S. Air Force veteran, shares thoughts on his work as chair of the Washington Academy of PAs (WAPA) Veteran’s Committee.

Dr. Richard Smith and the Call to Desegregate the Nation’s Hospitals

In recognition of Black History Month 2025, this excerpt from The People Collector: The Life of Dr. Richard A. Smith, the first complete telling of his life and times, follows Smith as he takes on the challenge of desegregating the nation’s hospitals.

You Have to Be All In – An Interview with Dr. Carrie Beebout

In anticipation of Veterans Day 2024, we sat down with new MEDEX Kona faculty member and Distant Campus Coordinator, Carrie Beebout, PsyD, MPAS, PA-C, to learn about and glean some wisdom from her multifaceted life as an experienced PA educator and Army veteran.

Remembering Dr. Tim Evans: MEDEX Colleague and Friend

We’re taking time here at MEDEX Northwest to remember with fondness and gratitude our longtime colleague and friend Tim Evans, MD, Ph.D., FACP, who passed away in Seattle on September 3, 2024 at the age of 77.

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PREPARING PAS TO TAKE ON THE OPIOID CRISIS

MEDEX Northwest’s Anchorage, Kona, Spokane, Seattle, and Tacoma Campuses Host Full Day of Training on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) On April 12, April 19, April 26, May 17, 2024, and May 21, 2024, community medical providers and students at the University of Washington MEDEX Northwest PA Program will [...]

“I Guess It All Worked Out”: An Interview with PA Pioneer Robert Woodruff, PA-C (MEDEX Seattle Class 1)

Robert Woodruff, PA-C, is a member of MEDEX Seattle Class 1 (1969), MEDEX Northwest’s first graduating class, and has remained a good friend and supporter of MEDEX Northwest in the 55 years since. Like virtually all of his Class 1 classmates, Bob served in the Vietnam war. He was an [...]

Healer’s Art: Building Relationships in Medicine

The Healer’s Art program has connected minds and experiences within the medical profession for decades and strengthened personal commitment toward the work therein. First started in 1991, the course was developed by Rachel Naomi Remen, MD. According to Dr. Remen, it offers “a safe learning environment for a personal in-depth exploration [...]