2026-2027 MEDEX Application Cycle Is Now Open
Applications will be accepted May 1 - October 1, 2026 for June 2027 matriculation.
Prospective applicants should review the updated admissions criteria on the Applicants page before applying.
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Remembering Dr. Richard Bunch
MEDEX Northwest is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Richard Bunch on November 10, 2020 at the Othello Community Hospital in Othello, WA at the age of 84. We remember Dr. Bunch, Othello’s devoted and beloved “family doc” for over 55 years, for his pivotal role in the [...]
Raymond Vath, MD: 2019 MEDEX Pioneer Award
In 1969 a young UW-educated psychiatrist, Dr. Raymond Vath, was hired on faculty at the newly formed MEDEX Northwest program by founder Dr. Richard Smith. Ray’s job was two-fold: to assist the incoming members of MEDEX Class 1 in their transition from military life as medics and corpsmen to civilian [...]
Milestone for PAs
The NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants) recently announced that it had certified its 100,000th Physician Assistant. MEDEX Northwest is proud to have contributed to that tally over some 40 years.