Veterans

In 1969, MEDEX Northwest was founded to bring highly trained returning military veterans into the US workforce and healthcare field. Indeed, the first four classes of MEDEX students brought military experience with them into the classroom. Today, MEDEX Northwest remains true to its military roots with over 20% of its students coming from some branch of service. Here are some of their stories.

It’s Just So Cool
March 15, 2016

During four years of service as an Army Healthcare Specialist, Amber Huynh performed tasks that ranged from mundane to unusual. Whatever the job was, she had the guidance of PAs to count on each step of the way. Now, she looks forward to being the knowledgeable professional she once [...]

Doing Your Job Well
January 1, 2016

Lamont Scott — MEDEX Seattle Class 49 Before the year’s end, we ran into Lamont Scott taking a break just outside of MEDEX Northwest’s Seattle classroom, which is located in the University of Washington’s Magnuson Health Sciences Center. Lamont is one of nine members of MEDEX Seattle Class 49 who [...]

Beyond Treat ‘em and Street ’em
December 21, 2015

After years of experience as a Navy Corpsman and Lieutenant/Paramedic, Mike Grennan rejected the notion of retirement in favor of becoming a civilian physician assistant. Admitted to the MEDEX program with class 48, Mike’s plans were interrupted by an Afghanistan deployment. Today, Mike is a proud member of Seattle 49, [...]

The Next Mission: MEDEX & the Military
May 19, 2015

This video follows four current day PA students as they transition from medically trained military personnel during the time of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, to their new careers as civilian physician assistants. In contrast, we hear origin stories of the profession from three members of MEDEX Class 1 (1969), [...]