{"id":14049,"date":"2019-09-10T08:42:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/?post_type=post&#038;p=14049"},"modified":"2022-04-04T18:33:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T18:33:10","slug":"medex-graduations-2019-welcome-to-the-profession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/magazine\/2019\/09\/10\/medex-graduations-2019-welcome-to-the-profession\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDEX Graduations 2019: Welcome To The Profession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">n August of 2019<\/span>, MEDEX Northwest graduated 125 physician assistant students across its four sites. After two years of study\u2014one in the classroom, the last year in clinical settings across the WWAMI Region\u2014the graduates took their place in front of friends and family to walk the stage and receive their certificates. Notable accomplishments were acknowledged, and the toil of two long years was recounted.<\/p>\n<p>MEDEX Program Director Terry Scott, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA, presided over all four ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2019 MEDEX Graduation Celebration Video\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/If0cD4QFHxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very important day,\u201d said PA Scott. \u201cGraduation is a big day for all of us. It\u2019s a special moment for the graduates who have worked hard, sacrificing time with family and friends in order to complete this journey. We recognize that for most of the individuals here this commitment did not start with two years in the program. It was many years of preparation in order to qualify to get to this program. So, this is a very important day, and I want to be one of the first to congratulate each and every one of the graduates on becoming a physician assistant. I also want to acknowledge your family and friends who have supported you in this endeavor. Nothing of this magnitude is ever done without the support, dedication, and commitment of family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vert1-Tac5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-14382\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Vert1-Tac5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Vert1-Tac5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Vert1-Tac5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Vert1-Tac5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/Vert1-Tac5-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a>Scott continued: \u201cIt was just over two years ago that I welcomed you to the MEDEX program. At that time, you were embarking on a journey that would be one of the most challenging and yet rewarding in your career. Today that journey ends and a new one begins. The opportunity to practice as a physician assistant is a privilege. You are now equipped with the basic knowledge and skills to deliver competent healthcare to patients. And, in the future, the very lives of individuals will depend on the decisions you make. Take this responsibility seriously and do the most good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Spokane Class 21<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Housed on the Gonzaga University campus through a special regional health partnership with UW Medicine, MEDEX Northwest graduated 30 students through Spokane Class 21. The reach of this Eastern Washington site includes Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>Darryl K. 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