{"id":17390,"date":"2022-04-08T20:03:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T20:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/?p=17390"},"modified":"2022-04-09T12:18:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T12:18:48","slug":"2022-medex-northwest-student-scholarship-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/magazine\/2022\/04\/08\/2022-medex-northwest-student-scholarship-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 MEDEX Northwest Student Scholarship Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 MEDEX Student Scholarships. There are eight scholarship categories, each named after an individual of particular importance to the MEDEX Northwest PA program. Decisions are based primarily on the evaluation by MEDEX leadership of short essays submitted by the students with stated interests in specific scholarships. Always the result of tough choices, here are this year\u2019s winners.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-487848521\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-487848521 {\n  padding-top: 31px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-179938073\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1858945125\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1930090209\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Morgan-Whitfield-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Morgan-Whitfield-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Morgan-Whitfield-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Morgan-Whitfield-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Morgan-Whitfield-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Morgan-Whitfield-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Morgan-Whitfield-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1930090209 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1789591670\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><strong>Liza Benson Scholarship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Morgan Whitfield<\/strong>&nbsp;of MEDEX Anchorage Class 12 is the recipient of the&nbsp;<strong>2022 Liza Benson Scholarship<\/strong>. Liza Benson joined MEDEX Seattle Class 45 but lost her life in a skiing accident upon returning to her native Wyoming for clinical rotations. This scholarship recognizes MEDEX students who share Liza\u2019s spirit of adventure, and who have plans to practice in a wilderness or rural setting within the WWAMI region.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-791067674\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2090956315\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_339730996\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1680\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Seamus-Burke-001-copy-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Seamus-Burke-001-copy-2.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Seamus-Burke-001-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Seamus-Burke-001-copy-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Seamus-Burke-001-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Seamus-Burke-001-copy-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Seamus-Burke-001-copy-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_339730996 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-882730228\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><strong>Barbara Gunter-Flynn Scholarship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Seamus Burke<\/strong>&nbsp;of MEDEX Spokane Class 24 is the recipient of the&nbsp;<strong>2022 Barbara Gunter-Flynn Scholarship<\/strong>. Barbara Gunter-Flynn graduated from MEDEX in 1979 and helped to launch the MEDEX Spokane campus. As a PA, Gunter-Flynn was committed to expanding care to the medically underserved. This scholarship goes to a student who is similarly inspirational and shares a commitment to service of the medically underserved.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2081554876\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1955529062\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_447863467\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/James-Mayes-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/James-Mayes-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/James-Mayes-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/James-Mayes-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/James-Mayes-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/James-Mayes-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/James-Mayes-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_447863467 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1671015891\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><strong>Christopher A. Heim Memorial&nbsp;Student Support Fund<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>James Mayes <\/strong>of MEDEX Tacoma Class 8 is the recipient of the&nbsp;<strong>2022 Christopher A. Heim Student Support Fund<\/strong>. Chris Heim was a graduate of Seattle MEDEX Class 41. Prior to becoming a PA, Chris served in U.S. Army for 23 years as Special Forces medic and master sergeant. Chris had just established a private practice when his life was cut short in a motorcycle accident. This scholarship recognizes an outstanding military veteran among the current MEDEX student cohort.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1209519636\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1545806180\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1085569826\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Hannah-Moore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Hannah-Moore.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Hannah-Moore-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Hannah-Moore-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Hannah-Moore-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Hannah-Moore-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Hannah-Moore-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1085569826 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1197372486\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><strong>Jennifer Johnston Scholarship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hannah Moore<\/strong>&nbsp;of MEDEX Kona Class 2 is the recipient of the&nbsp;<strong>2022 Jennifer Johnston Scholarship<\/strong>. Jennifer Johnston was the program Administrator and Admissions Director at MEDEX for 30 years. She funds this scholarship as a way to recognize students who have demonstrated tenacity at overcoming life\u2019s hurdles, and a commitment to rise above significant obstacles on their pathway to becoming physician assistants.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-680812266\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-701245812\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1834716217\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1634\" height=\"1634\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Laura-Noyes-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Laura-Noyes-2.jpg 1634w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Laura-Noyes-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Laura-Noyes-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Laura-Noyes-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Laura-Noyes-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Laura-Noyes-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1634px) 100vw, 1634px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1834716217 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2141450565\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><strong>Mike Merrill Scholarship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Laura Noyes<\/strong>&nbsp;of MEDEX Spokane Class 24 is the recipient of the&nbsp;<strong>2022 Mike Merrill Scholarship<\/strong>. Mike Merrill graduated with MEDEX Class 26 and worked in the ER at Group Health. After Mike passed away, his family and friends established an endowed scholarship fund to support students interested in a career in emergency medicine. This award goes to a second-year student planning to enter practice in emergency medicine.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2129784814\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-780745095\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1822206734\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Debbie-Su.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Debbie-Su.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Debbie-Su-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Debbie-Su-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Debbie-Su-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Debbie-Su-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Debbie-Su-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1822206734 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1162581775\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3><strong>Susan Vader Scholarship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jungsheng (Debbie) Su<\/strong>&nbsp;of MEDEX Seattle Class 55 is the recipient of the<strong>&nbsp;2022<\/strong> <strong>Susan Vader Scholarship<\/strong>. Sue Vader graduated with MEDEX Class 27 and worked for several years with the Whidbey Community Physicians group. After Sue passed away, the clinic and her family established a scholarship fund in her name. This award goes to students with an interest in family practice or women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Ruth Ballweg Endowed Fund for Leadership in MEDEX Scholarship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For 29 years, Ruth Ballweg (MPA, PA-C Emeritus and Professor Emeritus in the UW Department of Family Medicine) served as the Program Director of MEDEX Northwest and oversaw the expansion of campus sites to Spokane, Yakima, Alaska, and Tacoma. Ruth continues to consult with PA programs nationally and internationally. In 2017, she created the Endowed Fund for Leadership in MEDEX to support current MEDEX students in their development of leadership roles within the profession. Four students are awarded this year\u2019s Ruth Ballweg Scholarship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-436346295\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-976203983\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elizabeth-Boudreau.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elizabeth-Boudreau.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elizabeth-Boudreau-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elizabeth-Boudreau-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elizabeth-Boudreau-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elizabeth-Boudreau-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elizabeth-Boudreau-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Boudreau<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Tacoma Class 9<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-460076540\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brieske.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brieske.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brieske-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brieske-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brieske-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brieske-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brieske-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Thomas Brieske<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Anchorage Class 13<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2017077195\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ashmi-Chakraborty.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ashmi-Chakraborty.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ashmi-Chakraborty-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ashmi-Chakraborty-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ashmi-Chakraborty-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ashmi-Chakraborty-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ashmi-Chakraborty-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Ashmi Chakraborty<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Seattle Class 55<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1922368837\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Daniela-de-Kervor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Daniela-de-Kervor.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Daniela-de-Kervor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Daniela-de-Kervor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Daniela-de-Kervor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Daniela-de-Kervor-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Daniela-de-Kervor-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Daniela de Kervor<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Kona Class 2<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Dr. Richard Smith Scholarship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Richard Smith was the originator of the MEDEX Northwest program and a founding father of the PA profession. This award goes to potential leaders and visionaries who exhibit a commitment to increasing access to healthcare for the underserved. Five students, one from each of the five MEDEX campuses, are awarded this year\u2019s Richard Smith Scholarship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-632850941\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-173274350\" class=\"col medium-1 small-6 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1127789867\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Angela-Polu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Angela-Polu.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Angela-Polu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Angela-Polu-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Angela-Polu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Angela-Polu-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Angela-Polu-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Angela Faasalia Polu<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Kona Class 2<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1503661636\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ted-Parker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ted-Parker.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ted-Parker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ted-Parker-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ted-Parker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ted-Parker-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Ted-Parker-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Ted Parker<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Seattle Class 55<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1490699694\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/David-Seal.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/David-Seal.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/David-Seal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/David-Seal-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/David-Seal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/David-Seal-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/David-Seal-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>David Seal<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Tacoma Class 9<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1336054226\" class=\"col medium-1 small-6 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1452144376\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1676328064\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-391718983\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Beale.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Beale.jpg 600w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Beale-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Beale-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Melanie Beale<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Anchorage Class 12<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1474640738\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Guadalupe-Vera.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Guadalupe-Vera.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Guadalupe-Vera-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Guadalupe-Vera-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Guadalupe-Vera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Guadalupe-Vera-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/medex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Guadalupe-Vera-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Guadalupe Martinez Vera<\/strong><br \/>MEDEX Spokane Class 25<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1842725159\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Congratulations to all of the 2022 MEDEX Student Scholarship winners!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">#&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Operational since 1969, MEDEX Northwest is the second oldest physician assistant education program in the U.S., and the largest civilian program. MEDEX currently has a total of over&nbsp;<strong><u>250&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong>first-year (didactic) and second-year (clinical) students hard at work across five campuses \u2013 Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Anchorage and Kona \u2013 in the states of Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 MEDEX Student Scholarships. There are eight scholarship categories, each named after an individual of particular importance to the MEDEX Northwest PA program. Decisions are based primarily on the evaluation by MEDEX leadership of short essays submitted by the students with stated interests in specific scholarships. 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