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The Academic Health Science Center at Spokane’s Riverpoint Campus is more than a medical school. It’s about transforming the future of health care with a new kind of teaching and research center that will be an economic game changer for the region. It’s a partnership between WSU, UW, EWU and our strong health care and business community.
What is it?
- It’s an interprofessional approach to learning, where aspiring doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health professionals practice together.
- It’s a statewide approach to addressing Washington’s growing health care professional shortage and keeping our health care talent here.
- At full maturity, it’s an innovation economy engine to create thousands of jobs with a potential $2.1 billion annual statewide economic impact; $1.6 billion of that impact would come in eastern/central Washington.
- It’s research that takes knowledge from basic science all the way to improved health outcomes. That will both improve the quality of health care delivery and create new business ideas.
What's next?
- Advocate for operating funds to sustain the second year of medical studies in Spokane.
- Consolidate the WSU College of Pharmacy in Spokane, which means moving around 200 students and faculty/staff from Pullman.
- Increase the number of students admitted to WWAMI Spokane to 100-120 students a year.
- Recruit new faculty to Spokane.
- Increase the number of residency slots allotted to eastern and central Washington.
- Continue to build allied and public health programs.
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