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SR8636 • 2026
Honoring the Washington State University College of Medicine.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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WSU College of Medicine
Adopted.
WSU College of Medicine
WHEREAS, Washington is one of the most underserved states in the 1 nation in terms of practicing physicians; and 2 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is Washington's 3 first community-based medical school, named after Washington State 4 University's 10th president, and was founded in 2015 with a 5 groundswell of community support to expand medical education and 6 health care access in Washington; and 7 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in 10 short years 8 has graduated four classes of medical students, the first of which is 9 completing its postgraduate residency training and is entering 10 practice; and 11 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has graduated 248 12 medicine doctors and more than 900 health care providers total since 13 2017; and 14 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine's Medical Program 15 has exclusively admitted students from Washington since its 16 inception; and 17 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine's Medical 18 Program's student body includes individuals from 89 Washington 19 communities across 26 counties; and 20 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has relied on 21 more than 235 clinical partners and more than 2,000 community faculty 22 in Washington to train students in challenging health care 23 SENATE RESOLUTION 8636 By Senators Riccelli and Hasegawa p. 1 8636 environments, from Forks to Prosser, Morton to Grand Coulee, to 1 dozens of other sites, including five tribal clinics; and2 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has 3 established three medical residency programs, adding 58 resident 4 physicians to the state's supply; and 5 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has 6 established research expertise in areas including sleep and 7 human performance, substance use disorders, and health 8 disparities; and 9 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has 10 consistently produced a stellar residency match rate, with 100 11 percent matching in the most recent graduating class; and12 WHEREAS, The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine provided 13 care to more than 1,000 patients in partnership with Range 14 Community Clinic in the fiscal year 2023-2024; 15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State 16 Senate recognize the 10th anniversary of the establishment of 17 the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and honor its dedicated 18 students, faculty, and staff who are working to improve health 19 outcomes in Washington; and 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be 21 immediately transmitted to Washington State University.22 I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate, 23 do hereby certify that this is a true and 24 correct copy of Senate Resolution 8636, 25 adopted by the Senate 26 March 21, 2025 27 SARAH BANNISTER 28 Secretary of the Senate 29 p. 2 8636