MEDEX Northwest

04/26/2026

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04/24/2026

As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and continuous improvement, MEDEX Northwest is pleased to announce the MEDEX Accreditation Status Dashboard.

This dashboard provides an up‑to‑date overview of our accreditation status, progress to date, and anticipated future actions. It will be refreshed as new information becomes available and serves as a centralized source for MEDEX accreditation updates.

As an important reminder, while MEDEX is assigned Accreditation-Probation status, the program remains fully accredited, as probation status does not constitute a withdrawal of accreditation.

The dashboard can be accessed here https://bit.ly/MEDEX-Accreditation-Dashboard-fb and other helpful information can be accessed via our main Accreditation page here: https://bit.ly/MEDEX-Accreditation-fb

04/23/2026

Amee Naidu, joined the MEDEX faculty in 2007 and has supported thousands of students through their journey to becoming a PA. She has seen first-hand how emergency funding ensures student success ✨

MEDEX Alums: consider making a gift in honor of a faculty or staff member who supported YOUR journey! 🤝

🎁 https://tinyurl.com/HGD-medex

04/22/2026

📣🗓️ April 23: Support MEDEX Northwest Students on Husky Giving Day

When unexpected challenges arise, the MEDEX Student Emergency Fund helps keep students on track – providing immediate support for essentials like housing, transportation, childcare, and other urgent needs.

Join the UW community on Husky Giving Day, April 23, and be part of a collective effort to make a meaningful impact on our students. Together, we can help MEDEX students overcome financial barriers and continue their journey to becoming compassionate healthcare providers serving communities across our region.

Every gift matters, and every donor makes a difference.

Be part of the impact: https://bit.ly/MEDEX-StudentEF-HGD-fb

And please take a look at the video message from MEDEX Program Director Dr. Daytheon Sturges, linked below this post on our page.

UW School of Medicine Alumni Association
University of Washington Family Medicine
UW Medicine

04/22/2026

It's almost Husky Giving Day! Please consider supporting the MEDEX Student Emergency Fund!

04/06/2026

Congratulations to MEDEX Program Director, Dr. Daytheon Sturges!


University of Washington Family Medicine
Washington Academy of Physician Associates
Daytheon 'David' Sturges

We’re excited to welcome our newest Board Members to the Washington State Board of Health!

Please join us in welcoming Ashley Mathews and Daytheon Sturges to the Board.

Ashley Mathews was appointed as the city-elected official member who serves on a local board of health. She currently serves on the Bainbridge Island City Council and brings experience from local government and public service.

Daytheon Sturges, PhD, MPAS, PA‑C, DFAAPA, MCHES®, was appointed as an individual experienced in health and sanitation. He is a family medicine clinician and brings extensive experience in public health, clinical care, and education.

We’re thrilled to have them join and look forward to the perspectives and leadership they’ll bring to the Board.

Learn more about our newest Board Members:
Ashley Mathews: https://sboh.wa.gov/news/state-board-health-welcomes-newest-member-ashley-mathews
Daytheon Sturges: https://sboh.wa.gov/bio/daytheon-sturges-phd-mpas-pa-c-dfaapa-mches

03/19/2026

Our inaugural MEDEX Magazine Alumni Spotlight features Mike Carter, PA-C, MEDEX Tacoma Class 1, whose career reflects the full scope of the PA profession across clinical practice, leadership, education, and mentorship.

Click here to read more and to see more photos: https://bit.ly/Mike-Carter-Spotlight-fb

03/18/2026

Congratulations to MEDEX Spokane faculty member and alumna Allison Luedke, recipient of this year's Washington Academy of Physician Associates Trailblazer of the Year award! The following is excerpted from her inspiring speech from the awards ceremony on March 8:

"When I think of trailblazers in our profession, I think of the PAs who bring care to underserved communities, who shape legislation, who build new programs from the ground up, and who advocate tirelessly for our profession. I have so much respect for those individuals and the paths they are forging.

My own path has been a little different.

In many ways, I still feel like I’m at the beginning of my career, learning every day from colleagues, mentors, and students. So I’ve spent some time thinking about what 'trailblazing' might mean in this context.

Maybe trailblazing isn’t always about creating entirely new paths. Sometimes it’s about continuing the path that others created before us, and doing our part to keep it strong for the next generation.

I also want to acknowledge the people who truly are the trailblazers in my life, my mentors at MEDEX, especially Sarah Serpinas, who shaped the clinician and educator I’m becoming, my colleagues in the operating room and clinic who teach me constantly, and the students who inspire me with their dedication, perseverance, and enthusiasm.

This award is not something I see as a finish line. If anything, it feels like encouragement to keep growing, to keep supporting students, to keep caring for patients, and to keep contributing to this profession that has given me so much.

Thank you to WAPA for this unexpected honor, and thank you to all of you for the work you do every day to advance the PA profession. I’m truly grateful to be part of it."


UW School of Medicine Alumni Association

03/11/2026

MULTIPLY MY HANDS: THE LIFE OF DR. RICHARD SMITH
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE BIRTH OF MEDEX NORTHWEST, PART TWO

We’re happy to announce that the second half of our extended look at Dr. Richard Smith’s creation of MEDEX Northwest is now available on MEDEX Magazine:

bit.ly/mmh-ch8-birthofmedex-parttwo

"Chapter Eight: The Birth of MEDEX Northwest, Part Two" opens in Seattle in 1969 and ends in with Smith eyeing a move to Hawaii in 1972, and explores along the way:

• the careful steps taken in selecting the first class of MEDEX Northwest students,
• the detailed work of designing and implementing a pragmatic and appropriate curriculum,
• the strategic efforts to establish enabling state legislation for this new healthcare profession,
• the deep satisfaction of seeing the members of MEDEX Northwest Class One walk across the graduation stage,
• the concentrated efforts to publicize the MEDEX idea more widely through national print and television media,
• the establishment of eight more MEDEX programs in states across the nation, and finally
• the difficult decision to pass the reins of MEDEX Northwest Program Director on and relocate to Hawaii.

This impressive list of accomplishments in such a short span of time should be familiar to all who have followed MULTIPLY MY HANDS to this point and learned of a life driven by ideals, intentions, strategies, connections, actions and outcomes.

We hope you’ll enjoy this next stop along Smith’s remarkable journey: bit.ly/mmh-ch8-birthofmedex-parttwo

Or if you are new to MULTIPLY MY HANDS, click here to start at the beginning – “Series Introduction”: bit.ly/mmh-intro-fb

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Drawing on newly available archives, personal papers and interviews with family, friends and colleagues, MULTIPLY MY HANDS is the first full account of the life of Dr. Richard Smith, the founder of the MEDEX Northwest PA Program.

02/06/2026

The MEDEX 2026–2027 application cycle will open on May 1, 2026 for summer 2027 matriculation.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to review our website for application information, updated academic prerequisite requirements, and upcoming information session dates.

Questions? Contact us at [email protected].

Interested in learning more about the program? Join us at one of our upcoming information sessions.

To register: https://familymedicine.uw.edu/medex/applicants/information-sessions/

To keep up with MEDEX Admissions, follow the team on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medexnorthwest_admissions/