College of Medicine creates partnerships

Since arriving at Washington State University less than a year ago as the inaugural dean of WSU's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, I've been largely focused on preparing for a site visit from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting body for educational programs at schools of medicine in the United States.

That four-day visit occurred in late June. Now, we await the team's report based on documents we sent them in May and the facts they gathered from their visit. The full LCME meets in late October to decide whether to grant us preliminary accreditation for a secon...