The UW-GU Health Partnership in Action

• A new state-of-the-art building serves as a hub for medical and health education, research and innovation for more than 500 UW School of Medicine (UWSOM) and Gonzaga University (GU) students, faculty and staff.

• GU undergrads enrolled in anatomy and physiology courses participate in sessions guided by UWSOM professors in UW’s Anatomy Lab

• GU undergrads are spending summers working in world-class lab settings with high-level mentors at UW Medicine in Seattle as part of a UW-GU research initiative that creates opportunities for GU students to gain exposure to careers in areas of medical, biomedical and health sciences research.

• McKinstry Fellows Research grants support career-connected learning with

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2016 UW President Cauce and Gonzaga President McCulloh announce the formation of the UW-GU Regional Health Partnership. 60 first-year and 40 second-year medical students began taking classes on Gonzaga’s campus.

2017 UW-GU celebrated its first white coat ceremony as Health Partners. Partnership launched the Next Generation Medicine lecture series.

2018 Summer Research Program established to provide Gonzaga undergrads a 10-week volunteer research experience at UW Medicine in Seattle.