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Without enough time to plan the National Lentil Festival this year, the Pullman Chamber of Commerce may instead try to organize a smaller events in August to welcome Washington State University students back to campus.
Pullman Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marie Dymkoski discussed this during the chamberâs Pullman State of the City address Tuesday.
With Whitman County still in Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Insleeâs phased COVID-19 recovery plan, and with uncertainty about when COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted, Dymkoski said there is too little time to prepare for one of Pullmanâs biggest annual events.
âWe have not been able to really plan a Lentil Festival as weâve had in the past, so even if everything got lifted tomorrow, we would not be ready,â she said. âI mean, it takes 10-11 months just to plan from one year to the next.â
In July 2022, three newly-graduated doctors will begin their careers at Pullman Regional Hospital.
Credit Courtesy of Pullman Regional Hospital
In about a year, Pullman Regional Hospital will begin training new doctors interested in practicing rural medicine.
The hospital and WSU have earned accreditation for a new medical residency program.
Many of the post-medical school physician training programs in the U.S. are integrated into big-city hospitals, so it’s notable that a city Pullman’s size will soon join that group.
Beginning in July 2022, three new medical school grads a year will come to the Palouse for a three-year training program to begin their careers. The hope is that most or all of them will then move on to small towns to practice.
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has earned accreditation to start its first family medicine residency program in Pullman.
The program, based at the Pullman Regional Hospital, is a three-year residency focused in a critical-access hospital. Physician residents will have opportunities to experience the full range of family medicine practice. The program will host three residents per year for a total of nine residents when fully implemented.
Dr. Stephen Hall, a family medicine physician for more than 30 years, including five years overseas with the Air Force, will serve as the program director.
The program received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education after a two-year development process.
An 18-year-old Western Washington man has been arrested on felony rape and assault counts for allegedly sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman in Pullman.
Pullman Police arrested Matthew Gladen of Tukwila on 4 counts of 2nd degree rape and one count of 2nd degree assault with sexual motivation early Friday morning.
According to Whitman County Superior Court documents Gladen was in Pullman visiting a friend who is a Washington State University student. On Wednesday night Gladen and his friend met 2 Pullman women through a social media app. The group went to the women’s College Hill apartment which is where Gladen allegedly raped, choked and hit the woman repeatedly. The victim underwent a rape examination at Pullman Regional Hospital.