What Brought You To The Palouse?
“The Palouse region is rich in culture, resources, and is a beautiful sight to behold. Even after decades living here I feel like I am still learning more about our area all the time! I love how our communities look out for each other and take care of our own. I will never forget how we all threw on our work boots and headed into Palouse to fill sandbags to protect downtown from washing away during the horrendous floods back in the 90’s. I love that we all stepped up and worked together, even if you didn’t know anyone. As a member of the Moscow community, I regularly volunteer as an EMT responding by ambulance for emergencies. It feels amazing to live in a place where the rest of the community enjoys being as engaged and to I know that neighbors would jump in and help if we were ever in need. That’s the heart and power of those who live on the Palouse!”
Background
As a Physician Assistant, Andrew has a background as an EMT, Athletic Trainer, has been specially trained to provide Wound Care services and has 5 years of experience working in the ReadyCare setting, where he provided urgent care for minor illness and injuries. Andrew has been determined to continue to pursue as much training as he can and continue learning. When an opportunity opened up for him to join our Internal Medicine Team, he was thrilled to be able to start providing Primary Care.
Graduating from WSU with a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology, he continued on to complete the MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant program at the University of Washington and then joined Palouse Medical’s ReadyCare Team. He worked in ReadyCare from 2012 to 2016, when he started working as a Primary Care Provider on our Internal Medicine Team.
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Services & Interests
Andrew is thrilled to bring his strong background in athletic medicine, Wound Care, and the experience he has gained from serving as a local EMT since 2009. Andrew’s interests and experience allow him to assist patients of all ages with a wide variety healthcare needs.
Andrew is a welcomed addition to our team of healthcare providers, providing comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages for a variety of health care issues, such as:
- Comprehensive Primary Care
- Complex & Non-Healing Wound Care
- In-House Procedures & Minor Surgeries
- Skin Lesions Excisions
- Biopsies
- Cryotherapy
- Trigger Point & Joint Injections
- Joint Aspirations
- Bursa Aspirations & Injections
Education
- Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology with Athletic Training Major
Washington State University (2001-205) Pullman, WA - Physician Assistant School:
MEDEX PA Program
University of Washington School of Medicine
(2009-2011) Seattle, Washington - Master of Science Degree In Clinical Health Services
- 2014 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society
- Introduction to Hyperbaric Medicine and Problem Wound Management course
Certifications | Professional Affiliations | Memberships
Certifications. Professional Affiliations. Memberships
- National Commision on the Certification of Physician Assistants
- Washington State Physician Assistant License
- Idaho Physician Assistant License
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification
- Idaho EMT License
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Affiliations
More information to come.
Personal Information & Outside of Work
Personal Information
No stranger to the Palouse, Andrew was born in the old Pullman Memorial Hospital that used to be up on the WSU Campus. He spent the first decade of his life living in Pullman, then moved out to Palouse. He then moved to Moscow and has been living there for more than 15 years.
Throughout this time, he has thoroughly enjoyed staying engaged and connected to our community and remain an active local volunteer in as many capacities as he is able. Life in the Palouse provides a great place to establish a family! Lucky for him, roots were already firmly in place, so he states that, “while I didn’t have much of a choice where started out, it has always been an obvious to me on where I would end up!”
Outside Of Work
Outside of work, Andrew enjoys spending as much time as possible with his amazing family, with his four wonderful children and fantastic wife.