1L.E. Harrison is vice dean for admissions, student affairs, and alumni engagement and assistant professor, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, Washington; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6804-075X.

2R. Nandagopal is associate dean for faculty affairs and continuing professional development, founding chair of the admissions committee, and associate professor, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, Washington; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5959-9594.

3D. Garcia is associate dean for community, health equity, and belonging, Office for Diversity, Health Justice, and Belonging and Office of Community Engagement and Health Equity, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, Washington.

4J. Tomkowiak was the founding dean, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Spokane, Washington, at the time of writing.

Correspondence should be addressed to Leila E. Harrison, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA 99202; telephone: (509) 368-6830; email: [email protected]; X (formerly Twitter): @WSUMedicine.

Acknowledgments: The authors wish to acknowledge the members of admissions committee since the inaugural committee in 2016 for embracing Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s unique holistic review admissions process and being advocates for identifying mission-aligned applicants. The authors also appreciate the continued support from the whole college leadership, including their former and current deans, for holistic review in both undergraduate and graduate medical education and for understanding the importance of diverse learners for Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s learning environment and the future of the communities in Washington.

Funding/Support: None reported.

Other disclosures: None reported.

Ethical approval: The institutional review board of the Washington State University (IRB #19905-001; February 16, 2023) deemed this work as not human subject research; thus, it did not require review.