Medical student, Miss Alaska, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities

Clinicians and students in the dental hygiene program wear orange shirts to recognize Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters.

Alaska WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) School of Medical Education students from UAA spent a rainy day in Girdwood learning to treat injuries and save lives in the backcountry from the Alyeska Resort Ski Patrol.

The Justice Center hosted a barbecue for its returning students on Sept. 8, 2022, at the Professional Studies Building of the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Signs of a worsening pharmacist shortage in Alaska are everywhere: reduced hours at Anchorage pharmacies. Significant signing bonuses and multiple job offers for newly graduated pharmacy students. Patients being told to come back the next day to pick up prescriptions due to short staffing. Tom Wadsworth, dean of the University of Alaska Anchorage’s pharmacy program, discusses the need for pharmacists in Alaska.

The UAA School of Nursing is excited to announce plans for a student nursing lounge.

The UAA Justice Center worked in partnership with the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) through the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance funded Alaska Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (AK-SAKI) to conduct research on DPS's policies and procedures related to sexual assault investigations, prosecutions, and victim-survivor engagement and support.

The University of Alaska Anchorage Interprofessional Health Sciences Simulation Center (IHSSC) invites the UAA and broader Anchorage community to join the global celebration of Healthcare Simulation Week September 12-16, 2022.

WWAMI's rising second-year students are on their Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) rotations and working on summer research projects in rural Alaska.

UAA dental hygiene faculty participate in the signing of a Bill they say could open up additional practice options for students after graduation.