Homer nursing students stay busy with community service and training
School of Nursing students present to the Homer Rotary Club and receive advanced neonatal training and certification.
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7th annual Independent Investigative Inquiry Poster Presentations bring students awards and recognition
Students from the WWAMI School of Medicine and the UAA/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program took part in the 7th annual Independent Investigative Inquiry Poster Presentations on November 7, 2022.
Aging out of Alaska’s foster care system on his own terms
Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the Alaska Office of Children’s Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults “age out” of foster care in Alaska if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.
Commentary: Rural program provides unique opportunities for medical students in Alaska
Students provide health to underserved Alaskans and receive mentorship through Alaska's WWAMI program.
Speech-language pathology student wins Helen Bierne award
Carol Mitchell, a graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program was awarded the Helen Bierne scholarship at the Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association state convention.
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