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.
Students provide health to underserved Alaskans and receive mentorship through Alaska's WWAMI program.
After a two-year hiatus, UAA STEM Day returned to campus on October 1, drawing over 1,500 community members to the ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building to celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, commonly known as STEM. Attendees, primarily children, enjoyed activities, challenges, demonstrations, tours, and planetarium shows that explored a wide range of STEM topics from biology to robotics.
Medical student, Miss Alaska, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities
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.
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